And so... I have a wasp nest inside the door jamb on the driver's side of my car. My car has been sitting idle since about April, it needs some more work done on it, I haven't been able to afford all of the repairs at once, so it has sat for some time now. I check on it often, every other day or so, even clean the interior while it has sat, and did notice the wasps flying outside nearby, at the time thought they were just flying all over the parking lot where I rent.
A few days ago I saw it, a wasp nest maybe the size of a baseball, right inside the door jamb. Freaked me out!! Man, I tell ya, I think I set the record for the sprint right then and there, even my wracked up knee held up long enough for me to get away from the angry wasps.
So... I'll need to blast the monsters with some good wasp spray (best kind to use?). Does anyone have any suggestions/advice/recommendations/curses or spells? FWIW, I am scared to death of wasps... a friend of mine has offered to help me zap 'em.
Any brand that has enough oomph to spray long distance will do. Go out when it's dark, so they're all home, spray the whole nest, they'll fall off and are dead before they even hit the ground. Then take off the nest and burn it, to avoid the offspring taking over. No big deal, really Posted via Mobile Device
Its called Spectracide- green can with black top. Sold in all home stores/ Walmart. It says that it will shoot 25 feet. I haven't measured but it shoots a long ways. Gives you room and time to get away. Kills on contract. They won't come back to the nest either.
Any wasp spray that shoots a stream 20 feet or so will do the trick. The spray is super cold, which stops them in their tracks in addition to the poison. I loved using it to kill huge wolf spiders at a distance when I lived in Fla. I hate spiders more than anything else. Snakes? Not a problem. Wasps? Just aim, shoot, and haul a$$!
Make sure you have your exit strategy planned before spraying them. As someone else said, do it at night when the whole family is on the nest. Posted via Mobile Device
Thank you everyone! Sure do appreciate the advice and suggestions. I'll let my friend know we need to do it towards dark, and I'm for sure going to look for something that sprays at least 20 ft. Would be awesome of they were dead before they hit the ground, I"m scared to death of the ******s. I'll let you know how it goes.
Someone suggested burning the nest; be careful if you do as it's soaked in the wasp spray, which is flammable. If you hit it just right with the spray, you should kill most of them on the spot, the rest will drop and die a slow death ( evil grin here)
Then once the ******s are dead and nest is removed, you'll have to figure out how to clean up the oil based spray from where it hit your car, and how to get rid of the smell of the spray. Posted via Mobile Device
My luck the car would go up in flames if I tried that. Although.... ha... it IS fully insured, and the dang thing isn't running right now.... (kidding). No, no, ha, I can't do that, it's really actually a nice car. I better not try that, my luck it would blow up. ha.
Oh gawd Gunslinger, that is terrible. I have read wasps can be really nasty and keep stinging. Maybe I will just let them have my car as their new hangout.
Here is the car, affectionately known as The Flower Pot, since it has not run for quite some time (due to its owner being a bit broke). I am about three-fourths of the way thru the repairs it needs (needs one more coil replaced, a new coolant reservoir, and there was something else... oh, and O2 sensor). I had all new spark plugs put into it so far, a new coil (has a coil on each plug and the idiot who came up with that needs to be slapped alongside the head) a new fuel pump, and (whew) a new gasket cover. It's a 2002 Lincoln LS, has about 112,000 miles on it, and is sooo comfy. Hopefully the photo works... it seems to take you back to my Photobucket page when you click on it... hmmm
You have to remove the nest from your car BEFORE burning it. I've never done that myself, the spray kills everything. Once you've killed the wasps, wait a day or so and knock the nest off with a long stick, manure fork, whatever you have handy. Nice car! Posted via Mobile Device
I actually had wasps hatching from a sprayed nest that I had thrown on the manure pile, that's why I burn them. So I wait for a day or two after spraying, knock it down and burn it. Posted via Mobile Device
If you are not too sure about burning the nest, just collect 3-4 heavy plastic bags and bag the nest up. You will need better bags than you get at the grocery store. I find that bags from purchases at my local farm supply store are air tight. You will want to tie a secure knot to the first bag, then drop it in the second bag and tie a good knot, etc.
