How to Kill Wasps with Boric Acid and Wasp Nest Decoy DIY
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- How to Kill Wasps with Boric Acid and Wasp Nest Decoy DIY - We get wasp nests that pose a hazard to our pets and outdoor activities. If you are experiencing the same issues, this may be a solution that will work for you. All credit for this idea goes to Brad with Cougar Ridge Ranch. My video is the same concept and I show you how to make a simple wasp nest decoy DIY to keep the wasps from coming back.
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I just bought some boric acid. The wasp made a nest in my fireplace chimney. I’ll be making some today
Hope you can get rid of them Ken!
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I am so glad to find your site regarding killing wasps. Georgia resident at old home with lotsa porch flowers surrounding large porch. Last August almosrmt died from huge hornet sized wasp and almost died. Have Epipens and was stung twice last week when swarmed on from location on porch perceived to be free of a nest. Also was attached 2 years ago from ground nesting type when cutting 4 acres, multiple times. It's either no flowers or take back my porch.
Great video. I'm made a 1.5" hole out of 10oz water bottle, place a stick for them to crawl out. On my trap I added a piece of raw maple hickory bacon hanging down in the middle of the bottle from the screw cap. OMG!! They cannot refuse the aroma of that raw maple hickory bacon and drinking from the apple juice and boric acid. Your wasp problem will be gone under 7 days.
You are right about the news paper.
Super useful tips...thanks Bruce ! BTW -- Re: Propaganda Paper..... LMAO, I could not agree more !!! Have a great day and an awesome weekend :-)
Thanks Joe! I wish you and awesome weekend as well :)
"They used to all it newspaper" Loved it. Plus the wasp advice
100% Boric Acid- marketed under a label called zap-a-roach, comes in plastic containers weighing 1 lb, ie, 454gms.
I bought a few bottles when I retired and moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains three years ago. I have barely dented the first bottle. It works great. Just as well as more expensive brands that yield the same exact boric acid. Put some in a used up jelly jar with a little bit of jelly left in it, add some fruit juice if you want to, fill remainder of the bottle with water. Shakewell until completely dissolved. Pour a little bit on ant hills. Works great to attract and control ant populations of all kinds.
Thank you for posting this helpful video!
You're very welcome!
The Yellowjackets in the Sierra mountains don’t like sweet. In fact they seem to have no interest in anything sweet at all.
The way you do it here is mix a teaspoon full of boric acid with I can of tuna in water. Spread it out thinly on three paper plates and set them out in your yard. The Yellowjackets just go crazy for this mixture.
What if you have cats, dogs, etc. Wouldn't some of them eat the tuna slurry and get poisoned by the boric acid?
Wasps are selective on what they eat based on the time of the season. When they are getting started and building a nest they like sweet, but when they are raising a brood they want protein.
I have an idea:
Put the mixture in a cage, so the yellowjackets can get in, but the animals can't.
@@califulsteen8675 larger mammals can eat a handful of boric acid and wouldn't do anything. All it does it draw out the water from the wasp/hornet bodies killing them from dehydration.
Mid August in the Pacific NW. Mine didn't go near the apple juice mix. They went for canned chicken mixed with boric the acid.
I just bought some boric acid and I'm going to try this method. Thanks for the tip, I'll pass it on
Super! Good luck with your pest control.
I used your “catch and release” method, as well as the traditional wasp traps, and for the first time In many years, I’m harvesting a lot of figs. In recent years, my fig trees have been inundated with European hornets, and bald faced/yellow jackets. The birds and the squirrels, have been taking some, but they scram when I’m near the trees.
Sounds like you're getting it under control.
How are the wasps destroying your figs? I don't know about the specific species you mentioned but, in general, wasps and bees and such are pollinators and you WANT them on your property if you're doing gardening, fruit trees, etc. Even if you simply want to help the environment - with the decimation of bee colonies going on and the loss of habitat in general, planting native pollinator flora and encouraging the bees & wasps to have at it is a GREAT thing. People don't realize there is a different wasp species dedicated to controlling every pest you can think of. And some of them are so docile (when away from their nests) you can hand feed them. We leave their nests alone, unless they build too close to the doors or a path where someone might get hit. And even then, if the hose will reach, I just knock down the nest and they leave (without killing them). We only kill (using EcoSmart, STEM, and other organic brands) when they're in a place I can't knock down with the water hose.
Very interesting. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing. Great idea. 👍
Thanks for watching Zetella!
