How to get rid of wasps in aluminum siding … for good!
After finding yellow jackets in my siding I tried everything to get rid of them… sprays, dusts, waiting… they just would not go away! Tired of spending money I found a quick and easy way to take care of the pests for good. This will work with any flying pest, too.
Items Needed:
- A Shop Vacuum
- Bleach
- Long Extension Cord
- An hour of time
I think you know where I am going with this, as it is pretty straight forward. First, take about 1/2 gallon of bleach and put it in the bottom of your shop vacuum, then fill it about half way with water. Place the lid back on and make sure the exhaust port is not open and the filter is connected to your vacuum.
Now you are ready to take out some wasps. Carefully move your vacuum over to your siding hive and carefully move the suction tube close to where the wasps are flying in and out of their hive. It is okay if you do not get it perfectly near the hive, within a few inches is perfect. Next run your extension cord to the nearest outlet and plug in your vacuum and turn it on. You will need to let it run for about 45 minutes.
After 45 minutes go back to your wasp killing machine. You should see no bees coming in or out. If you do, just give it a few more minutes, you can enjoy watching what is left get sucked into the tube. If you have come out to find no wasps left you can walk up and bang on your siding with your open hand. This will shake up the last of the wasps protecting the hive. They will fly out and get sucked into your trap.
At this point you should be able to turn off the vacuum. SLOWLY open it up and you will see just how many you caught! Wait until tomorrow and see if any wasps are back. You should be good to go, but if there are any just suck them up like the day before.
After a few days the queen should die and it will be over, you won. What about the nest you say? Well, new wasps will not come and use that nest so you can leave it. When winter comes go outside and seal up any holes that the wasps were using.
nice… I suppose this fixed your problem? (I also suppose that it is winter now and any wasps left over would now be dead).
Yep, all gone, before winter too!
Worked like a charm. Captured/killed all the wasps then sealed up the hole.
Thanks
Thanks!
LOL! Wow, this almost seems “mean” to the poor little wasps
But kudos on a practical and effective home-made solution to your problem.
You like to walk on the wild side. Sounds risky. And FUN! LOL Usually I find yellow jackets in the ground. Soak a rag with gasoline, dump some down the hole, drop the rag on top, drop a brick on that. And…run. heh. One piece of advice is to do this at night when the bees are all in the nest so you won’t be harassed by ones returning to the nest.
HA! Yes, I wanted to watch them burn … hopefully next time they will be away from the house
I had a problem with wasps last summer. I found a wasp’s nest in my loft and due to the size of the nest I had to call out a wasp removal company who were able to removal the wasps nest and seal up any holes. I’ve had no wasps since then. Great advice given above but I would recommend calling out an expert if there is a number of wasps due to the dangers.
Wondering if they came back?
We have a steady stream of wasps going in & our of a hole just under our siding right near our front door. The spray has done nothing. We are finding wasps in the house now though
Hopefully my husband isnt too chicken to try this!
The vac works great, but I have been doing it every day for over a week and still they keep coming1 Last time I emptied the vac, there were hundreds of them in the bleach soup, all dead. they are also somehow getting through the window frame and into the bathroom.
John – Do you leave your shop vac on all night? I found I had to leave it on 24 hours a day for about 2 days until they died out. They also never came back and no other bugs reused the nest… Remember to seal your holes!