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How to Get Rid of Wasps

June 12th, 2006 by admin
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Did you know that there are more than 20,000 different types of wasps spread around the globe? Don't worry though – for our purposes here they can be broken down into just two groups (Thank God!).

1. The Types of Wasps:

  • The Solitary Wasp, a lone hunter, really isn't much of a threat. They usually only target one kind of prey. Some types just target flies, some just grasshoppers. So you really don't have to worry about the Solitary Wasp unless you are allergic the their stings.
  • The Social Wasp is what you have to look out for. They are very aggressive and they don't take much crap from anybody. Anyone that gets near their nest is seen as a threat - so if you get too close (OUCH!) you will get stung. The stinger on a wasp, unlike a bee, does not break off during the sting; therefore you can be stung numerous times by one single wasp. Some species can nest underneath leaves on the ground, as well as clumps of moss, in trees, on a garage ceiling, the corner of a window, underground, even in an old car. The colonies that nest above ground; the aerial colonies, tend to be smaller than those that nest underground. The underground colonies could nest in an old snake hole, or some other rodent hole, so be careful when around any holes in the yard. All wasps die when temperatures get below freezing, except for the fertilized Queen. The Queen will hibernate until the spring. When it comes out of hibernation it will seek a new place to start a colony. If you see a wasp flying around your attic, or garage in the beginning of spring KILL IT immediately! Use a fly swatter or house-hold insecticide. If you do not get rid of it you will probably have a colony somewhere in your house soon. The queen is solely responsible for starting a colony.

2. Wasp Stings

Treatment for Wasp Stings

  • Wash the area where you were stung with soap, and water.
  • Put an ice pack or some sort of cold compress on the sting to relieve the swelling and pain. (Learn how to get rid of swelling)
  • Apply an antihistamine cream, such as benadryl within two minutes of the stinging to reduce the allergic reaction.
  • Mix a paste of baking soda (For other uses of baking soda, read how to make baking soda applications) and water, and apply to the affected area.
  • To weaken the venom, mix a past made with one-quarter tablespoon of meat tenderizer and one or two teaspoons of water.

How to Prevent a Wasp Sting

  • Avoid wearing perfumes and other sweet smelling substances.
  • Somebody help meAvoid wearing bright clothing as it can be attract this aggressive insect.
  • Avoid flowering shrubs, and beds of flowers.
  • Outdoor activities like barbecues can attract wasps. They love the smell of sweet foods. Any nearby garbage might also attract them.

Wasp Allergies

Many people are allergic to the sting of wasps. The range of reactions runs the gambit from only mildly painful and itchy, to sending a person into anaphylactic shock that can result in death if not treated immediately. If you are one of these ultra-sensitive persons and you are searching for more information on the subject I urge you to head on over to insectstings.co.uk and read David Glaser’s story. His site provides an abundance of information on this subject.
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  1. January 3rd, 2012 at 11:22 am    Blue_sky_555 Says:

    My dog died by anaphylactic shock. I’ve been in dog therapy for seven months. I will never eat or deep a biscuit in HONEY again. I do not even like the letter B.
    I hate yellow and black and school buses. lol. I am so upset that one bee killed my dog. I would kill every bee and I don’t care it’s against the California State Law not to kill a bee. I get a felony for that. :) My ex boyfriend wanted to kick my dog due to his temper issues. Too bad Kent.. the bee killed her instead. Warning! Bee’s are dangerous.. you never know you or your pet is allergic until it’s too late.

  2. October 22nd, 2011 at 12:50 pm    shop vac Says:

    I used a shop vac to get rid of thousands of wasps the only difference is I put ammonia inside the shop vac so once they got sucked in they were toast! ;-)

  3. September 11th, 2011 at 1:39 pm    Wasps!!! Says:

    Wow – the shopvac methods works great. I am doing it right now and if my mosquito magnet worked as well I would be stinger free! The nest here has 2 holes-its in a log-. I set the nozzle to the main hole- and in 2 minutes I watched it about 50-70 wasps got sucked in. It’s 1PM now and I will keep it on till dark. Tommorrow I will do the kerosene to kill the queen and plug up the holes. But this is great method cause there will be tons less wasps in the morning!!!

