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Wasp Control - Ortho Home Defense
MBK
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Here in the Rockies we get a lot of wasps around the buildings, and the outside vehicles/equipment. Many small 2-4 inch nests, nothing like the big hornet nest in the other thread.
In prior years I bought and used many cans of the killer spray, the ones that shoot 10-15 feet (they don't shoot 20 like some say on the can )
Last year I tried a Propane fogger. It was only partly effective,
This year I have used Ortho Home Defense spray, the insecticide you use to make a barrier at thresholds and floors. I always use it across my garage openings.
We have a raised front porch in front of the log house, and that is covered to the ground with wood lattice. The wasps get inside and up in the porch stringers.
Well, after about 2 weeks of treatment, the number is down to maybe 5% of previous years. I have hit them on the fly, and by squirting the nest areas.
The spray goes a long way and is less costly than the spray cans.
In prior years I bought and used many cans of the killer spray, the ones that shoot 10-15 feet (they don't shoot 20 like some say on the can )
Last year I tried a Propane fogger. It was only partly effective,
This year I have used Ortho Home Defense spray, the insecticide you use to make a barrier at thresholds and floors. I always use it across my garage openings.
We have a raised front porch in front of the log house, and that is covered to the ground with wood lattice. The wasps get inside and up in the porch stringers.
Well, after about 2 weeks of treatment, the number is down to maybe 5% of previous years. I have hit them on the fly, and by squirting the nest areas.
The spray goes a long way and is less costly than the spray cans.
Comments
Mix in a sprayer 1oz per gallon, it doesn't leave any smell or visible residue. I haven't had a wasp build a nest on the fence in a couple of years, earlier in the spring one started a nest by the garage door, but died not long after. Haven't sprayed since last summer/spring.
Suspend, and Demon WP are also great choices.
Only thing I use.