Wasps in the attic

[JSanders10]

These are most definitely wasps, some the smaller guinea wasps, some dirt dobbers. No hornets that I've found so far.

I can't see the nests, but I think I will poke my head up in the attic crawl space with some of the commercial grade stream spray and set off a few more of the bombs.

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Don't breathe the spray any more than you can help it. If you can smelling, you're breathing it.

Don't forget, nerve gas was first developed from bug spray. Home --> Commercial --> Industrial --> Military

 

[MacLawn]

I have same problem, but at house we live in! I fight the knuckahaids every year! Already started this year. I can easily get in my attic, but canno' see the nests. It's a huge attic. I found three places they are getting in, so I'll caulk holes next. Let's hang in and kill them rascals...

 

[polo1665]

Couple of years ago I had a similar situation. Wasps were building nests under the porch that wraps around our house. The way the porch was built made it impossible to directly spray the nests. During the heat of the day the buggers would fly up between the boards and sting you as you walked by. I ended up hiring an exterminator, and after one application and I had no more trouble. I had tried numerous cans of spray prior to this and had no luck in getting rid of them.

Licensed exterminators use some pretty strong stuff.

 

[davesl708]

Go with the nuclear option. Get a tyvek suit and respirator and a case of bombs. Flood the attic and kill everything up there. Except yourself of course.

 

[MacLawn]

Go with the nuclear option. Get a tyvek suit and respirator and a case of bombs. Flood the attic and kill everything up there. Except yourself of course.

:rotfl::rotfl: Ye made me day!

 

[Sodo]

I have same problem, but at house we live in! I fight the knuckahaids every year! Already started this year. I can easily get in my attic, but canno' see the nests. It's a huge attic. I found three places they are getting in, so I'll caulk holes next. Let's hang in and kill them rascals...

If you can see where they are coming in and out, thats GOOD, knowledge is power! Don't plug the holes, USE them - that's where you set the PVC pipe. Run the vac for a couple hours at a time, during the time they're active, coming& going. All coming & going get sucked. When they can no longer feed the queen, she leaves in search of water and once you got her - it's over. Then caulk the holes.

It's kind of like fishing. I rigged this up so I could see how many I was getting.

You guys who aren't afraid of chemicals that are to kill things. Hmmmm,,,,, Once you've already lived long enough no worry I suppose, not enough time to entertain cancers. Especially if this is a house, where people sleep and breathe, all night etc. Might keep in mind if you're bombing younger folks in the house, they still have time.

 

[sparc]

Raid? Har. Get the Spectracide B&W
wasp can from HD . "Pro" grade. whether it is truly "pro" or not,
I don't know, but it sure works.

Yes, this stuff works. I keep a can in each truck and never have
it far away when working outside where they might be lurking.

 

[rekees4300]

Other ideas?

Feasible to seal up the attic to keep them out? That would be a permanent solution. Killing them is only a temporary solution until the next generation moves back in.

 

[joefromga]

A roach fogger contains the ethryns to kill them just like wasp spray but doesn't contain petroleum distillates which is what knocks them down fast. Since its an attic you aren't worried about knockdown stings so just put a fogger up there and check it a few hours later.

Should kill all the bugs up there.