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dirt daubers?
It's been driving me crazy that every time I go in my garage, dirt daubers
are flying in and out. I sprayed a couple of mud nests that I found, but they must have a few more that I haven't found yet. They scare the heck out of me, because I can't see that they're not wasps until they stop moving, and lately a couple have even flown right into me and gotten caught in the folds of my shirt for a few seconds on their way in or out. What sort of bait might entice them into a hornet trap? -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Elliot Richmond wrote:
There are generally beneficial insects that prey on caterpillars, spiders, or a variety of other critters and I would recommend leaving them alone. Why do feel that you need to eliminate them? Would not simply keeping your garage door closed solve the problem? (Assuming you have a garage door.) Shoo them out of the garage before you close the door if you are concerned about accumulating bad karma. I want to be rid of them, because they scare me flying around in there, especially flying into me, when I'm doing the laundry. I can't keep the back door of the garage closed, because my elderly cats have a fenced area of the yard and the shade of the garage to hang out in, when they want to be outside. If you want to prevent these insects as well as paper wasps from building nests under the eaves of your house, paint the underside of the eaves blue. (Really!) Apparently the wasps think it's sky or something and won't try to build there. I guess you could try painting the entire inside of your garage blue. Elliot Richmond Freelance Science Writer and Editor -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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You also might try to find the source of mud and eliminate it. If you water
your landscaping regularly, the daubers look for bare or muddy spots to get their mud from. Mulching any bare spots may deprive them of building material. Certain types of these daubers build their nest in small existing cavities rather than on the surface of walls and such. I've had lots of problems with them building their nests in air hoses and other various tools. Once had a nest in my table saw motor that kept it from operating. Gary Brady Austin, TX |
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We bought this at either Home Depot or Lowes:
http://www.victorpest.com/wasp_home.htm We use it to deter them from building where we enter and exit the house, but encourage them elsewhere on the property. They eat caterpillars so are a beneficial insect. There is some other spray for flying insects Lowes sells along with the other sprays for flying insects, but I cannot recall what it's named. It works well, also. It has a similar product, an essential oil. The site I gave to you sells it, but it is MUCH cheaper if you buy it at the box stores. On 20 Jun 2003 14:52:42 GMT, (jamie) wrote: It's been driving me crazy that every time I go in my garage, dirt daubers are flying in and out. I sprayed a couple of mud nests that I found, but they must have a few more that I haven't found yet. They scare the heck out of me, because I can't see that they're not wasps until they stop moving, and lately a couple have even flown right into me and gotten caught in the folds of my shirt for a few seconds on their way in or out. What sort of bait might entice them into a hornet trap? |
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I work for a local city in the area and we have a great pest control
contractor. They once told me to spray the eaves of the house with a mixture of dish washing soap of 10 parts water to 2 parts dish washing soap to deter the wasps from building. They don't like the phosphorous left behind by the dish soap. After getting rid of the wasps you might want to spray using that solution to deter them from building again. However I agree with the group that dirt daubers are a beneficial insect for your garden. Although I love butterflies I don't want the caterpillars to come and destroy my garden. Therefore I promote the dirt dauber nests. "animaux" wrote in message ... We bought this at either Home Depot or Lowes: http://www.victorpest.com/wasp_home.htm We use it to deter them from building where we enter and exit the house, but encourage them elsewhere on the property. They eat caterpillars so are a beneficial insect. There is some other spray for flying insects Lowes sells along with the other sprays for flying insects, but I cannot recall what it's named. It works well, also. It has a similar product, an essential oil. The site I gave to you sells it, but it is MUCH cheaper if you buy it at the box stores. On 20 Jun 2003 14:52:42 GMT, (jamie) wrote: It's been driving me crazy that every time I go in my garage, dirt daubers are flying in and out. I sprayed a couple of mud nests that I found, but they must have a few more that I haven't found yet. They scare the heck out of me, because I can't see that they're not wasps until they stop moving, and lately a couple have even flown right into me and gotten caught in the folds of my shirt for a few seconds on their way in or out. What sort of bait might entice them into a hornet trap? |
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Far as I know, dish or laundry detergents no longer use phosphates. I could be
wrong. On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 07:33:19 -0500, "starlia" wrote: I work for a local city in the area and we have a great pest control contractor. They once told me to spray the eaves of the house with a mixture of dish washing soap of 10 parts water to 2 parts dish washing soap to deter the wasps from building. They don't like the phosphorous left behind by the dish soap. After getting rid of the wasps you might want to spray using that solution to deter them from building again. However I agree with the group that dirt daubers are a beneficial insect for your garden. Although I love butterflies I don't want the caterpillars to come and destroy my garden. Therefore I promote the dirt dauber nests. "animaux" wrote in message .. . We bought this at either Home Depot or Lowes: http://www.victorpest.com/wasp_home.htm We use it to deter them from building where we enter and exit the house, but encourage them elsewhere on the property. They eat caterpillars so are a beneficial insect. There is some other spray for flying insects Lowes sells along with the other sprays for flying insects, but I cannot recall what it's named. It works well, also. It has a similar product, an essential oil. The site I gave to you sells it, but it is MUCH cheaper if you buy it at the box stores. On 20 Jun 2003 14:52:42 GMT, (jamie) wrote: It's been driving me crazy that every time I go in my garage, dirt daubers are flying in and out. I sprayed a couple of mud nests that I found, but they must have a few more that I haven't found yet. They scare the heck out of me, because I can't see that they're not wasps until they stop moving, and lately a couple have even flown right into me and gotten caught in the folds of my shirt for a few seconds on their way in or out. What sort of bait might entice them into a hornet trap? |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:45:20 GMT, animaux wrote:
Far as I know, dish or laundry detergents no longer use phosphates. I could be wrong. That is something to research! My laundry detergent states it is free of phosphorus but my dish washing gel is 4.5% phosphorus which is pretty high so I collect it and use it in the yard and garden. So I need to take my reading glasses to the store next time and do a little label reading. Rusty Mase ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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