How to get rid of wasps in a private house - the best drugs and alternative methods

Wasps are one of the beneficial insects for garden plants. After all, they feed on the larvae of pests of vegetable and fruit crops. Without wasps, it would be difficult to pollinate plants. But if a wasp family settles in a house, then it is dangerous to human health. Insect bites can lead to allergies, to dire consequences such as Quincke's edema, anaphylactic shock.

Wasps have been living side by side with humans for a long time. There are many varieties of insects. When these are separate solitary individuals, then they do not cause concern. But the family clans of wasps that proliferate during the summer are becoming dangerous. Their nests, built under the roof or within the walls of the house, cannot be approached. Insects are aggressive towards humans as the cold weather sets in. Next, consider how to get rid of wasps in a private home and what to do if they are bitten.

Content:

• Where can wasps live in a house and why?
• What is the danger of hornets' nests in the house?
• Preparations against wasps, their action and use
• Wasp traps and baits
• The best folk methods of struggle
• How to get rid of wasps under the floor?
• Wasp nest under the roof of the house - what to do?
• How to get wasps out of the walls of the house?
• Safety precautions when breeding wasps
• What if bitten by a wasp?

Where can wasps live in a house and why?

It is known that wasps like to arrange a dwelling next to private houses, dachas. After all, fruit trees, flowers in flower beds grow on the site. And the wasps need nectar, the sweet juice of the fruit, for nutrition. They find a nesting site in advance to survive the cold winter.

Most of all, social insects like to build nests where it is difficult to see and find them.

Only when you go up to the roof you can see the spherical houses as if made of newsprint. They can hang in the corner of the attic, hide under the slate. Even in the wall of a house, wasps can build their nest. There are varieties that live in the ground, in basements, under the floor.

Insects choose such buildings where the owners rarely go. Therefore, it is necessary to bypass such places more often in order to detect pests in time. To lure out stinging insects in order to find their place of settlement, you can put a piece of meat or fish on the table in the garden. It remains only to observe where the swarm came from. It is better to get rid of the wasp nest in the spring, when there are up to 5-6 individuals in it. By the fall, the family grows, and then it will be more difficult to neutralize the stinging "ball".

What is the danger of hornets' nests in the house?

Don't think that wasps are harmless. When one insect bites, it is not scary. The affected area will slightly swell, turn red, and after 2-3 days the pain will pass, and the skin will recover. But wasps can attack the whole family. And then it will lead to serious consequences.

In people with allergies, bites cause Quincke's edema, which is fatal.

In addition, like all insects, wasps on their paws can carry pathogenic microorganisms. There have been cases of intestinal infections after a wasp bite.Therefore, it is imperative to fight against the colonization of insects in the house.

Preparations against wasps, their action and use

The chemical industry produces effective means, the action of which is aimed at scaring away and destroying wasps.

Drug name	Act	Application
Raptor	Affects the gastrointestinal tract of insects, paralyzing the nervous system.	The aerosol is sprayed into the nest. After the paralytic action of the basic substance on the wasps, the nest is removed and placed in a bag. It remains to burn the wasp's house.
Will dare	Odorless microcapsules destroy insects.	Lay out the product in hard-to-reach places at home. The drug works for 8-9 months.
Karbofos	It has a toxic effect on wasps.	Prepare the solution according to the instructions. The nest is lowered into a container with liquid, trying to drown it together with the inhabitants.
Geth	The pale pink suspension contains the poisonous substance chlorpyrifos. Acts paralytically on the nervous system of wasps.	Mix the powder with sweet juices or sugar, honey. Put the dish out in the open.
Commander	At the heart of the drug is imidacloprid, a substance toxic to wasps. Possesses high penetrating power, destroying insects in nests, in the ground.	Prepare a solution before starting treatment. The substance acts for a long time, within 2 weeks.

Choose a chemical based on where the hornets' nest is.

How to drive the wasps out of the attic can be found in the video:

Wasp traps and baits

A more harmless and simpler way is to create insect traps. Knowing that stinging insects love sweets, you can fill the plastic bottles half with compote or syrup diluted in water. Beer and kvass are also suitable. Once inside, the wasps will not be able to fly out of the bottle and will die. This reduces the number of members of the wasp families. You can mix poison into the dessert. Then the wasps will die faster.

Special baits are also used. Pieces of fish or meat are moistened with an odorless insecticide. Clouds of wasps flock to the treat and die. You can lay out strips of cardboard, smeared with a thick layer of glue, next to the bait.

Traps and baits will help destroy the insects themselves, but not their homes.

Amanita poisonous mushroom is used to control flies and wasps. A mixture of 3-4 mushroom caps and 100 grams of honey boiled in a liter of water is an excellent bait that leads insects to death.

