Wasp trapped between windowsill and blinds.

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seemingly random

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Any vacuum cleaner with a nozzle - no messy cleanup. I've eliminated hundreds, if not thousands, of insects this way. You can eliminate entire wasp nests with many 'workers' clinging to it with a shop vac if you get them at daybreak before they're active.
 

rh71

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Originally posted by: seemingly random
Any vacuum cleaner with a nozzle - no messy cleanup. I've eliminated hundreds, if not thousands, of insects this way. You can eliminate entire wasp nests with many 'workers' clinging to it with a shop vac if you get them at daybreak before they're active.

I've wondered about this... what really prevents them from crawling back out that hole?
 

ta8689

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Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: seemingly random
Any vacuum cleaner with a nozzle - no messy cleanup. I've eliminated hundreds, if not thousands, of insects this way. You can eliminate entire wasp nests with many 'workers' clinging to it with a shop vac if you get them at daybreak before they're active.

I've wondered about this... what really prevents them from crawling back out that hole?

Death?
 

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
A mix of dishwashing liquid and water in a spray bottle kills them as fast as the canned wasp killer and won't damage most surfaces. Mix it pretty strong but not so strong that it's too thick to spray easily. The instant it touches the bug it will be unable to fly and will die in seconds.

I never had an indoor wasp spray hurt any surface...but a soapy water mix would make a mess...especially on fabrics not designed to be washed.
 

seemingly random

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Originally posted by: ta8689
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: seemingly random
Any vacuum cleaner with a nozzle - no messy cleanup. I've eliminated hundreds, if not thousands, of insects this way. You can eliminate entire wasp nests with many 'workers' clinging to it with a shop vac if you get them at daybreak before they're active.

I've wondered about this... what really prevents them from crawling back out that hole?

Death?
I assume death by suffocation. I've never seen one come back out and initially looked for this.

Doesn't leave the residue of sprays and you usually clean a little while the vaccum is out...
 

magreen

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Yeah, I used to live in a waspy neighborhood too. But now my neighbors are irish catholic.
 

Kadarin

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I second the shop vac idea. I don't live in a place that gets wasps, but I vacuum up spiders and other bugs all the time.
 

Kadarin

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I second the shop vac idea. I don't live in a place that gets wasps, but I vacuum up spiders and other bugs all the time.