[RE-wrenches] Wasps

[Solarguy]

Maybe stuns was a poor choice of words. Mellows might be better. Still works
on bees but the point was that it might have the same mellowing effect on
wasps.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_smoker 

Jim

 

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Bob-O
Schultze
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wasps

 

Jim,

Sorry, but that's really bad advice. Smoke doesn't stun bees. It makes them
think there is a fire and they begin to gorge themselves with honey in
preparation for fleeing. While they are doing that, they mostly ignore you.
Might work that way with wasps, but I don't know that for sure and I'm
betting you don't either. Most wasps don't collect nectar to evaporate into
honey, they eat meat in the form of other insects. Ya might just piss them
off.

Bob-O

 

On May 6, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Solarguy wrote:





I don't know if smoke stuns wasps like it does bees. That could be a humane
way to distract them while you get the nest off the module so maybe they
will go somewhere else.

Jim

 

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Dana Brandt
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 3:32 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wasps

 

Thanks for the input everyone. She's pretty set on getting rid of them. I'll
recommend hosing them down with water at night. I think she's going to want
to go chemical, though. I'd love to hear anyone's experience with sprays
damaging the backsheet or not.

Thanks,



Dana

Dana Brandt
Ecotech Energy Systems, LLC
www.ecotechenergy.com <http://www.ecotechenergy.com/> 
dana at ecotechenergy.com
360.318.7646

 

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Dana Brandt <dana at ecotechenergy.com> wrote:

Hi Wrenches,

I have a client who has developed quite a problem with wasps behind her
array. Does anyone have experience getting rid of them? I'm afraid of the
possibility of sprays damaging the backsheet. Is that a legitimate concern? 

Thanks,




Dana

Dana Brandt
Ecotech Energy Systems, LLC
www.ecotechenergy.com <http://www.ecotechenergy.com/> 
dana at ecotechenergy.com
360.318.7646

 

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