Then, you can toss it in the garbage. Insects need to breathe, too, so any left will suffocate, hopefully under a huge mound of heavy, stinky garbage at the land fill. =D
Good idea to bag it up... I have some heavy duty leaf bags. I think we can safely burn it too, we could do that right on the parking lot pavement.
I have heard wasps keep returning though, even after the nest is gone... not sure if that is true or not. I wonder if I should park my car in another location (?). I don't have a garage here (I rent).
Bombs or sell the car to an unsuspecting victim - or to an exterminator.
Seriously, though, the spray that shoots a long distance is awesome! Be prepared to run and hide, make sure you can get a head start just in case something goes wrong. I really like the idea to burn the nest (not attached to the car, of course) rather than wasting garbage bags and adding to the landfill. You can sing "Burn, baby, burn! Disco inferno!" while it goes up in flames.
ha! I wish I had the money, I really would call an exterminator. I am 99% sure these are yellow jackets... I am going to have my friend blast 'em with the spray while I watch from a distance, ha. He is coming up for Rock Fest here, and will be popping in for a short visit, so I asked him if maybe he'd want to blast a few wasps for me, he agreed. Of course he hasn't seen them yet, either.
I just have a Tracfone, so no camera phone. And my camera is on the fritz right now. Dang it.
Maybe I can get my friend to get a photo of it, if we have time, after we open the car door we may need to move fast... haha.
I am sort of at the mercy of doing this whenever my friend shows up.... that's the bummer part. It's supposed to be really hot tomorrow, 87, so the ******s will no doubt be fired up and raring to go whenever we do this. Ohhh goodie...NOT. LOL.
Here's a suggestion: Open the passenger side door, or whatever door is opposite the one with the nest, and spray it from that side. The wasp spray is pretty accurate, no need to get close physically. I about choked when I read your comment about "once we open the car door". Think this out before doing it. Safety first! Your friend can take a few practice shots with the spray to see how accurate it is. And, make sure it's not windy when you do it. Watch this video to see how it's done.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n1NTFI6pflI Posted via Mobile Device
Well, the friend who is helping me just called and he wanted to come over right now to kill the wasps... but it's 1:00 in the afternoon and 86 degrees, I'm sure those wasps are way too active right now, so I told him we need to do this in the evening or early morning (I had already discussed that with him, so I have no idea what he's thinking). Looks like we'll do this on Monday morning now, hope he doesn't bail on me... He mentioned that maybe he would swing by tomorrow then, I hope he realizes morning or evening is best so we can stay more safe.
Have to do this no later than Monday anyway, my car is going in to the shop for repairs next week.
Looks like we may get to the wasp nest before Monday, hoping for that.
Just had a major storm go through here, we're OK here, but many without power and some trees down in areas. Mother Nature and wasps are both pitching a fit, ha!
It's inside the car's door jamb. So the wasps are inside my car, too. {{gulp}}
My friend was just here, he sprayed them really good (yep, we took off running), we went back for another look, and he sprayed them again. He wants to let the Spectracide sit there on the nest for a day, so he is coming back tomorrow to remove the hive. It looked like they all got zapped pretty well, when we looked again nothing was moving. Yay!
Good to know Southern Trails, thank you! I have to say, I was wondering that, I asked my friend quite a few times if that was the right thing to use. My friend is a nice guy to help, but much of the time he just rushes into things without thinking.
We'll see what we find today, he is coming back out today to remove the hive from my car. I wanted to actually do that the same day we zapped them, but he wanted to wait and do it another day... he was thinking if more of them come back they would die of from the foam... so, we'll see. I hope it worked.
My friend was just back out here again... for wasp removal part two.
A few wasps were still alive and kicking, so we sprayed them again, and they dropped dead. My friend then knocked down the hive and got it out of there.
Hoping that I am now wasp-free! My car heads off to a new mechanic this coming week, so I really am glad to have the wasps taken care of.
Had my car towed away today for repairs... and, the wasps were back!! At least a few of them anyway... persistent ******s. I tried spraying (ha, yes, all by myself, I did take off running tho), but they were too active. I let the tow truck guy and the mechanic know that a couple wasps may be hitching a ride in the car door, so at least they have a head's up. I just hope another nest is not in the making somewhere where it isn't visible....
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