Thread: Really off topic/ Red Wasp question

I don't know of anything to repel them but your common Wasp Spray from Wal-Mart works for me. Make sure all of them are on the nest when you spray it and they will all die, so you don't have to worry about them coming back. Then sweep down the nest and all will be well.

Talstar, I use it a couple times a year around my place. It's also great on fire ants

Originally Posted by feeshrman

Talstar, I use it a couple times a year around my place. It's also great on fire ants

Where ya get it. I got fire ants, and don't want my grandson gettin in em.

You can try making some homemade bee traps out of liter size plastic bottles and use jelly/honey etc for bait. I made some last year and they work. check out utube. Bees/wasps go in the bottle and then drown

You can also mix soap and water in tank sprayer. The soap plugs the thorax and will smother the wasps. Plus you can spray from a distance in case you are allergic to stings.

My local garden supply has it. You can google it and get a list of suppliers, or even buy it online.

This talstar stuff will keep them from building to begin with(an ounce of prevention is worth a lb of cure). As for as fire ants I just wet the mound with a mixture of the stuff as soon as I notice them.

I use termite spray I get at my local co-op. It kills them and they wont build back for the rest of the year. Learned the trick from the pest control company spraying my parents home.