I had a large wasps nest under my deck. The deck was four feet above the ground. I had good size electric bug zapper. I placed the zapper on top of the deck over where the nest was underneath. I set up a garden hose with the nozzle under the nest pointing up to soak it under the deck. I positioned the spray so it would hit the nest continuously when I turned on the water. I waited until dusk when all the wasps would be in the hive. I turned on the bug zapper and it lit up. Next, from a safe distance I turned on the water spray. The wasps became infuriated and flew up onto the deck and began attacking the bug zapper. They keep being zapped and falling down. They would then get up and attack the bug zapper until they all were electrocuted and died. After a while they were all dead and there was nothing flying around anymore. I turned off the water and the zapper. The next day when it was light, I scraped off the nest and threw it away. No more wasps. Before I killed the wasps myself, I was quoted $75.00 by an exterminator to get rid of the nest. I already had the hose and the bug zapper so I saved $75.00. It you want to try this please be careful. The wasps may sting if you are not out of range. Also, my family was safely watching from inside the house with the windows and doors closed.

Wasps are a nuisance….They are at their largest numbers in late summer and early fall…but as soon as the weather gets cold….they die. So just wait them out if you can. The best part….they don’t re-use the old nest. So start your wasp-proofing when the weather gets cold…caulking those cracks, filling those holes, etc.

i havent got a wasp problem but my sister and dad got stung yesterday my dad in the throat my sister shoulder and finger before that a week back my mum got stung in the hip but i did not get stung and i knever have but every time my family get stung a wasp keeps coming back in the house and we cant afford any wasp killer spay so how do you kill them little pests without the spray please please please tell me if you know

If you wait until after dark and then put a lot of putty in the entry holes to a nest in an attic, door jamb or compost heap, you might be able to seal them in until they starve to death. With a compost, you could just run the hose on the heap until they drown.

Waste less spray or reach nests…Google Spray Close Spray Extender to find it. Product allows easy attachment to extension pole to reach nests with normal or non toxic spray.

how do you get rid of a wasp nest in the side mirror on your car by using home made product?

What to do with wasps nesting under the front step??? I can’t get at the nest and don’t really think that killing them one by one as they enter or exit is a good use of my day unless I get desperate. Any suggestions?

i am terrified of wasps and bees and horrnets and yellow jackets. My mom gets mad when i cry . I dont no what to do. I am looking for a way to conquer my fear and be able to swim again. I am only 11 but will do anything to get rid of them(ALMOST). I read your site and need a different way to make them not come after me. My mom always says if you dont mess w/ it it wont mess w/ you. I dont believe her. I have been stung once but it hurt like heck! The wasp came at me willy nilly and stung me! I have heard that if you stay calm and put your hands behind your back(to slow down your blood flow) they wont sting me. One day i expiremented that tecnique. It didnt work, but luckily i got inside before it got me. Before i stop typing i have 1 question… why do wasps like the pool? Is it the chlorine or something else?

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I have yellow jacket wasps in my attic. They are making their way into the boys’ bedroom through the the light fixture. I want to cure the problem not the symptom, without hiring a pro how can I kill these wasps in my attic and in my walls?

to joe: i read somewhere to spray the door frame with WD 40…..

if you have no wasp spray or any other insectacide how do you kill wasps

no tip just yet. but do have a bad problem when it gets warm here,north texas, i have a million wasps around my front door and house. as i walk the house,i donot see any nests. how can i get rid of these pest, we can not go out in the front at all. thank you very much.david

This fall when it has started getting cool at night then warm in the afternoons, we have had wasps swarm the cabins that are on top of the hills. They are not swarming the cabins down below. There are not food or water sources & believe they are looking for a warm place for winter. Also, do not see any nests, & this happens during the fall. This is a real problem because there are hundreds of them per cabin, & needless to say, we cannot rent cabins during this time with this huge problem.
Have talked with pest control & they say there is nothing they can do because there are not any nests to get rid of. Does anyone know what to do to get rid of them?

i have a bunch of wasps that went under my umbrella to my patio set
now if there is a nest i do not know how do i get rid of them before i have to bring it inside

i have a wasp nest in my shed. We can’t get to the nest. How can we get rid of the wasps?

I seem to have wasps above my door jamb on the second floor. You can hear them swarming when you put your ear against the door jamb. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of them without going to an expensive exterminator?

There are wasps (I think) flying around my compost bin. It attracts them with the fruit leavings that go into the compost bin. Several of uy have been stung numerous times and I’m starting to get paranoid. I have to get rid of them. The nest is probably down in the pile (it’s one of those black plastic bins with a lid and slits in the sides where they can come in and out. I don’t know how I’ll find the nest. If I tear the thing apart and get rotten food all over the place, I’ll probably have a wasp revenge party and I’ll be dinner. And I’ll also have beautiful organic compost with Raid sprayed all over it. As I’ve been stung about 5 times now and a couple of people that work for me have been stung while going to the garage for tools, I’m sort of gettin paranoid. So, if I have to sacrifice my organic compost, I’m willing to bite the bullet. But, I still don’t know how I’ll find the nest without getting stung. Any ideas?? Noreen

oh now that was stupid of me …I sprayed the human head sized nest with a stream of Raid wasp killer , walked away to get my shovel and 5 gallon pail with lid . When I got back none were flying around but the ground area as just filled with buzzzzzing so I sprayed the area for about 2 minutes straight (grass , bushes and nest basicly everything within 100 sq feet 10ft by 10ft area) . It was quieter so I knocked the nest to the ground shoveled it up and tossed it in the bucket and on went the lid . Really that wasn’t too bright but the nest is gone so I expect another nest elsewhere if the queen survived .

I need help, do not have a tip. We seem to have a tremendous amount of wasps around, both in above ground nests and in the ground. I can’t seem to find the underground nests. Help!!

We had them in the porch roof, we sealed the cracks with caulk and they chewed thru it. So we used aerosol and a lighter (FUN) then used fly swatters and spent the entire Sunday killing bees. Yeah, I are a redneck.