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• Method 1 of 3: Kill a single wasp
• Method 2 of 3: Tackle the nest
• Method 3 of 3: Make your home uninhabitable for wasps
• Warnings

Wasps are one of the best known and most annoying of all types of pests that exist. Since some people are allergic to wasps, they can also be quite dangerous if they fly into the house. Whether you want to get rid of a single stray wasp or a nest, it's important to learn to keep yourself safe and control the wasps in a smart, effective way. There are several tips and techniques for keeping your home free of wasps.

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Method 1 of 3: Kill a single wasp

1. First, make sure it is not a bee. Not every yellow-black insect with a stinger is a wasp. There is a big difference between wasps and honey bees, and since there is never a good reason to kill a honey bee, it is a good idea to learn how to tell them apart quickly so that you don't make a mistake and kill a good insect. pollinates plants and flowers.
   • Wasps are usually slender and smooth, building small cone-shaped nests of paper-like material. Wasps are not pollinating insects and are quite a nuisance, so it is usually fine to beat them to death when they enter your home.
   • Honeybees are hairier and shorter and have a rounder body than wasps. They are usually harmless if left alone and are an indispensable and endangered part of our ecosystem. Never kill a bee.
2. Open all windows and doors in the room. If a wasp has entered your house, the easiest way is not to beat it to death, but to get it to fly out again. After all, that's where the wasp wants to be. So open all windows and outside doors and make sure that the wasp cannot fly into other rooms in the house. Then wait for the wasp to fly away. This shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
   • Avoid opening windows next to a wasp nest hanging outside. Check this before opening the windows.
   • If you are outside and you see a wasp, leave it alone. Killing a single wasp can allow other wasps to come to the site, which can be quite dangerous.
3. Try to catch the wasp with a pot. Use a small jar with a lid to trap the wasp and then release it outside. Wait for the wasp to land on something, then sneak up to it with the open jar and a sheet of paper. Place the jar over the wasp on the wall or table where it landed, then slide the sheet of paper underneath to catch the wasp in the jar.
   • Always wait for the wasp to settle on a surface that you can easily reach and then try to catch it. By hitting the wasp wildly, you will be stung sooner than you can manage to catch the wasp.
   • If you are allergic, do not do this alone. Have someone else catch the wasp for you or just open the windows and stay away from the wasp. If you do need to catch the wasp, put on thick gloves and cover all areas with bare skin before attempting.
   • Releasing the wasp is one of the easiest and most animal-friendly ways to get rid of it. If you used a sheet of paper, put the jar with the sheet on top and the wasp in it and walk away. The wind will eventually blow the paper off the pot, allowing the wasp to escape.
4. Make a wasp trap from a plastic bottle. A wasp trap consists of a kind of slippery funnel with soap suds at the bottom where the wasps get stuck. Wasp traps are often made of glass and sold in stores, but you can also make your own from a used plastic bottle.
   • Use a hobby knife to cut the narrow, angled part of an empty two-liter bottle that contained soda. Turn the narrow, angled part upside down and insert it neck down into the empty bottle. Stick the parts together with masking tape. Fill the empty bottle about half full with water.
   • Squeeze a few drops of soap into the water and shake the bottle to foam the soap. Then, coat the inside of the bottle's neck with honey, jam, or anything sweet and gooey that attracts wasps. Ideally, they slide down the funnel into the water, getting soap on their wings and preventing them from escaping.
5. If necessary, kill the wasp. Anything that flies can be killed with a fly swatter. A cheap plastic fly swatter is one of the most popular ways to kill pests for good reason. It is easy to use and works quite well when used properly.
   • Sit with the fly swatter up and wait for the fly to land near you. Wasps buzz around a bit more than flies, but the wasp will eventually settle down so you can kill it.
   • Quickly bend your wrist down to hit the wasp with the fly swatter. Most of the time, the wasp will just get dazed so you can pick it up and take it outside. There he can recover and fly away, or he will die anyway. Do not keep hitting the fly with the fly swatter or crush it on the table.
   • If you don't have a fly swatter, you can also use a shoe, a heavy book, a magazine, or a glove.