  4. June 26th, 2011 at 3:08 pm    Common Sense Says:

    Save the wasps? PETW instead of PETA? You people are jackasses. Go bring your hippy self and make love to a tree or whatever you do. Kill wasps! I’m not living my life around the wasps. And they’re not going to live theirs around my life, so I take theirs. I swear, people are idiots sometime. We get better and better education and we somehow keep becoming more stupid.

  5. May 11th, 2011 at 3:06 pm    shelby Says:

    I have 5 wasp nests in my backyard, and i can i even let my dog outside without worrying he will get stung, the nest are all full at least 50-100 wasps. I need to get rid of them or else I might just find out if I’m allergic to them. half of the wasps have long legs and some sort red, what are these? anyone?

  6. March 27th, 2011 at 11:20 am    Booboo Says:

    @ Leigh + Eva:
    When you have a giant wasp nest hanging over your front door and they dive bomb you and others coming to your door and you do nothing about it, THEN you can say that others who kill wasps are evil. You are sitting back with no wasp problem and what do you do if you get one? Do you feed them and give them a good safe place to sleep and make shoes for them? They can kill almost anyone if enough of them sting any person it will cause anaphylactic shock, which if you google it you will see this is life-threatening. Go ahead and let yourselves be in danger of dying just going into your front door and then I will accept that your statements are for real. Oh and dying does not wait for next winter.

  7. March 21st, 2011 at 2:33 pm    JASON BIG DAWG ZOO LOO Says:

    Leigh&eva ……..YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT NEVER DO ANTTHING BUT TRY TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FORGET ALL OF MAN KIND IN THE PROCESS BY THE WAY KILL ALL THE WASPS THAT ARE IN YOUR WAY. PEACE OUT ,JASON BIG DAWG ZOO LOO

  8. February 20th, 2011 at 4:28 am    nicole Says:

    DO NOT STAND ON A WASP IT WILL HURT YOU OW :(

  9. October 10th, 2010 at 1:38 pm    Wasp Wrangler Says:

    To Leigh and Eva:

    If you’re not being sarcastic and are really getting on people for destroying wasps around their home, why don’t you put your money where your mouth is and hire yourselves out? Why don’t YOU put on your “crash helmet” and come on over to my house where thousands of wasps swarm and dive-bomb us every day, and why don’t YOU put their nests in plastic bags for us? You think it’s that easy? Stop being a bleeding heart wasp activist and really do something to help those people who are allergic, etc.????

  10. September 11th, 2010 at 6:49 am    Michael Says:

    I found a very effective and safe method last weekend for ground-nesting wasps. They were going into holes by my foudnation and a log pile. so i got my shopvac, attached the hose to a long pole with duct tape (so i could stay far away) and positioned the end of the vacuum in front of and partially over their hole, allowing about two inches of open space around the hole that they would try to get in and out of. You will need to experiment to find the perfect position.

    Then I turned on the vac and let it run for hours. The vac itself was 10 feet away from the hole and the end of the hose, so they ignored it. 90% of every wasp that tried to come in or out would get sucked into the vacuum on their first try. Eventually they were all sucked in! Very little risk and very little effort compared to the methods I tried before. I probably sucked up 1000 wasps! No matter their seemingly random flight pattern, they all eventually will fly into that small area in front of the hole and get sucked in.

    I think it is better to start in the afternoon and go through until dusk when they all should have come back to the nest.

    When done, duct tape the end of the hose closed and leave the shop vac outside for a while until they are all dead! They seemed to be dead immediately but I did not risk it. You don’t want them to somehow escape into your garage or house. Good luck!

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