Best flying wasp insecticide

[notbob]

Since weed killer is ok, let me jump in with a question about the best flying wasp killer.

I bought 2 cans of Spectracide, an alleged instant wasp insecticide from Walmart. Total crap!! After dowsing large paper wasps, they backstroke in the puddle fer a bit, then dry off and fly away. This, despite claims of "kill on contact" and "guaranteed". Don't waste yer money.

I know from using it a previous year, Black Flag works pretty good. ACE hardware brand also is not bad. Any brands out there that are even better? Bear in mind, I want a straight stream spray so I can hit the bastids from a distance. ;)

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[gpsman]

You want a "freeze spray", doesn't matter what brand. -----

- gpsman

[Steve Barker]

gasoline drops 'em faster than instantly. Put in a one gallon pump sprayer and KILL away!

[notbob]

You talking about the wasps or me or the entire house!? 8\

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[John]

I'm in Ontario, and over here, apparently the best wasp deterrent is a fake wasp nest placed near where the wasps would normally nest. Apparently the wasps do not like to nest close to each other. I have some neighbors who have tried it and said it worked like a charm. I'm looking to try it in the spring.

John

[Steve Barker]

wasps. gasoline won't hurt you or the house. I wouldn't BATHE in it, but a few drops on your hands won't kill ya.

[Steve Barker]

Wasps are very territorial. It seems crazy, but we bought 4 of these, and they WORK! Even had one in the attic during construction and there were no wasps nesting in there.

[The Daring Dufas]

Are you gonna add a few tiny mean looking wasp decoys? 8-)

TDD

[notbob]

As an ex-fireman, I must finally state that what you suggest, ....apparently, in all seriousness!.... is about the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Spraying your house with gasoline won't hurt? Are you freakin' insane!?

Seriously, folks, anyone taking this guy's advice is an idiot.

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[Pete C.]

Spectracide Pro (black and white label), available at Home Depot works as advertised and would probably drop a charging elephant if needed. The ordinary consumer Spectracide (green label) indeed fails to kill much of anything but your wallet. A friend recently found this out after trying both products on the same batch of nasty red wasps, use Spectracide and the wasps just get mad and chase you, use Spectracide Pro and the wasps don't make it two inches before dropping.

[notbob]

Thanks for the tip, Pete. I'll see Walmart has the Pro and see if I can take this green crap back.

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[RosemontCrest]

It must be that wasps in Ontario are more polite and respect the territory and privacy of others. The wasps in Washington state don't seem to care about population density or how close their neighbors reside. I recently killed 3 active nests within an 8 foot span on the south side of a house and 5 active nests within a 12 foot span on the east side of the same house.

I don't recall ever trying Spectracide (green label), but every wasp- killer spray that I have tried did the job. I like the foaming stuff with a minimum range of 20 feet. The last time that I checked labels for active ingredients, I found that they are all essentially the same product.

[HeyBub]

Why?

Gasoline is cheap, readily available, and extremely effective.

It does pose some hazard, but an understandable and easily accommodated hazard. I have never heard, moreover, of any unexpected result when using gasoline as an insecticide.

[hallerb]

yep it also works great as a vegation killer. i have used gasoline on ground wasps, mark hole with long stick in daylight.

come back after dark with gasoline in bucket, approach quietely no lights dump down hole.

do NOT LIGHT OR BURN!

thats not necessary the wasps are already dead.

[TimR]

Dish soap in a sprayer.

I mix Dawn or equivalent, 1:15 (you can tell by the color after you've done it once.)

It knocks them down faster than Raid ever did. And it's safe around food, pets, children.

Why use gasoline when soap is so easy?

[notbob]

So does a hammer. Fortunately, I'm not that stupid.

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[Stormin Mormon]

I'd be concerned about the fire hazzard.

[Stormin Mormon]

Idiots on usenet spraying gasoline on a house? Why would anyone on Usenet be an idiot?

[Stormin Mormon]

Last summer, 2009. My church had some wasps that drill in, where the eaves meet the cinder block wall. The black and white can stuff didn't do any good. Neither did carb cleaner spray, or a couple other brands of stuff. One of the kids got stung indoors. The maint guys say powder Seven did good. I'm not sure how they applied the powder. The black and white didn't do anything. They just backstroke, swan dive in it, and fly off to find a towel and dry off.

[Stormin Mormon]

Not seen the pro stuff at Walmart.

Another poster suggested to spray the entrance hole with "belt dressing" the sticky stuff. Might work.