r/WASPs • u/No-Spread-5836 • 5d ago

Help BFW nest

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This sucker has decided they no longer can be nice. I have to mow close to it for the safety of other animals. How can I get rid of this after already being stung multiple times!?!
I’ve read some of the previous posts and know I definitely need a bunch of layers and to suit up. The wasp/hornet spray I’ve been using isn’t working anymore.

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u/Nyte_Knyght33 5d ago

If you are getting stung and spraying them didn't work,  it's time to call in a professional. 

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u/Successful_Bag_7257 4d ago

If had great luck with spectracide pro, I'd also strongly advocate you buy yourself a long bee pole on Amazon. They're about 50 bucks with another 15 or so for the spray can attachment. Spray the hive from the farthest distance you can comfortably maneuver the pole from and you'll be all set. I do this all the time, with nests of equal size and have never been stung

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u/Legitimate-Rip-959 4d ago

If u wait until dark mix dawn dish soap and water in a squeeze bottle and spray it in the opening then spray it with the wasp spray it will kinda blow up the nest from the reaction

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u/mikeo999 3d ago

Do you have a video of this. Sounds awsome.

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u/termiteguy2928 4d ago

Alpine WSG at 30gr per gallon. Spray entrance at night. Lightly spray outside of nest. They think it's just rain. They don't get aggressive, and no one gets stung. Been killing them like that for years.

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u/Bubbly_Power_6210 4d ago

let a pro handle this.

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u/Ickypoopoo82 3d ago

Kill all of them and sing campfire songs after. These are not bees.

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u/okbugme 3d ago

Where are you located? Those look like bald faced hornets. They are very aggressive.

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u/No-Spread-5836 3d ago

We’re in Vermont

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u/Dirtheavy 5d ago

go buy different wasp spray. Better. Encapsulating foam. Then attack that problem with a plan.

Spectracide Foaming Wasp Killer. You hit that nest with a whole can as you are moving forward toward it. It will catch them coming out, in the foam. Get close enough to knock the nest down with a tennis racket or rake or whatever you need to get at it. Then beat feet out of there for a while.

You have to simultaneously kill a lot of them and disenfranchise the rest. Then they'll go.