Method 2 of 3: Tackle the nest

1. Remove nests early in the year. The nest is designed by the queen and built by workers in early spring. The colony grows during late spring and early summer, until peak wasp numbers are reached sometime in August. At the end of the summer, the wasps are also the most aggressive and protect their nest the most. This makes summer a dangerous time to try to control wasps.
   • Early in the year the nests are smaller and easier to control. Make it a habit to check your home and garden for wasp nests early in the year, before the nests have grown dangerously large. If you kill the queen, there is no risk of the nest being rebuilt later that year.
   • If it is late in the season, it is probably best to just wait for the wasps to be killed by frost in 1 or 2 months. You can then knock down the empty nests so that no new wasps come to live in them next year.
2. Put on protective clothing. Always protect yourself when hunting wasps. You probably don't need a full protective suit, but by taking a few precautions you can avoid getting annoyingly stung when surrounded by a swarm of wasps.
   • Wear a thick long-sleeved shirt, thick long pants, thick gloves, eye protection, and a hood or hat that covers as much of your face as possible. Even when the weather is very hot, put on these many layers of thick clothing.
   • If you are surrounded by a swarm of wasps, it is important not to think too long about what to do. Just run away from the wasps as soon as possible. According to some people, you can easily get rid of a flock of wasps by waving clothes or suddenly turning a corner, but the best way is to run and get inside as fast as possible.
3. Find the nest. Keeping a wasp problem in your yard can be frustrating. Don't keep beating them to death one by one, though. Tackle the problem at the source and keep the wasps away from your house. Find the nest, kill all the wasps and the problem will resolve itself. The nests of some species of wasps are quite small, while nests of others are slightly larger and more convex, and look like a paper football.
   • Wasps often build their nests in loose wood piles, along roof beams and in trash cans that are rarely used. Look under your raised patio and any areas in your home that have large gaps and gaps between the home's construction.
   • Sometimes there can be nests behind the walls that are quite difficult to reach. Hold a stethoscope or glass to the wall and listen for buzzing. You may need to drill a hole in the wall to use insecticide.
4. Spray an insecticide on the nest. When you find the nest, it is important to remove it as quickly and safely as possible. The best technique for this is to use a spray can of insecticide to kill all the wasps.
   • There are spray cans of insecticide that you can use from up to 20 feet away, so you can keep a safe distance from the nest. There are also sprays for sale with herbal ingredients, which are slightly safer than chemical sprays.
   • Insecticides that leave residues can be applied to the area around the nest to kill wasps indirectly and at a safe distance.
   • Always read the package directions before using an insecticide spray can.
5. Use powder that repels wasps. Powdered insecticide is an effective long-term strategy to control wasps. Such a remedy lasts for up to six months and can sometimes keep wasps off for longer. The powder is easy to use and can be purchased in many stores.
   • At hardware stores you can buy different types of wasp powder from brands like HG, Bayer and Luxan.
   • Apply powder directly around the opening of the nest in the morning. Sprinkle about 60 grams of powder loosely near the opening. Do not close the opening so that the wasps can move freely and move the powder themselves.
   • One of the dangers of using powder is what makes it so effective: it remains dangerous for a long time. If you have pets and small children, it can be dangerous to use powder on a nest near your home. Be careful.
6. Use soap and water. This may be a bit primitive, but with good aiming, you can destroy a nest with ordinary soap suds and kill the wasps with ordinary household items.
   • Mix about 80 ml of dish soap with 2 liters of water and put the mixture in a bottle with the most powerful nozzle possible. It is important that you stand quite far from the nest while spraying soapy water on it.
   • Shake the bottle to mix well, then spray a generous amount of soapy water around the opening of the nest and get out of there. Spray the nest several times over the next few days.
7. Use smoke and water. A good natural method of killing wasps is to combine natural wood smoke and water to get rid of the wasps. When wasps detect a fire, they will leave the nest so you can destroy it safely.
   • Using a small barbecue, make a small and safe wood fire under the nest. Let the smoke curl steadily towards the nest for an hour or two while the wasps fly away.
   • Return to the site with a garden hose and spray it on the nest. If necessary, knock the nest away with a stick to destroy it.

Method 3 of 3: Make your home uninhabitable for wasps

1. Remove empty nests in the winter. Wearing thick clothing and thick rubber gloves, after the wasps have been killed, you can safely remove the remains of abandoned nests. You can also do this in the winter after the wasps have died by themselves from the frost.
   • If you've sprayed insecticide on the nests, it's important to dispose of them properly. Use a hammer or board to knock the nests away and move them away from the spot. If you leave a nest intact and let it sit, new wasps can start living in it.
   • It's still a good idea to wear protective gear just in case. Even if you are sure that most of the wasps are gone, it is very important to protect yourself from insecticide residue and stray wasps.
2. Plug holes in your house. Wasps often build nests in small cracks and in safe places where they can fly out. Keeping an eye on these areas and closing them to prevent nests from building can help prevent wasp problems.
   • Use silicone caulk and apply a thin line of caulk along the cracks you find. Then spread the sealant with a scraper or your finger. Let the kit dry according to the directions on the package.
3. Remove loose piles of wood and garden waste from your garden. Wasps often build nests in piles of firewood and in piles of garden waste that form. If you have piles of gardening tools or other loose materials in your yard, tidy them up as much as possible or the wasps will build nests in them.
4. Remove rotting fruit from under fruit trees. Wasps are more likely to build nests where there is a lot of food for them. If you have fruit trees in your yard, it is a good idea to remove rotting fruit as soon as possible or it will attract wasps.
   • Wasps are generally attracted to fruit trees whether you remove the fruit or not. However, it's still a good idea to get rid of rotting fruit to keep the wasps under control.
5. Keep your trash cans well closed outside. Rotting food scraps are also interesting for wasps, so it's important to keep your trash cans closed tightly outside to prevent wasps from living in them. If necessary, empty the trash cans regularly if it attracts wasps.

Warnings

• Be careful not to get stung.
• Alternatively, consider leaving the wasps alone and not killing them.