Time to deal with aggressive wasps and hornets

Out Of Interest

As you've probably noticed, wasps and hornets are starting to get aggressive. Everytime I step outside on to my porch they buzz and fly around me. A few times they have even tapped me. Threatening they will attack. I am allergic to their stings.

The main reason they become aggressive this time of year is because as the weather cools their food source becomes scarce and competition gets fierce.

For the wasps, the Queen has stopped laying eggs. The larvae no longer provide a food source for the adult wasps. Lack of food makes for more aggressive, angry wasps. 

They are looking for sugar and protein.

You don't want to be near their nests. They will protect it fiercely and will proceive you as a threat.

I've made several traps over the years and I have even used them while out camping.

All you need is a plastic bottle. A knife or scissors to cut the top portion and to make holes for the string or wire. You can also use a large sewing needle and heat it with a lighter to make your holes. These holes come out clean and are much easier to make. You will be making two holes. One on either side. Using string or wire you will place them through the holes. This will hold the inner piece in place and will become your hanger.

Contents can be beer, sugary water, juice or wine. 

You can make as many as you want and leave up around your yard. Just don't leave them where you plan to hang out because you will be attracting wasps and hornets.

Watch the video I prepared. Anyone can make these traps.

Next trap I'm using sugary water. I'm heating lots of sugar with water so it mixes good. I'll let it cool and then I will pour that in to my third trap.

Appears the beer traps work the best. Not one has gone to the sugar water. Never tried sugar water before. They might have gone to it if the beer traps weren’t up. Moths are attracted to the beer as well as flies. Caught lots of wasps so far. 

Barb Cecil