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Posted by DerbyDad03 on September 4, 2007, 8:45 pm
> On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:30:16 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
>
> >> I'm looking for ideas on how to prevent wasps from taking up residence
> >> behind my vinyl shutters.
>
> >> I've considered filling the back of the shutters with styrofoam cut to
> >> fit all the nooks and crannies, making the shutters essentially solid.
>
> >> The shutters are going on vinyl siding, so there will still be gaps
> >> behind the shutters, but I think the wasps like the total privacy of
> >> being inside the shutters themselves.
>
> >> Thoughts?
>
> > I have vinyl siding and vinyl shutters and an amazing number of wasps.
>
> > One year, the postman said he no longer wanted to come to the front door.
>
> > I put a few mothballs in a nylon stocking and hung it on the fence rail
> > near the mail box.
>
> > That's worked well for a couple of years now.
> > The bees are still around, they just don't hang out
> > by the door.
>
> > You could put a mothball behind each shutter and I bet it would
> > keep them away.
>
> > I don't mind the bees behind the shutters,
> > just the mailbox was a problem for me.
>
> Get a couple of cans of hornet/wasp spray. Wait until nightfall and then
> ambush the critters. This will discourage them.
Did this over a week ago. Wasps were dropping like
flys...errrrr...wasps. Banged on the shutters 2 days later, no
activity.
Took the shutters off 2 days later, dozen of empty nests and 1 very
lethargic and lonely wasp.
> If you try to do the same during daylight hours, you will only aggravate
> the insects hanging around the nest. Those foraging will return and build
> anew.
>
> The smell from the spray should deter them for a bit
Began installing new windows a week after I sprayed. a few wasps were
buzzing around all weekend, looking for their old home. I guess they
were on vacation when I sprayed/removed the shutters 'cuz they were
pretty insistant about trying to find their nests.
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