That HF Welding Table just keeps giving and giving. Looks better when you’re using it to stitch steel together with lighting, but seems to bare the weight of that nasty old propaganda rag with total aplomb. Good info Bruce. Never heard of the decoy nest before. Keep ‘em coming. Thanks!!!
Ha Ha yes that HF table was money well spent. :)
Good video, I appreciate the info and will put my solution out this weekend to give it a try
Great, I wish you the best!
I'll give it a try, thank you. 👍
You are welcome, thanks for watching! 👍
I love the ease, simplicity and affordability of your methods on eradicating wasps. The fact you went one step further in prevention is exceptional and most appreciated.
I’m clicking subscribe due to these things. I’m also going to share the link with others and encourage them to subscribe as well. The best form of advertisement is word of mouth so, I’m gladly using this tried and true method for you as well.
It’s my opinion that your professionalism, relatability and the fact you went one step further is phenomenal.
I appreciate your nice comment Buffie and I also appreciate your support!
This is the best video compared to ones posted by others.
I appreciate that and thanks for watching!
Andddd... those paper hives tell those worrisome carpenter bees to keep on down the road and not bore their destructive holes in our structures. 👌🏽🤗
Thanks!
Thanks!! very helpful
Glad it helped Cheryl! Thanks for stopping by.
Very cool my friend - from North East Mass. Thank you Sir
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 - You bet dude . thanks man
Thank you
Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you!
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks very much, sir.
You are welcome!
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You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
Great video thank's 👍
Thanks for watching Robert! 👍
very good info in his clip
Thanks for watching Betty!
Thank you for the video really cool
You're welcome Joel, thanks for stopping by.
That's a cool video, I will give that go, and the proper gander nest , keep the coming 😀
Thanks 👍
Ha! Was going to mention Brad at Cougar Ranch. Thank goodness I checked your notes first. Big LOL with the (subscribe) on the Wasp Juice bottle. Great idea on the fake nest.
Thanks for watching and FINALLY someone who actually reads the video description. You are a rarity in the RUclips watching world. 👍👊
Propaganda paper instantly got a like and subscribe from me sir!
I appreciate that and thank you for watching!
Right on brother!
Couldn’t have said it better myself, sir. That’s a ‘subscribe’ for me. Done!
Same.
I've never thought of that but he ain't wrong , there is no news today, only directions for the mindless retreads who can't think for themselves.
I did hear somewhere that no wasp will build a nest within 20 feet of another nest, but i've had them nesting under my house, the nearest was only four feet away. But i did find that when you first see them being interested in a site or being busy building a nest , if you spray the area with a mix of 50/50 of citronella oil and peppermint oil by ratio, with a squirt of dish soap ( as the wetting agent ) diluted with about a pint of water and used as a spray, they hate it and soon went elsewhere. I'll definitely try the boric acid/fruit juice mix trick. Its cheap enough and can save a lot of aggrovation later.👍👏👌🏽
How many ounces of Citronella oil and ounces of peppermint oil do you use with 1 pint of water, please?
Me too. Maybe the close nests are cousins 😅
Thank you, after gettiN’ before, thank you.
You’re welcome
hi,i have wasps in grill can I put ol apple juice in can,I'll try the dish soap to,good video thanks
2nd Comment... I do so like your newspaper fake nest idea too. I did similar but your idea is easier and cheaper. Subscribed to ya for additional onsite with this problem. You are g reat help and I do appreciate you sharing. Viv
I knew your method would work the second you used the term "propaganda paper". So true!!!
Yes, unfortunately it is true. ☹
When you said Propaganda Paper, I hit subscribe. :)
Welcome SKID! 👍🇺🇲
I did exactly the same. Lol.
Thank you Paul!
Same!! Subbed just for that comment!
Welcome Redblood
I noticed a bunch of wasps on some pears that fell from the tree. I put that boric acid & juice mix next to the fallen pears. A day later, there are no wasps on the rotting fruit.
Used to call it "newspaper". Haha. Also, great tips
Yes! Thank you!
Thanks for this advice. Wasp spray doesn't even phase them.
Thanks for stopping by Nancy.
We have I think they are called mud dobbers, and they plug up any available small orifice. I will try this for those pests.
We have mud daubers here too. I hope it works for you!
There are often multiple wasps nests in joists of my barn, but I'll start with the boric acid juice. Looking forward to being wasp free!
I hope it does the trick for you Julie!
