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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I have a football sized wasp nest full of nasty mean ass red wasps. Both Carol and I have been nailed by these buggers. I've dumped two big cans of wasp spray (one was the foaming stuff) and all it did was pis$ them off and make them bigger and meaner. I've been told Dawn dish soap and water will work. Any other suggestions?
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Sounds like Hornets that you guys have, I use RealKill its for Hornets and Wasp's. I always the soak the heck out of them then I pull the nest down with a rock rack. Dont leave the nest up.
I have the spray in every building I have out here and also keep cans on my gator and goft car. I have Wrasp and hornets really bad out here and got to keep the spray handy.
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2014-08-16 11:04 AM
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Wasps have been so bad around here this year, that my hubby went to 7 stores in 2 towns and came up with 2 cans yesterday. He hits them just after dark when they're all on the nest and sprays until all are dead. |
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 The Vaccinator
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | The nest definitely has to come down and be done away with.... |
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 No Tune in a Bucket
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Location: Texas | Dish detergent and water does work. Just mix in a glass and throw it on the nest usually after dark when they return to the nest. My husband uses it for wasp nests on the AC units but if they are aggressive I would rather use the spray that you can shoot from a distance. |
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  Ms. Marine
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Location: Texas | Brake cleaner works wonders. It dries them out and they fall out of the nest dead. Then you can destroy the nest. |
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 California Cowgirl
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Location: California | BarrelRacing4Christ - 2014-08-16 10:08 AM Brake cleaner works wonders. It dries them out and they fall out of the nest dead. Then you can destroy the nest.
Brake cleaner and a pressure washer to knock the nest down is our go to fix . Had a huge problems with nests this summer . |
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BHW Resident Surgeon
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Thanks everyone. My next move is the Dawn dish soap and water. I read that the soap gets on their wings and they can't fly. My luck they will just jump down and run after me and sting my feet or crawl up my pant legs and sting my ass. This is a vicious bunch. |
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BHW Resident Surgeon
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | The nest comes down tomorrow. I'm going to soak that sucker and burn it in the driveway. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | HotbearLVR - 2014-08-16 1:32 PM The nest comes down tomorrow. I'm going to soak that sucker and burn it in the driveway.
Better keep your running shoes on while trying to kill off the wasp's.  |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | We've had some really big nests and have always waited for dark and then soaked it and knocked it down the next day. We use Real Kill. |
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 Fact Checker
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | HotbearLVR - 2014-08-16 1:30 PM Thanks everyone. My next move is the Dawn dish soap and water. I read that the soap gets on their wings and they can't fly. My luck they will just jump down and run after me and sting my feet or crawl up my pant legs and sting my ass. This is a vicious bunch.
I can't help it....I only have the vision of you running around in circles, swatting the air and screaming like a little girl ..... |
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Location: SE Louisiana | Like has been said.... Do it at NIGHT when they are all on the nest and if anything should get out it will not be able to see in the dark... Any good wasp/hornet spray should do the trick.. |
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 Sweet Tea
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Location: Home of the World Famous "Silver Bullet" | at night, light some rolled up news paper on fire and burn their little wings off. knock the nest down and burn it.  |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | barn mom - 2014-08-16 2:43 PM at night, light some rolled up news paper on fire and burn their little wings off. knock the nest down and burn it.
Trust me...This is not a good idea for Scott as he would end up burning his house down..LOL |
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 Horsey Gene Carrier
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Location: LaBelle, Florida | So I guess my suggestion of brake cleaner and blow torch would not be a viable choice for Scott..... |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | kasaj2000 - 2014-08-16 3:20 PM So I guess my suggestion of brake cleaner and blow torch would not be a viable choice for Scott.....
He's not allowed to play with matches..LOL |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Wow, killer instincts unleashed............ 
I was attacked by a yellowjacket last summer. Now there's a sting that will make you unhappy for a few days.
Edited by Frodo 2014-08-16 5:14 PM
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The Vaccinator
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Location: Slipping down the slope of old age. Boo hoo. | Red wasps attacked my mare today.... perhaps while you are in the "kill" mode you could "fumigate" my barn. WHY do we have so many horrid wasps this year????????? |
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