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22nd October 2007, 05:09 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Queensland
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|  Paper Wasps "Nasty Little Blighters"
Well I had to go and get one of my climbers from a job site after he didn't spot a huge paperwasp (500mm x 300mm) nest within the tip of a Kauri Pines limb. They cut the limb on the lowering rope and when the branch hit the ground the colony went straight up the trunk and gave my climber a real touch up. He had his tie in point in a adjacent tree and had do a "rapid swing and descent". I took him to the Doc for a Antihistimine shot to relive the swelling (he was hit over 100 times) hes now resting at home. I have to be real careful now because i have been stung that many times over the years i now swell extremly badly  Anyone got any "good and safe" control/destruction methods for these little vermin. |
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22nd October 2007, 07:18 PM
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| Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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| Re: Paper Wasps "Nasty Little Blighters"
Yeah, that jet squirt stuff WASP KILLER.
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22nd October 2007, 08:01 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world
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| Re: Paper Wasps "Nasty Little Blighters"
More Smart... More Safe... MORTEINNNNNNN.  Kills the buggers everytime... Spose that's why I've never got any cans left lol..
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23rd October 2007, 09:12 AM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Queensland
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| Re: Paper Wasps "Nasty Little Blighters"
I haven't tried the new stuff; but the old Wasp Spray i used years ago was more effective if you threw the can at the nest and squashed the blighters whilst you ran the opersite way.
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23rd October 2007, 09:35 AM
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| Sappling Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado
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| Re: Paper Wasps "Nasty Little Blighters" Quote:
 Well, my uncle used to burn the nests attached to my grandmother's house, which works great, but isn't really practical for tree surgeons. I don't think smoke works as well on wasps as it does on bees either. | |
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23rd October 2007, 11:09 PM
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| Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world
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| Re: Paper Wasps "Nasty Little Blighters" Lol Mike, you recommending I recycling my empty bug spray cans by throwing them at the nest?
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25th October 2007, 10:15 PM
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Brisbane
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That wasp killer stuff that Ekka was talkin bout is the go! pretty much you'll use a whole can on one nest, it shoots a stream for approx 3-4m. knocks em dead straight away. this is the stuff to use NO doubt! i think Ekka may have posted a photo of it here or on another site once before. |
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