Hi! I know this was a year ago, but we're facing that time of year again. I just wanted to see how well it worked for you? I'm hoping you'll be wasp free this year!
how long does it take for the wasp to find it? i put out 5 bottles in areas where i see the most wasps and i never see one close to gettin in! been a few days since i put them out too!!! TIA
Great video!!!! I'm deathly allergic......
Thanks for watching Mark!
Thank you for the videos do you know if this works on Paper Wasps? Thank you!
Yes it does Trevor, paper wasps are what I have around my place.
As far as wasps being territorial I think they forgot to tell the ones where I live.
Time and time again I come across two and three active nests very close together and sometimes even within inches of one another.
does Borax work ? i kinda just ended up using a shallow bowl mixed in apple juice with apple cider vinegar + Borax ... idk if it will be effective in attracting them idk. we'll see .
I just set three cans around the property. One on the side of the house, one at a dead tree (hopefully can get that removed soon) and one by the tree line. It’s April 11th, and I hope some queens are still flying around.
I hope it works well for you.
Did he say "Propaganda Paper"? ^^ That's enough for me to give this video a thumbs up.
Nice remark on the news deez days. Thanks for the video
Unfortunately John, I feel that remark is more relevant each day. Thanks for watching.
Have you tried the concoction on getting rid of ants or roaches? Thank you for the helpful tips.
Yes, I have used the same mix for ants and it works great. Have not tried it on roaches yet but I'm sure it will work great too.
My ant video - ruclips.net/video/5_zD-NB79Vs/видео.html
Ants are easier, you can also kill them with a mixture of honey and bakind soda.
Seems simple and easy...How do you know if this actually works? It's one thing to see the juice drying up, or consumed. Another thing to actually see wasps dying from it. I know boric acid works well for insects that crawl through it and it eats through the chitin (roaches, ants), but I'm not sure or convinced if it kills the hive (which we are assuming here).
I just gave you a thumbs up. I just ordered 5 lbs cause, I mix
Some Boric Acid 99.0% with a insecticide that I used to kill roaches, spiders, ants etc. I use it with the termite insecticides and it potentialities the pesticide. Thank you for the video m.j
Thank you Alfonso 👍
What's the insecticide you use?
I had met a guy outside of Las Vegas and he would put small brown paper bags all around his property and he never had any issues with hornets or wasps. He said they wouldn't come around because of the bags not sure why but he swore it worked
Can I use borax instead of boric acid if I heat it up and make it dissolve completely in like apple juice?
loved the idea of the balled up paper for nests, how well did it work? didn't see the follow up video on you site. my thought would be they would get wet and fall apart. I bought one of those fake ones here in Canada, got 2 seasons out of it before it was just to broken up to re use a third time. thanks for sharing
The paper decoy wasp nests are either working well or I'm just lucky. There doesn't seem to be any new wasp nests in the areas where I hung them. I'm still using the original paper wasp nest decoys I made in the video two years later. They have been up through all four seasons for two years straight. They do look weathered but still seem to be working well. Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it!
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I suppose we get a lot more rain and snow here than you do. but I will give it a try, thanks again.
You're welcome! I wish you the best with your project!
@@southerncomfort971 We have lots of rain here too so I was wondering if I can put the made up nest inside a plastic to keep it from getting wet and deteriorating, would that work? I guess I could experiment with it. Thank you.
Did the home made wasp nests work? Would love to know. Thanks for the info!
Yes they seem to have worked and I'm using them again this year.
I've done the homemade wasp nest several years ago and learn that from a neighbor and it does work wish I had kept it up so I wouldn't have a nest to deal with now
Yes, but i used a brown lunch paper bag blown up with air and taped to the inside of my gazebo 😂😂😂
Propaganda paper . Absolutely correct . That is what prompted me to subscribe . Good job .
Thanks for subscribing and watching! Welcome to the channel!
Same here. It's what I like to call "emotional pandering" for money.
That's why only 20% of people trust the media. They know it's mostly nonsense to scare, make money, and to "serve interests."
I have yellow jackets that live in my bird houses but they don't bother me and they actually eat other insects.Good tips though.😀🐝
My experience is yellow jackets pack a nasty sting. At least they don't bother you so that's good. 👍🐝
Hey Bruce , I learned my Yellow jackets are paper wasps, building nests under my eaves again. I'm gonna try the soap spray before they lay eggs .😊
You need to add vinegar. I use apple cider vinegar. you just need a little. That keeps the honey bees away. The likely wouldn't crawl into the coke cans, but people will put this in other containers and they might be attracted to those.
