Simple and effective ways to get rid of an aspen nest

Buzzing striped insects are familiar companions of a person in the city and in the suburban area. But it’s one thing they just fly nearby, and another - they built a nest on the balcony or under the roof. Such a close neighborhood brings a lot of trouble, from a constant hum to a threat of bites. If small children or allergies live in the house, then insects must be destroyed as soon as possible. How to get rid of an aspen nest? There are various methods of control, which allow guaranteed and for a short time to deal with stinging insects. To make the right choice, you should study their features and evaluate the effectiveness.

Where to look for a nest?

In Russia, paper wasps are more common than other species. These are hardworking social insects that live in families led by one or more uterus. Their color is black and yellow stripes. Paper wasps build nests in the form of open hexagonal honeycombs. As a material, they use carefully chewed bark of trees and rotten stumps.

Less commonly, homeowners encounter hornets. This is one of the families of large wasps, the size of insects is 25-35 mm. Hornets differ not only in size but also in color. The head, chest and stripes on the abdomen may be red-brown. The body is densely covered with hairs. Insects live in colonies with one queen queen. They build large multi-tiered nests with a protective sheath. Notice such a structure is not difficult.
Before you begin to destroy wasp nests, you need to know where to look for them. The uterus chooses a quiet, protected place. When inspecting the territory, they first look at the uninhabited areas:

• attics of buildings;
• rarely visited outbuildings;
• space under the roof;
• cracks in the wall;
• peaks of balconies, verandas and loggias;
• voids and holes in the earth;
• hollow and tree branches;
• abandoned building materials - boards, slate, cinder blocks, etc.

Attention. Hornet's nest is dark or light gray. It can be in the form of a ball, cone or umbrella of honeycombs.

If the dwelling is built behind wall cladding or in crevices, then it is difficult to detect. In this case, it is necessary to trace the insects. You should put the bait out of meat. They feed their offspring with protein food, which means that I will carry pieces of the bait directly to the nest.

Attention. The hornet’s house must not be knocked down with a stick or other object. Enraged predators will attack in a swarm and inflict many painful bites.

What if the wasps settled on the balcony?

There can be no talk of a peaceful neighborhood with insects that built a nest on a balcony or loggia. The territory is too small, so the residents will be near the nest. And the wasps will not like it. Predators will regularly sting people, seeing them as a potential threat. The choice in this situation is small: do not open the balcony door until late autumn or destroy the invaders.

The first thing to do is determine the location of the aspen nest on the balcony. It can be located:

• under the ceiling;
• on the wall;
• behind the skin;
• from the outside.

In each case, you have to act, given the nuances of housing.

Traps

A universal option is the manufacture of a poison bait trap. You will need an empty tin can or a clipped plastic bottle. Inside the tank is poured bait from kvass, compote or beer. Previously, an insecticide is diluted in the liquid. These agents have a wide spectrum of action. They affect insects in a contact and intestinal manner. Substances in the form of a concentrate or powder are readily soluble in liquids.

Tip. Choose an odorless preparation, otherwise the bait will not attract wasps.

One of the inexpensive and effective insecticides is boric acid. The powder is odorless, as a medicine, it is safe for humans. For 100 ml of sweet bait, you need half a teaspoon of boric acid. To prevent wasps from drowning in a trap, but carrying poison into a nest, it will be necessary to install ladders from sticks. The mechanism of destruction is simple: adults die by eating poison, and the larvae and uterus receive a toxin by contact. The only drawback of the method is that you have to wait for the death of insects for 7-10 days.

Chemical means for exterminating insects

In a block of flats, some methods, such as burning a nest, are not available. But there are modern effective drugs that can be used without fear. The most convenient form of release is aerosol from wasp nests. Thanks to the powerful jet, processing can be carried out while being at a distance from the home of insects. The drug is able to penetrate into hard-to-reach places - for lining, in crevices or in the baseboard. With it, it is easy to process a nest built from the outside of the balcony.
Among the popular brands:

• Aerosol Dr. Klausa - active substances are cypermethrin, tetramethrin and piperonyl butoxide. The combination of insecticides makes the product highly toxic for flying insects. It penetrates the chitinous cover and blocks the nerve impulses of wasps. Adults die within a few minutes from paralysis of all organs. Processing takes place with windows and doors closed. The room is aired after 15 minutes.
• Dichlorvos - a tool that has been tested for decades of use. Since Soviet times, the formula of the active substance has changed. Pyrethroid compounds are used in modern products. One bottle is enough to exterminate stinging insects on the balcony. Plus dichlorvos - affordable price.
• Mosquitol aerosol from wasp nests - the drug is specially designed for the destruction of flying insects in non-residential premises and on the street. A powerful tool allows you to cope with the nest in a few minutes. The active substances - bioallertrin and cypermethrin are pyrethroids of the second generation. The two-component formulation is designed specifically to combat stinging insects - wasps and hornets. High pressure allows you to spray the can from a distance of 6 m.

