my gazebo has new residents

i woke up this morning thinking i was gonna powerwash and clean up my gazebo for an end of the summer party and found some new residents that werent invited. now i have to deal with them before the party.

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/...3/aa6fabb9.jpg

Oh, how lovely.. do wasps respond to you smoking them?

Um id still powerwash... Thats should blast away the problem haha

I usually just drown it with Wasp Spray and the whole nest is caput.

WD40 and a grill torch=flamethrower:D

i just got back from ace hardware with two huge bottles of wasp spray so im gonna spray them then powerwash and hope for the best

Wait until late evening just before dark to spray. That way most of them will be "home" and therefore will be disposed of and will not just build another nest. Good luck.

gross. I hate wasps...

In my experience, the very best wasp spray is literally just dawn dish soap, or whatever brand you use, and water in a spray bottle. Kills them DRT. (dead right thar)

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Originally Posted by MikeM75

In my experience, the very best wasp spray is literally just dawn dish soap, or whatever brand you use, and water in a spray bottle. Kills them DRT. (dead right thar)

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My best for ones in the ground is gasoline and a match! Lmao

Well, a lot of folks have other animals in and around where wasps and yellow jackets usually end up making their nests and really don't want chemicals getting sprayed and wind blowing it around to where it can reach other animals so I thought I would throw in my two cents.

It is safe and cheap and VERY effective.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

My best for ones in the ground is gasoline and a match! Lmao

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Well that isn't very environmentally friendly, now is it? :P

OP, those are paper wasps. They aren't usually aggressive, although they certainly can and will sting if you actively provoke them. They actually pack quite a punch compared to yellow jackets, hornets, European wasps and honey bees. Unless they are in a high traffic area and run the risk of being provoked, I would leave them alone. The ones you have to watch out for, in my experience, are yellow jackets. They are extremely aggressive, especially later in the year when they are readying up for winter and they will attack without provocation and actively seek you out.