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Bug-B-Gone foam does work well!
A dummy nest also seems to discourage them. I have one made from a gray =
plastic bag, stuffed and hung under the eaves near the roof peak.
The ones we call "hornets" or "yellowjackets" have a mean sting... =
shocking pain and persistent swelling. They like to nest under my deck =
and in a pile of woodchips. We are at war.
Gloria
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Stern=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wasp nests
Hi,
We are inundated with paper wasp nests at the moment. Raccoons seem to =
like to tear them apart, presumably to get at the larvae inside! A poke =
with a lengthy stick, followed by a rapid retreat, seems to work well. =
There is also a foam you can buy - wait till after dark when the wasps =
are inactive, then spray the foam at the nest, and it plugs it up, and =
kills the wasps.
Richard
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 9:10 AM, V. Redden <Reddenville@nncweb.ca> =
wrote:
My ladder was unused this summer and now that I need it I have =
discovered a paper wasp nest attached to the rungs and sides.=20
I was wondering if anyone knew of way to detach these nests, =
safely, for me and them.=20
Or will they leave the nest at some time and set my ladder free. If =
this is so when would this happen?=20
Or I could wait for the really good show, my husband freeing the =
ladder in his own way.=20
Any suggestions about wasps would be greatly appreciated.=20
Virginia Redden
Port Howe
They hang the man and flog the woman
That steal the goose from off the common,
But let the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose.
--=20
#################
Dr.R.B.Stern, =20
P.O. Box 300,
Port Williams,
N.S., Canada,
B0P 1T0
Richard Stern,=20
317 Middle Dyke Rd.
Port Williams, NS, Canada
B0P 1T0
sternrichard@gmail.com
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bug-B-Gone foam does work =
well!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A dummy nest also seems to discourage =
them. I have=20
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roof peak.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The ones we call "hornets" or =
"yellowjackets" have=20
a mean sting... shocking pain and persistent swelling. They like to nest =
under=20
my deck and in a pile of woodchips. We are at war.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gloria</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 17, 2010 =
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Wasp =
nests</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>We are inundated with paper wasp nests at =
the=20
moment. Raccoons seem to like to tear them apart, presumably to get at =
the=20
larvae inside! A poke with a lengthy stick, followed by a rapid =
retreat, seems=20
to work well. There is also a foam you can buy - wait till after dark =
when the=20
wasps are inactive, then spray the foam at the nest, and it plugs it =
up, and=20
kills the wasps.<BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 9:10 AM, V. Redden =
<SPAN=20
dir=3Dltr><<A=20
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href=3D"mailto:Reddenville@nncweb.ca">Reddenville@nncweb.ca</A>></SPAN=
>=20
wrote:<BR>
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rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">
<DIV text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><FONT=20
face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">My ladder was unused this =
summer and now=20
that I need it I have discovered a paper wasp nest attached to the =
rungs and=20
sides. <BR><BR>I was wondering if anyone knew of way to detach =
these=20
nests, safely, for me and them. <BR>Or will they leave the nest at =
some time=20
and set my ladder free. If this is so when would this happen? =
<BR><BR>Or I=20
could wait for </FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, =
sans-serif">the really=20
good show, </FONT><FONT face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">my =
husband=20
freeing the ladder in his own way</FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">. <BR><BR>Any suggestions =
about wasps=20
would be greatly appreciated. <BR>Virginia Redden<BR>Port=20
Howe<BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT><BR><BR><PRE cols=3D"72">They hang the =
man and flog the woman
That steal the goose from off the common,
But let the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the =
goose.</PRE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR=20
clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR>#################<BR>Dr.R.B.Stern, =
<BR>P.O.=20
Box 300,<BR>Port Williams,<BR>N.S., Canada,<BR>B0P 1T0<BR><BR>Richa