Spraying a self-prepared insecticide solution will be no less effective. Microcapsule-based preparations - Delta Zone, Minap 22, Get, ensure the effectiveness of the composition in any conditions. The prepared solution is poured into a container and sprayed in the form of a spray.

Mechanical way

The nest built on the ceiling of the balcony can be destroyed without chemicals. You only need a bucket filled with water. At night, when the whole family gathers in the house, the nest is immersed in water. To fix the bucket, pressed to the ceiling, you need a stepladder. The design should stand for several hours. This time is enough for insects to drown. Before you remove the bucket, it is better to play it safe. You can check for live wasps by hitting the dishes with a stick. If no hum or buzz is heard, all insects are dead.

Precautionary measures

It is necessary to start the fight against stinging insects after taking security measures.They provide for:

1. Wear a protective suit. It can be any clothing made of thick fabric with long sleeves. Cover your head with a hat or hood, the best option is to throw a mosquito net. Gloves are put on the hands, the cuffs of the sleeves should fit snugly on the hands so that the wasps could not get under the clothes.
2. Act in the evening, when insects show minimal activity.
3. It is forbidden to use any perfumery means.

Stinging insects - an unpleasant neighborhood in the country

Life outside the city implies a close proximity to nature. Wasps are traditional inhabitants of suburban areas. They are our allies in the fight against pests of the garden. Each predator catches and feeds offspring 20-30 small insects. Unfortunately, wasps not only help, but also do harm.

• Insects spoil the crop, especially berries - raspberries, grapes.
• Aggressive predators threaten the health of children and the elderly.
• Wasps often become carriers of intestinal infections. They feed on garbage dumps and carcasses of animals, and then sit on food.

Arriving at the site in the summer, the owners can see an unpleasant surprise in the form of a building above the entrance to the house or under the roof of a street toilet. It’s not worth risking in such a situation, you need to quickly decide how to get rid of the aspen nest in the country. An indispensable tool for quick and guaranteed destruction will be chemicals. You can use one of the aerosols described. This option has several advantages:

• Means are intended for use indoors and outdoors.
• They are highly toxic to flying insects.
• It can be used against nests located at a height of 3-5 m.

Attention. For safety reasons, it is not recommended to spray chemicals from the stairs. In case of an unexpected attack, insects can fall and get injured.

After the destruction of the tenants, the paper honeycomb must be brought down with any tool and burned with the corpses of wasps.

A less safe, but equally effective method is the use of an insecticide package. You will need a large and dense plastic bag, adhesive tape and one of the insect concentrates. Inside the package is poured any chemical agent:

• Executioner;
• Cucaracha;
• Karbofos;
• Sinusan;
• Geth.

Polyethylene is put on the nest, its neck is fixed with tape. Everything should fit tightly so that the inhabitants of the house did not break free. It is recommended to leave the package for several hours. After this, as in the case of the bucket, it is worth checking the work efficiency. Knocking on the nest, you can see the death of wasps. At the attachment point, the structure gets off and is disposed of together with the bag.

Attention. This method is dangerous, it requires courage and skill. Protective equipment required. People who are allergic to wasp bites should not be involved in their destruction.

Ways to deal with wasp colonies

Not always the nest is located in a prominent place. More often it is necessary to search for it throughout the site. Depending on where it is found, a remedy against wasp nests is selected. A common option is to arrange a home in the ground. A practical way to get rid of paper honeycombs is to burn them. About a liter of flammable liquid (gasoline or kerosene) is poured into a hole where striped predators live, then set on fire. In order not to get a burn, you should make a small path of gasoline, along which the fire will reach the nest.

Burning is one of the most effective methods, but it is not always possible to carry it out. In some cases, there is a danger of burning trees or nearby buildings. An alternative to fire will be water. The housing of earthen wasps is poured with two buckets of boiling water. The construction found in the hollow cannot be burned or flooded. Insecticides will come to the rescue. The concentrate is dissolved in water and poured into the hollow. The entrance is tightly shut up with a cloth impregnated with the same composition.

The building of winged architects can be on a tree branch. In this situation, there is no better way to smoke a hornet's nest.A bonfire with raw branches is laid out under it. It is necessary to place it so that the smoke goes on the honeycomb. Wasps do not like the smell of smoke, in a few hours all adults will fly away. At this time, you can knock down the structure. Inside will remain the larvae and pupae, which are better to burn.

Prevention of the appearance of wasp nests

To avoid the fight against stinging insects, it is worth paying attention to several recommendations:

• In spring, inspect the balcony and other places where the wasp can settle. At this time, their house consists of several hundred and one uterus. By the end of summer, the colony grows to hundreds of aggressive individuals.
• Unnecessary things and building materials should be removed. These are potential nest locations.
• Timely close the cracks in the walls and the holes between the skin.
• Do not arrange a dump of food residues near the cottage, carefully close the garbage cans. Collect fruits falling on the ground in time. These measures will deprive insects of access to food.