Natural Methods To Get Rid Of Wasps Or Help You Live With Them video.

Natural Methods To Get Rid Of Wasps Or Help You Live With Them Natural Health Remedies
If you have a wasp problem, you are no doubt be wondering how to get rid of them as quickly as possible. Chemical wasp control is something you probably don’t want to resort to, due to the negative impact it can have on the environment, your pets, your children and you. In this video, we’ll be sharing some interesting information about these common insect pests that may very well help you learn to live with them. We’ll also provide some smart tips for natural wasp repellent and removal. Let’s get started! At the outset, you should determine what type of wasp you are dealing with. Different wasps and hornet’s species display different behavioural characteristics. Some are more dangerous to deal with than others and some are more beneficial than others. Understanding your “enemy” is key, and you may discover your particular species of wasps are not enemies at all. Hornets, paper wasps, red wasps and bald-faced hornets are the most aggressive of wasps, and you’re best hiring a professional to remove them. Larger wasps that don’t tend to bother with humans, and are incredibly beneficial to the environment. Mud daubers are also beneficial to have around, and are non-aggressive, so you shouldn’t get rid of their nests. Bees aren’t the same as wasps, though they look similar. They die after one sting, which gives them motivation not to sting. For this reason, you shouldn’t experience much trouble with bees unless you go out of your way to provoke them. Also in some countries bee’s are protected so your better off contacting a local beekeeper. Social wasps live in nests, and sometimes this puts them in very inconvenient places. If you have a wasp infestation in a location that you can’t avoid, or if the wasp colony is an aggressive type in your vicinity, you will need to get rid of it. A small wasp nest is relatively easy to deal with in several ways. These nests are usually out in the open and relatively small. If you catch it when the nest is tiny and only has a few wasps on it, you can either knock it down with a broom during the day when the wasps are all out, relocate it, or spray it at night when the wasps are at home. If you wish to relocate a nest you will need to do it after dark when the wasps are sleeping. Gather a plastic container with a lid, such as a small yogurt container. You’ll also need a stiff piece of cardboard or plastic large enough to cover the container. After dark, carefully approach the nest and place the container over it. Slide the plastic or cardboard between the top of the container and the surface, which will sever the thin stem holding the nest in place. Hold the cardboard or plastic in place and set the lid on top of it. Slide the cardboard or plastic out and put on the lid. Then carry the container far away to an area with a likely nesting place. Set it on the ground, remove the lid and move away quickly. The wasps are likely to still be sleeping, but you never know! If you wish to spray the wasp nest with a natural spray, then mix up a half and half combination of white vinegar and water. Add peppermint essential oil at a rate of 20 drops per ounce. Then add dish soap. Decant this mixture into a spray bottle that can deliver a fairly powerful spray stream. After dark, when the wasps are sleeping, spray the wasp nests liberally. This will kill them and also leave the scent of peppermint, which repels them. After they’ve dropped off the nest, knock it down and spray the area around the nest to help keep them away. You should spray daily for about a week to maintain the peppermint scent strong. For small nests, put the mixture into a hose-end sprayer and spray the nest completely. Trapping wasps is a good way to keep their numbers under control. You won’t get rid of all of them, but you can reduce their numbers so they will bother you less or so you can deal with them easily by removing their nests. Here are a couple of good ideas for creating wasp traps. No 1 Soda Bottle Wasp Trap Cut the top third off a 2-litre soda bottle. Remove the lid, and invert the top into the bottom of the bottle. Secure it in place with duct tape and pour in about an inch of liquid bait. For the bait, you can use beer or a 50/50 mixture of beer and water. Many people find this works very well. Alternately, you can make a sugar water and apple cider vinegar mixture to attract wasps. Just mix the vinegar and water 50/50 and then add sugar at half that rate. Next, mix in dish soap at a rate of one teaspoonful per cup of solution. After allowing the sugar to dissolve, you can use the mixture as bait. No 2 Glass Or Plastic Jar Wasp Trap Using a good sized jar, like a pickle jar or a peanut butter jar, drill a hole in the lid just big enough to poke a pencil through. This should be just about the right size for wasps to slip in. Pour about an inch of liquid bait in the bottom of the jar and spread the inside of the lid with jelly. Put the lid on the jar.

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