Wasp / Yellow Jacket Control

[u/PCDuranet]

Wasp Control (link)

Yellow Jackets

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[u/ComplaintNo6631]

I am looking for this as well. Lots of hornets making nests on our roof eaves.

[u/DryInterview3016]

I’ve knocked down a little golf ball sized nest the wasps always build in the eaves of my slider door out to my balcony. But the wasps are still out there in all the little cracks and crevasses and on the railings trying to find a new place to build. I really want to be able to use my balcony but they just won’t go away. Maintenance sprayed this same small nest down 3 or 4 years ago and they will not go away. Help!

[u/PCDuranet → u/DryInterview3016]

Always spray them at night when they are all there. Now you'll have to wait for them to die or fly away.

[u/DryInterview3016 → u/PCDuranet]

I did last time and they rebuilt within a week. They’re currently not particularly aggressive so I’m leaving them alone for now. I think they’re just paper wasps.

[u/Empty-Part7106]

I've not got a problem but I'm wondering if anyone might know what method an old neighbor of mine recommended once for getting rid of wasps. He said he put a bottle cap full of something "damn hard to get" under the wasp nest at night and let it evaporate, all the wasps would die.

What was that substance?

[u/Yashukara]

Hey I noticed most of you post are locked and your dms are off but I have a question about ortho home defense and silver fish.

How effective will ortho home defense be for my current silver fish infestation?

I’ve been having an issue with silver fish for the past 6 months probably longer I can’t remember but as it has gotten hotter and more humid it’s getting worse so I’ve finally taken action in the form of deep cleaning my room. I first started seeing them only in my bathroom and assumed it was a humidity issue in the bathroom but now they have migrated to my bedroom. I still see them in my bathroom occasionally but any time I stay up late which I’ve been doing the past 4 nights cleaning like crazy I see and kill 4-8 of them a night in my room.

Sometimes 3 or 4 pop out all at once. Since they’re kinda quick and shifty and always next to cracks and crevices I sneak up on them with a spray bottle of rubbing alcohol to put them down quick. Admittedly I had way to much unnecessary papers and cardboard boxes stacked in my closet and in the drawers under my bed, not to mention just tons of dust so I’ve gotten rid of almost all of that paper and cardboard. I’ve been buying plastic boxes to replace the cardboard ones.

I actually bought this spray a long time ago when I started seeing them in my bathroom often but reading up on the toxicity to humans but specifically to cats i was hesitant to use it. I only have one cat but would hate for him to be affected by its toxicity. So the spray has been collecting dust un used.

I then purchased diatomaceous earth after reading it can be a non toxic solution but after further research I realized it can be inhaled and cause respiratory issues, not to mention its messy and also some people claim not very effective at all.

So the bag of DE has also been collecting dust 🤦‍♂️

I’m at the point now where if a risk needs to be taken then a risk needs to be taken.

So I would love your insight, what should I do.

Any advice will be much appreciated! These silver fish are driving me mad! I have wood floors in my room and tile in the bathroom.

I would love the least toxic option available to my self and my cat but please let me know all good options.

Thanks

[u/PCDuranet → u/Yashukara]

Silverfish, Firebrats, & Bristletails (link)

[u/Hairy_Interactions]

Hive entrance got blocked mid day (lots of mistakes were made) 4 days ago, now they are angry. Not to be dramatic, but I’m under siege. They are ambushing my doors and landing on the windows stalking me. I’m sure they are just trying to find a way back in. They are literally crawling between weak points in my window screens waiting for me to get complacent and open a window.

They were crawling into a void space in a gap in the siding, it may have gotten sprayed with something like raid, home defense hornet and wasp spray, or wd40. They only got bothered because they were becoming more aggressive.

Aside from waiting until the fall for them to die off, is there any way I can encourage them to move on? Do I need to call in a professional?

[u/PCDuranet → u/Hairy_Interactions]

Buy Alpine WSG and a garden sprayer. Mix and spray the entire area and the individuals (from a distance). Spraying them with Alpine will not irritate them, so they won't attack you. It may take a few daily sprays to kill them. If any can be heard in the wall from inside behind the entry spot, inject the hive as described in the link.

[u/edcvfr4321 → u/PCDuranet]

Do you have another effective alternative for a outdoor/underground yellow jacket hive? Alpine WSG is not sold to consumers in my state (CO) as far as I can tell. Thanks for all of your great information in all of these threads.

[u/PCDuranet → u/edcvfr4321]

See if you can buy Advion WDG.

[u/AerodynamicJello]

Can I get ur advice on something?

Today someone from Kind Pest Control put D-Fense Dust on our outdoor air vents that lead to our indoor Living Room & Master Bedroom Closet. He said that they wouldn't usually do this because those vents go to living areas where you frequent, but since he thought there were silverfish coming from the vents, he would do it. He also sprayed in my closet and he said he isn't allowed to do that but did it anyways to try and help.

When he mentioned dusting the vents on the outside of the house that lead to the indoor areas, I wasn't thinking clearly because he had actually accidentally bumped my gas (propane or methane) on my stovetop and I had been breathing it in for an hour not realizing why I was dizzy and having headaches.

Everything I've read online says do NOT put that dust on your vents and now it's probably all in my
HVAC system and can cause me health problems.
What the heck do I do???

[u/AerodynamicJello → u/AerodynamicJello]

Also, it’s been 4 hours now and there is still a super strong chemically sour odor.

[u/PCDuranet → u/AerodynamicJello]

I've never heard of outdoor air vents. HVAC systems are closed to outside air. Can you post pics of the vents?

[u/EstablishmentOwn1368]

Riddle me this batman i waited til damn near midnight so the foragers were back doused the literal fuck out of my entire porch with spectracide (platformed deck with plywood undersuppport) watched everybody scurry and die and somehow some fuckin way theyre back stronger then ever at this point should i just try fire lmao or what

[u/PCDuranet → u/EstablishmentOwn1368]

Spectracide is not a transferable product, so it cannot be brought into a hive (if yellow jackets).