Getting Wasps Out Of The Attic
How are wasps getting into my house.
Getting wasps out of the attic. Leave the shop vac on for a few hours to catch as many of them as you can. Because they are a dangerous pest i would recommend calling the local orkin branch office and asking them to send over a highly trained orkin pest specialist. The orkin pest specialist will inspect and develop a customized solution backed by science that best meets your needs. Wasps like bees aren t inherently bad.
The wasps and hornets will get sucked in to the vacuum and drown in the soapy water. Liquid wasp killer is inadequate to kill a wasp nest in a wall as it won t be able to penetrate deep enough to kill all the wasps. Now it s your bad luck if the wasps have invaded your attic but what you need to do is kill them. Solitary wasps tend to build nests that allow them to secure and separate.
They pollinate and contribute to the environment in a positive way. Getting rid of the nest is a bit difficult as compared to a single wasp but if you take the. Dress in thick clothing. Wasp stings are poisonous and very painful so dressing to prevent them is important.
Fill a shop vac with soapy water then place the head attachment near the source of the insects. Attic is a not so attended place and thus the wasps can live there happily and also make a nest. When it drops to the ground break it into pieces using the same stick and reapply your pesticide of choice on the inside of the pieces. Wasps look for eaves porch ceilings and overhangs as a sturdy horizontal base to hang from.
We get calls for wasps problems all the time that sound just like the above scenario. Wasps getting thru attic vents. The problem with how the issue was taken care of by the homeowner is two fold. Many of the ridge and other types of attic vents i ve seen have louvers with almost 1 4 inch slits that are big enough for wasps to get thru and they do not have any secondary screen.
Locate the part of the attic where the hornets and wasps are coming and going.