How to get rid of wasps, bees and stinging insects.

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Wasps, Bees, Yellow Jackets, Hornets

How to get rid of stinging insects
Here in Wisconsin where I live, the wasps are pretty bad. There are a lot of big homes with high roof peaks and wasps love to build nests in there. My home in particular seems to be a home for wasps more than any other insect around. We are particularly careful during August when they really seem to be active, and aggressive.

Basically, you have three options for getting rid of bees and wasps:

1) Use several cans of RAID(tm) and knock down nests at night time
2) Use live traps and release wasps in new area or use natural methods instead of chemicals
3) Hire a professional pest remover


In hiring a professional pest remover, you may be restricted as to the height of your rooftops. You may also want to consider using a "friendly" bee remover who actually tries to move the entire nest to another location rather then destroy all the bees. I am not certain that this works for wasps, but you can ask them when you call.

Here in Wisconsin, you can call The Bee Guy!

Hopefully, you will find some useful ways to deal with the wasps in your area here at this site. Stick around and don't get stung!

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Photos of Wasps

German Wasp feeding on Aphid Honeydew by SidPix
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WASP Museum Sweetwater TX by TheSeafarer
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spider vs wasp by Wim Vandenbussche
spider vs wasp by Wim Vandenbussche
spider vs wasp by Wim Vandenbussche
spider vs wasp by Wim Vandenbussche
spider vs wasp by Wim Vandenbussche
spider vs wasp by Wim Vandenbussche
European Wasp by John Tann
European Wasp by John Tann
European Wasp by John Tann
"Wasp" by cooper.gary
First time macro008 by Fryncita
First time macro007 by Fryncita
W.A.S.P. - Babylons Burning & Putin by Cea.
wasp indet. from SE-Germany by gbohne
Dead Wasp by mrsdkrebs
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WASPs Martin and Ellfeldt by TheSeafarer
wasps & bees by Wim Vandenbussche
wasps & bees by Wim Vandenbussche
wasps & bees by Wim Vandenbussche
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European Wasp by John Tann
A wasps work. by AisforAmy91
Cotesia Glomerata by Lennart Tange
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Wasp Update July 21, 2008

Port Washington, WI USA

My husband called the local pest control here in town and they will not come because of home height limitations. So, my husband started attacking our wasp problem on his own. He attempted to spray several areas that we knew of where wasps were entering and exiting, but now we've found more. We've gone through two cans of Raid Wasp and Hornet Killer and two cans of some generic brand so far.

We have several kinds of wasps to deal with. We know for sure that we have a paper wasp problem, a yellow jacket problem and the giant black wasps which are pictured here on this page. These three along with your standard bumble bees and "beer" bees are a real nuisance around here. We try to keep our garbage bagged tight and the lids tight on the cans as possible, but apparently the wasps have plenty other supplies of food besides ours. We live near a small woods with lots of wild flowers which doesn't help us much either.

I'm thinking of calling The Bee Guy.

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I think I killed a nest! I watched as a wasp was hovering around the tops of our gutters on the roof the other day, just outside our deck doors. He started crawling in and out of there so I ran and got a can of Raid Wasp Killer and sprayed it up into the gutters. The stuff came out in a long spray and arched right into the spot where he was. I soaked it real good and haven't had any wasps flying around my doorway since.

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You may need to get rid of some wasps this summer. We keep a can in the house every summer and normally use it in August when the Yellow Jackets and other stinging critters seem most aggressive.

Photos of Black Wasps

black wasp: a contradiction in terms? by theilr
Ichneumonid wasp by John Tann
Ichneumonid wasp by John Tann
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Black Wasp on Nagoya Patrinia by wht_wolf9653
Black Wasp on Nagoya Patrinia by wht_wolf9653
big black wasp by julie_g
236/365:Scary bug by Magic Madzik
Black Wasp by Rennett Stowe
Great Black Wasp- FPD #1 by gb_packards
black wasp by asplosh
Evania appendigaster (ensign wasp) by EBKauai
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Black Wasp by Tobyotter
Black Wasp on Nagoya Patrinia by wht_wolf9653
Black Wasp on Nagoya Patrinia by wht_wolf9653
Black Wasp on Nagoya Patrinia by wht_wolf9653
Black Wasp on Nagoya Patrinia by wht_wolf9653
Digger wasp by John Tann
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Great Black Wasp, Sphex pensylvanicus by GregTheBusker
IMG_9004.JPG by Jessep242
black and red wasp by José Bernardo
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scary black wasp by bobrayner
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Black wasp by rkimpeljr
Waspface by quinet
Black-Wasp by quinet
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hanging out in st paul by spikenheimer
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Important Readings on Wasp Control

One thing my husband and I noticed is that you really do need to find the nests of these little buggers. Wasps like to build inside hard to reach places so keep an eye on where they land and crawl in and out of. Most likely, you've spotted a nest area.

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I don't know why anyone would want a wasp key chain but if you are cool with wasps, maybe you should get one. For me personally though, I'll stick with my ordinary key chain. I wouldn't want to reach in my purse forgetting that I bought a wasp key chain and freak out or something. That would not be good.

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Wasp, Yellow Jacket, Hornet Traps and Lures

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I'm sorry but this thing scares me to death!

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Photos of Bumble Bees

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  • cheshiregriffin May 22, 2012 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    So true, it can be very difficult to eliminate wasps and hornets around the house. It is nearly impossible to find all of the nests, especially when they're in treetops, underground, and can fly long distances from the nest.
  • inspirationz Apr 13, 2012 @ 11:58 am | delete
    Very useful! I've just spent a while researching treatment of wasp and bee stings so it's nice to hear about how to get rid of them all together
  • Rob3 Mar 17, 2012 @ 5:53 am | delete
    Great information, but wouldn't want to get rid of bees as much as wasps and hornets.
  • 1000-online-games Aug 29, 2011 @ 7:57 pm | delete
    Great site, especially since I'm in summer and needing help. Nice job.
  • MamaBelle Aug 19, 2011 @ 10:14 am | delete
    Great tips and advice!
  • CherisSweetShoppe Jul 6, 2011 @ 8:12 pm | delete
    Lots of good info on here. We're dealing with wasps chasing away my hummimgbirds.
  • Pukeko Nov 2, 2010 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    Wonderful information here, and very timely for me. We just destroyed (at night) a wasp nest growing on the underside of our deck table (our primary eating table this time of year). We were wondering why so many wasps around - glad we found it before it got too big.
  • Fitzcharming Sep 15, 2010 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    I have a large number of bees living under my shed. They've been there for 3 years and won't go away. I don't want to kill them because I think they are regular honey bees. They have never stung us and we move around near them all the time. I wish they would find another home though. Your lens is squid angel blessed.
  • mrsjordanjr Oct 9, 2010 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Thank you for the blessing. Yes, you don't want to get rid of honey bees. :)
  • Obscure_Treasures Aug 16, 2010 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    I found lots of useful information, great lens, Thanks!
  • mrsjordanjr Oct 9, 2010 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    Thank you. :)

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I love honey! But again, wasps are no joke. This year, 2009, we've noticed the wasps building nests in between the slats of our deck. They crawl in and out from the deck and we can't even enjoy grilling out or laying outside for a tan this year. They started coming out back in May already, hovering around the gutters of the house. I have a feeling we have a larger problem then first thought.

If they start coming in the house, I'm moving!

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