What happened to Wasp and Hornet Spray?

Raid wasp and hornet killer in the black can. We killed two nests of red wasps with it Saturday.

I can't find the foaming stuff anymore. Saturday I had to do some roof repair and there was about 50 red wasp at the corner where I needed to be. They had a nest behind a crack in the siding. No way! A trip into town and got some Hot Shot Wasp Spray. I couple of shots on the exposed wasp, and in the crack. Dead right there! Did the repair without getting stung. Here we have to put up with wasp till about the second week of September. Yellow Jackets in ground nest, about the first of October.

I haven't been using much of it lately. However, my experience has been if I grab a can of the old stuff with petroleum distillates in it they drop dead immediately. If it's the newer water based stuff be prepared to watch them fly off or do mostly whatever they want for 5 minutes.

I'm guessing they had to change the formula because either it was killing the ozone layer, or someone figured out how to make meth out of it.

Don't use spray...call this guy.

But make sure he brings his wife so everybody can have a good laugh.

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I think I have it figured out that the better stuff has D-Trans Allethrin in it. The newer stuff does not.

I'm still digging. Will look for some Raid in the black can tomorrow.

Many years ago, gasoline was the weapon of choice, then they took the lead out and it wouldn't work on wasp. Not sure if that was true or just legend.

James

You can use water with dishwashing liquid mixed in. Just take a glass of water and squirt in a little dishwashing liquid. Stir it gently, but don't make it foam.
Then throw it on the nest (just don't miss). The soap makes them fall to the ground, and if they're still moving you can just stomp them.

Gas still works. The value of the structure sometimes has me buying a can of Raid or Hot Shot and aiming more carefully.

Steve

JaRo, post: 379204, member: 292 wrote: This past weekend I tried killing a nest of big red wasp that were inside the hub of an old trailer axle, going in thru the brake adjuster slot. I tried two different brands of "FOAMING" wasp killer and neither were effective. The best I could do was keep knocking them down with the foam until I had a chance to stomp on them. I could knock the same wasp down 10 - 12 times and once he got all the foam off, he would just fly away.

I'm guessing that there is at least one ingredient that is no longer allowed by the government. The "foaming" is probably an attempt to compensate for the ineffectiveness of the spray.

Any ideas? Do you know of anything that actually still works?

James

I have a 2 gallon "pump up sprayer" at the house mixed with demon and soapy water. The soapy water gets the ones flying and the demon gets the nest and larva. That and it costs very little to make up and I have two gallons when the fight is on instead of one can. I can spray with different patterns and go about 12 to 15 feet.

Here's the cheapest insect killer you'll ever find.

Gasoline.

Put a little in a cup and throw it at the nest.

You're welcome.

Tommy Young, post: 379291, member: 703 wrote: Here's the cheapest insect killer you'll ever find.

Gasoline.

Put a little in a cup and throw it at the nest.

You're welcome.

Just don't try it in the top of a hay barn!!!!!! We were cleaning out the old hay and twine when we came up on a bunch of em. Jimmy, my neighbor went to get the ether and next thing you know we have little fireballs going everywhere. We dang near burned down the barn. Too many of these :clink::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Tommy Young, post: 379291, member: 703 wrote: Here's the cheapest insect killer you'll ever find.

Gasoline.

Put a little in a cup and throw it at the nest.

You're welcome.

Garden sprayer with diesel. There's one in the garage. Doubles as a "slow motion" weed-eater, too.