"Propaganda paper." You just earned a sub my friend. (also thanks for the solution)
Thanks for stopping by.
Hey just wondering will broax work? I added sugar with apple juice as well.
I don't know I have never tried borax.
thank you for this video my friend. I too think news is gone, its now considered fully propaganda
i bought this same kind on amazon too. thanks
Excellent!
Boric acid will kill honeybees right ?
I'm going to do the first tip next year, but I doubt the second thing will work. I have seen many commercial buildings like strip malls and minimarkets where wasp nests litter the place with just a few feet between them. Honestly I don't know why these business owners don't spray these nests to kill them. I'd think if an allergic person was stung they'd have grounds for a lawsuit if the merchant neglected the property.
I tried this mixture and had to place the cans where they were protected from rain. I watched these locations religiously and didn't see even 1 wasp land on the cans. I checked inside the cans and there was a thick film almost like paper. I used the stick to remove as much of the film as possible. I still have many wasps of different varieties. I saw no effect in reducing the wasp population. Was really hopeful but it just didn't work.
This was exactly what happened to me too. Just didn't work.
YEAH tryin to figure out if i did something wrong so i watched the video a few times. I dont see it working so back to dish soap and water!
Same here, I tried the can method and the wasps wouldn't even land on them. I then built hanging feeders especially for the Boric acid/apple juice mixture that I designed to keep hummingbirds out. The wasps came regularly but evidently the mixture didn't have much effect on the hive(s) because now after weeks we have more wasps than ever.
@@dalehammond1749 i'm back to usin soap and water and soakin them dead! THAT RECIPE DID NOT WORK FOR MY AREA IN CA!
Will regular Borax still work
I don't know, I've never tried it.
Hahahha they used to call it a newspaper 😂😂😂😂
At 6:26, I like how the ad showing on the paper says; Rumor has it that the newspaper industry is dying.. Too funny.
Will that work with "Yellow Jackets?" We're having problems with those that keep coming back to a wood storage box on our porch.
My understanding is it works well for yellow jackets.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 Nice! I'll let you know, I just ordered the Boric Acid. 👍
Good deal! I am curious to know how well it works for you. 👍😀
Not in my neck of the woods. I live at 5,000 feet elevation in the Sierra mountains. Yellowjackets 🐝 in this area have no interest whatsoever in sweet. They love Tuna and I mixed it with boric acid.
Does this work for ground bees?
Do you mean Yellow Jackets? If so YES!
Full fruit juice will attract my bee’s. 1:2 Juice to water will avoid the bee’s in the wasp juice.
i noticed my wasp mixture made this foam w/ the applejuice at the top of the liquid after a few days. i used a clear container because that is all i had. am i not doing something right? i got a bunch of these mofos still swarming around constantly in the yard under the deck. the hive is under the deck inside behind the siding and i can't get to it. all advice is helpful.
I don't think so, I'm not sure if mine foamed or not. If you haven't seen this video maybe you could try this. ruclips.net/video/NRtbDFNPg_g/видео.html
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 thanks yea im a have to kill them at night cuz they're under deck in a hard to reach area
I think that's the best time anyway. They all come back to the nest at night and they are more docile.
Will this work this time of year? (Beginning of fall)
I don't know but there is one way to find out.
Seems like it would since fall time is when yellowjackets are seeking out sweet stuff rather than meat
Just mixed about 1.5 heaping teaspoons Ina 20 oz bottle of old juice we had (Cran, grape, and something else). Thinking it might not be to their liking cuz I've seen nothing on any of the 3 I've set up... And the wasps are crazy around here building all over the place. May need to add some sprite to the mix I guess...
Maybe try some bacon or hamburger grease too. I've heard it works but I haven't tried that myself.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I have heard that too. Hafta try it
2 tsp to a half gallon of juice.. Tastes bad if you use too much.
Will that work on Yellow Jacket Wasps?
Yes, I believe it will if they will drink the solution.
Careful guys. Honeybees will go for the apple juice you have to add vinegar.
Does Boric acid kill yellow jackets also?
I have read that Boric Acid will kill most insects.
WIll this work on hornets also? I'm too afraid to get near enough to tell which pest it is.
Yes, I've read where it will work with most flying insects.
What if it gets wet in the rain? We have to keep making new ones?
I try to put the cans where they won't fill up with rain water. The decoy wasp nests will last for years even if they get wet. Mine have been up for a couple of years and are still hanging where I put them originally.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10thank you for responding! I'm going to try this.
