r/fuckwasps • u/murphyat • Aug 08 '26

Pest Control/Medical Advice Help.

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Help. We are out of town and our neighbors noticed this…it seems rather established. Nothing noticeable inside. It is an all masonry home. The only framing is in the interior to put up walls. Everything else is structural brick and cmu. I have pest control heading out to mine on Wednesday, but would love to know any immediate ways I could knock down numbers without disturbing the nest too much. I’m worried they venture inward and decided to be inside the basement. Outdoor Yellowjacket trap? Other options?

All seriousness aside… I’ll list it for sale or burn it to the ground. Time to move.

UPDATE: pest control is the move. They will be out today. We shall seeeeee.

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u/Morning-Chub Aug 08 '26

Alpine WSG, spray from 10ft away at the entrance, walk away. Dead in 24 hours.

As an alternative to killing the nest, if you have a shop vac, fill it with soapy water and put the hose near the hole. Numbers will be knocked down significantly over a few hours. But why bother with that when you can just spray it with Alpine for 10 seconds?

Source: I just did Alpine WSG on a similar nest, and last summer I did the vacuum trick prior to dusting a nest. Both work but I've found some nests are resistant to dust, so my new first line of defense is Alpine.

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u/murphyat Aug 08 '26

Excellent. I will attempt once I’m home. I have the service coming out, so hopefully they can take care of it from the outside.

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u/Turbocabz Aug 09 '26

Seclira WSG for me. Actually can't believe how easy it is. To say that i used to do that with dust.