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With the dry summer the wasp population has done well. Up till now they have been quite docile and you could approach quite close to nests with no sign of aggression. They must have just switched diets or be coming under pressure as yesterday was horrific in the bush with my brother and I getting whacked on average once an hour by lone attackers with no sign of nests about.
OK
That explains why the wasps were so bad 3 weeks ago when I was over there.
Never seen them so bad
And yes it was very dry
Good to know because I might be back over there next week
Jugs on if you are coming past.
Will do this timeQuote:
Originally Posted by whanahuia
Cheers
Bad on the Island at the moment also.
They not eating protein here yet. Waiting for it so I can kill the huas that are raiding the sugar water in bird feeder.tried them with smoked tuna yesterday and no interest yet. Be careful guys. Overalls and gaiters give some protection but nothing really stops them if determined.i hate wasps.
If you slim down to my size they will be unable to see you for a human, think it's a stick,lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
We are getting great results baiting with Hawkeye poison.
Takes a bit longer to work.
We have poisoned probably 20 nests with powder and just getting the ones we can't find now with the Hawkeye.
We are even getting plenty of grapes before the wasps!
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Wasps out of control up North also, fuckin nightmare trying to fillet fish
Yeah mountain biking along the Kawarau River out of Cromwell yesterday & one got stuck between Nina’s glasses & the bridge of her nose, stabbed her a few times before she could stop & get rid of it. Bastard things!
I've hit three wasp nests while working on the digger this summer, there is a lot to be said for a digger with a cab! Downside is my finger still hurts from slamming it in the door last week in my haste to seal up.
The geese and wasps are far bigger problems around here but all DOC wants to do is drop poison from helis
Heaps here too.
On meat but they are also keeping the flies occupied.
Yeah pricks of things - sugary food sources are drying up with the end of the fruit season and flowers not really doing the thing. Bastards have been destroying the golden delicious apples... I'm waiting for them to switch to protein as well so I can start nailing the little bastards and not hammer the bees that are out in force as well. It's a pain, I keep wanting to slap the little huas thinking they are wasps but the bees and the wasps are feeding on the apples side by side at the moment - haven't seen that before as normally the wasps will kill bees?
They are everywhere, they have decimated the Monach butterfly caterpillars to the extent that there are none at all about. Last year we had to try and find swan plants due to the number of caterpillars, now its a struggle to find any caterpillars.
I was stung a few weeks ago and I had to pull the bugger off as it just kept stinging, never had them sting like that before.
I also am waiting for the buggers to go on the protein. They have had a great year for making new nests etc. I poisoned last year and got rid of quite a few. They seem far more prevalent
They dont like vespex
They are starting to increase in Wellington. Them and ants.
Been getting lots of calls where they are feeding off trees and even a coffee cart.
Good to know. Heading there Monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by ghosts
I’m getting heaps too, up north.
I’m a bit new to this and saw some feasting on a rabbit jaw bone.
I thought it was a sign of the apocalypse.
What is the best remedy before they go on protein and after?
We doing ok with monarch butterfly this season,brought small plastic glass house and keep plants in there away from butterflies so plants can grow,still got one caterpillar inside there. Keep swapping plants around so they don't run out of feed.rotational grazing if you will lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by gmm
Kill the fookers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plaas Japie
As I said above look up Hawkeye wasp bait.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plaas Japie
They are really going for the poison at the moment
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We had a real big problem late spring/early summer, they were all over my wood supply up the back of my house and would buzz all around me when mowing the lawn.
I did heaps of research and found a few things to sort the buggers out.
Firstly I bought a wasp trap from farmlands, the baits they have there didn't work but this one from Bunnings was brilliant.
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Once I started using this in the trap I was empting up to 300 wasps out of it in 2 days.
Another great killer was a big plastic fish tub filled close to the top with water and a few quirts of dish washing liquid mixed in, then get a strip of wood, lay some raw chicken strips down the centre of the wood (not too close to the sides) and turn it upside down just above the water line allowing just enough space for the wasps to fly under the wood and get some of the chicken, once they try to fly off they drop altitude and fall in the water with dishwashing liquid and they float around until they drown. The dishwashing liquid affects their wings and their ability to fly so they just drown.
I was way up over 2 thousand trapped and drowned before the counsel found the nest and killed them all.
Look the fish tub trap up on youtube, Americans use them and they are massive killers of wasps and you don't get any bees.
You will have to nail the chicken to the wood
Oh no, not the coffee carts! They are attacking the heart of Wellington.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pauly5
This is good information: https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/d...ula-wasps/faq/
Speaking to my mate this morning about 9am. Says that or sooner was best light to see the wasps because of the contrast in the light.You could see them flying. He uses 50/50 petrol and diesel on the nest.
You found my cunning plan. ��
Shit the north Canty ones sure are. Have had to retrieve hung meat in the dark to get past the bastards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
We got smoked by wasps a few years ago on the coast. Nasty bastards for sure.
Refilled feeder today.six wasps INSIDE it...buggers pushed in past the button and can't get out again. They were all wet n sticky so I felt sorry for them and made sure tap water was good and hot to rinse them off....checked the tuna and nope haven't taken it away.