They also use substances that scare away insects from the house. Hanging pods of bitter pepper in the attic, near the door, they discourage wasps from flying into the house. They start looking for other places to create a nest.

The best folk methods of struggle

Summer residents have come up with many ways to get rid of stinging insects that have settled in houses:

• Water is often used. They immerse the insect nest in a container of water, put a load on top so that it does not float up. You can destroy insect dwellings in the ground with a strong jet of water.
• Moisten a rag with gasoline or kerosene and plug the hole into the socket. Sometimes houses are set on fire, first pouring flammable substances. But this method cannot be used if there are flammable objects nearby.
• Smoke can force wasps to leave the home. It remains to carefully remove the hive and destroy. To prevent the wasps from returning, the place is smeared with a liquid insecticide solution.
• Dissolve dishwashing detergent in water. Take half a glass of soapy liquid per liter. You can simply pour the mixture into the hole in the house or spray it through a spray bottle. The formed impervious film inside the nest will lead to the death of the stinging insects.

Although folk remedies help to get rid of wasps, the use of chemical aerosols will be faster and more reliable.

How to get rid of wasps under the floor?

It is more difficult to destroy the wasp dwelling, which is located in a hard-to-reach place, under the floor. The first step is to determine where the entrance to the hive is. By luring the wasps with sweet nectar, you can do this.If insects regularly flock to the bait, then poisonous agents are added to it.

The population destroyed in this way will not annoy the owners of the house. And the nest is filled with water or sprayed with effective preparations. Then you can be sure that the wasps will not return to their original place.

Boric acid powder is used to scare away insects.

It is mixed with sweet drinks by placing containers in the basement. To get rid of wasps under the floor, it is possible to use traditional, folk methods, as well as baits.

Wasp nest under the roof of the house - what to do?

A hive in an attic can be destroyed in several ways:

1. Often they simply fill the nest with water. You can climb the stairs and lower the house into a container of hot water. But here you have to be careful not to fall down the stairs.
2. Lures made of honey, compote mixed with insecticides will free the hive from its inhabitants. All that remains is to carefully remove the nest and burn it on the site.
3. It is advised to use a vacuum cleaner to tighten the wasps inside the bag, and then pull it out and place it in a bucket of water. But there is a danger of insect bites that have managed to stay free.
4. If the nest is located at a low height, then Dichlorvos or Karbofos is sprayed inside the wasp dwelling. Then plug the hole with a rag soaked in poison. After half an hour, you can destroy the dwelling of the wasps.

Each method is effective and will allow you to destroy the hive, save the inhabitants of a private house from the danger of being bitten by insects.

How to get wasps out of the walls of the house?

Wasp nests are everywhere! It happens that a paper house is found inside the plaster or even a concrete wall. It is much more difficult to remove insects here. Baits come to the rescue, which are placed near the house.

Wasps will change their place of residence when a string of "decorations" of hot pepper hangs nearby.

If you find a hole in the wall, you can seal it up with a strong mortar. Polyurethane foam will not work, since it costs nothing for insects to gnaw through the frozen mass.

Covering the hole with glue tape will do. Houses are poured in concrete with water, kerosene from the outside of the house.

Video on how to get rid of a wasp nest:

Safety precautions when breeding wasps

Before proceeding with the procedure for getting rid of the wasp hive and its inhabitants, you need to think over the safety rules:

1. It is best to carry out the treatment at night, when the insects are not so active.
2. To exclude an attack, wasps protect their hands with gloves, the body with thick clothing. It is better to wear a mask and glasses on your face. If the nest is lowered into a container of water, it is best to keep the bucket suspended. There must be an assistant nearby who will hold the ladder, help you quickly descend when attacked by a wasp flock.
3. Before removing the nest, put a plastic bag on it, inside which an insecticidal agent is sprayed. The bag is tied at the base of the nest. It is necessary that the bag be tight so that wasps do not bite it.
4. Do not come close to the nest if an aerosol with toxic substances has been sprayed into it. Wasps at this moment are very aggressive and will cause great harm to humans. Children or pets should not be around.

People with allergic reactions should not deal with wasp nests. It is better to call specialists for this.

What if bitten by a wasp?

Such a dangerous procedure as getting rid of wasps does not pass without stinging insect bites. The site of damage is immediately washed with water. After removing the remains of the poison and dirt, wipe the wound with a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide, an alcohol solution.

To avoid swelling, you need to apply a compress with ice to the bite site. The sugar cube attached to it helps to quickly draw out the poison from the affected area.

It is important for allergy sufferers to take antihistamines right away.

Multiple bites from wasps are dangerous to humans, as they can be fatal. Therefore, in this case, the patient is urgently hospitalized.First aid is to put warm heating pads on the patient, give a Suprastin pill, 20 drops of Cordiamin. Observing safety rules when dealing with wasps, you can avoid their attack.