@anywaaayeee - You're welcome, I wish you the best with your project.
Find it in the soap isle ? , mule team.
I always use 20 Mule Team Borax as a detergent booster in the wash. Be careful with boric acid. Boric acid and borax are not the same thing. Not at all! Although it is true that you can use borax to kill some insects, just keep in mind that boric acid is the real Poison. Not the same as the laundry booster. You can find 100% boric acid under a label called zap-a-roach, at some Dollar Stores. It should be dirt cheap and it is 100% boric acid, according to the label.
i call it propaganda news too! If the toilet paper crisis ever comes back...just use that "newspaper"! Great vid. Gonna go eradicate some wasps now!
That's a good idea! Go get em Pete! 👍👊
Will Borax work, or does it really need to be Boric Acid?
I have only tried the Boric Acid. I don't know if Borax will work or not.
Good info👍 and loved the propaganda paper, So true!! Here in Texas the mud daubers are everywhere, plus multiple other species of wasps, hornets and others. So, any kind of fruit juice will work to get rid of all these? How about cola, 7up etc...?
Thanks for sharing
👍🤜🤛👸🐝👋👋👋 6 2021. Ty kindly
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How you kill the eggs??
When the wasps are all gone I knock down the nest and squash it with my shoe. LOL
I bought powder 99% boricua acid. It should do the job also.
It dissolve faster. I bought 5 lbs from another vendor for 40$ free shipping.
who was the vendor please, was it available to Canada? ty
Will it attract and kill hummingbirds.... I don't want that
I don't know for sure but I doubt it. I haven't seen any humming birds feeding on ours. I don't think a humming bird could reach down to the level of the solution if they wanted to.
I am the only 👸 busy as a 🐝..
🤔🤔🤔.. 20 Mule team BORAX???
Do you have an update for paper wasps propaganda paper on your fence?
This year I did not have any wasps trying to build a nest on the fence where I put the propaganda paper decoy wasp nests. I suppose it may be just luck or maybe it was because of the decoy nests. Either way, it worked this year.
Didn't work once for me and I used the same stuff as you....tried it 4 or 5 times already.....
Propaganda Paper is the absolute truth. Thanks for the video. Straight forward and easy to follow.
You are welcome Rick, thanks for watching!
"Propaganda paper". I love it! Or how about "snooze paper", to keep the sheep asleep? Good tips on controlling the wasps. We have ball faced hornets and yellow jackets dominating our yard and raiding our hummingbird feeders.
Would this also work for hornets? Got a big nest of them deep in a bush. Almost too afraid to go out the front door now
I believe it will work for all flying insects as long as you can get them to eat it.
Awesome! If it wasn't so hidden in the bush, I'd just spray it and be done with it. But I can't see it, and I ain't hunting for it lol
I don't blame you
It worked like a charm!
Excellent! Good to hear you got it taken care of 👍
Can I use borax?
I don't know as I have never tried borax. I have read that it needs to be Boric Acid and as pure as you can get for good results. If you already have borax you could always give it a try and see if it works I suppose.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I've done this concoction with BORAX for ants, and it worked. I didn't know that it would do the same with wasps. I will have to try this again for my wasp issue
Now they are twice the price. June 3, 2022.
Yes, everything is twice the price now except gas, it's three or four times the price it was a year ago. 👎😥
I miss newspapers, their good for wrapping glassware, cleaning windows, the great 40% and 50% coupons of JoAnns Fabric and Michaels Arts store. Do you know I am 66 years old and I have NEVER read a newspaper from cover to cover, ever.
Neither have I :)
White, plain, tissue paper works as well as propaganda paper. It's cheaper. It has multiple uses. Best of all there are no lies printed on it. I don't read propaganda paper. I'm just turned 72. I have never subscribed to any newspaper... Because of the propaganda and solicitation of things that used to be illegal.
👍👍🎁.... hey no one reads books 📚📰💰..lol
Adj/ Investigator retired then for shits & giggles did advertisement & made x2💰
📰 ads/.... after 25 yrs full line property
Did the decoy nest work?! 💛
I didn't notice any new nests built last year since I hung the decoy nests so it must have. I will be leaving them up again this year.
My neighbours use clear plastic bag full of water with a few coins in it. Do you think it works?
I have never tried that. If you try it let us know if it works.
I heard that works with flies, and you have to use pennies (something with the copper).
Interesting, I'm going to have to give that a try.
A lot of people swear by that for fly control.
Does NOT work for wasps