Thanks, Chris. Instead of stopping at the dollar store for a $5 can of wasp spray, I was able to justify coming back home with a new $150 stainless shop vacuum. And a ladder.
@@markm8188 Cheaper than a good quality 🐝 keeper suit and I don't have to remove my siding to get at them, so 👍🏾. I'm going to try this with a Kalorik Home Water Filtration Vacuum.
I watched this a year ago and ended up with a nest this summer. I used your technique to great effect. One observation I have though is that even if you get it down to zero wasps a day later, there are pupa in the nest which will develop into adults without any help, so repeating the process every few days is necessary to keep the population down. We don't even need to kill the nest to win, since winter will do that and keeping the worker population down saves us from hassle. One innovation I added was a little cardboard baffle near the nest opening to prevent them from sheltering behind a nearby electrocal conduit and this brought my capture rate up above 19/20 for takeoffs (based on 10 min observation). Thanks again! I love your ideas and your filmmaking.
Interesting factoid regarding yellow jackets: The clan spends their entire summer foraging; then bringing back their findings to feed the larva in the nest. As they feed mouth to mouth, the larva give off a kind of natural sugar, which the adults need to make energy. As the summer passes there are fewer larva in the nest, so the adults must find this sugar elsewhere, which is why they become much more aggressive at rotting fruits and other sugars.
Thank you so much for this video! My husband and I used this method and we were able to successfully remove a hornet’s nest from our house. We didn’t get stung once!
I did the same thing a few years ago. It's very satisfying watching them get sucked up, particularly after being stung a few times. I don't mind wasps, but I didn't want them by the backdoor.
Loved the intel gathering, planning and execution. Well done sir. Little did they know you were closing in and the battle would be over. Glad you were the victor and well done!
Brilliant! Just when I was ready to go to the hardware store and buy a can of hornet spray I came across this. Had all the tools needed and went to work. It’s only been a hour but it’s working beautifully. Thanks!
Before I set up my shop vac I went through 2 cans of that worthless garbage! Environmentalists have forced RAID to tone down their formula, it just pisses them off now. Back about 40 years ago that stuff killed them in 3 seconds!
@@mermaidgirl9232 Believe it or not they are around 25 bucks at Home Depot. They pair with the app you download on your cell phone. I use a mini SD card 32 GB in mine and use it for security surveillance at home. Which are about 10 dollars. I think they are impressive for the money for sure. Also, my Wyze cams are paired with my Alexa Show where I can ask it to show my door wall cam, or show the garage cam. And there's a few cool things in the settings you can set up from the app on your phone. One day the smoke detector sounded, someone overcooked something, it alerted me on my iPhone that it detected a smoke alarm sounding. I thought that was pretty impressive too:) You can be away from home and view live cam coverage from your app on your phone. Like to observe a pet. There's also 2 way audio. The only downfall is they must be plugged into an outlet. But for my purposes, I'm ok with that.
Great video! It must be said... You are a guy I would never want to piss off! You are just too good at working the problem. I promise to never become a problem for you. Lol! I know of a professional exterminator who uses a vacuum to get rid of underground yellow jacket nests. He puts on a bee suit and pounds on the ground to get them to swarm out the hole into the vacuum. He just keeps at it til they stop swarming and then he just digs up the nest. Feeds the nest with the larva to his pet squirrel.
Great video and technique. Simple but super effective method without poisons to run off into my well water. Excellent videography too. Subscription earned.
His method goes along perfectly with *OODA* for problem solving (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). Many people go straight to decide and act without thoroughly observing a problem first. Good on ya's
Genius, I thoroughly enjoyed your video thanks! I will try this as we have 3 nests on my smallholding here in the UK. Once we had 10 hives which made gardening and picking our fruit a nightmare.... Tried soapy water, mesh and sand, hot ashes, petrol ect....Love your gentle approach, quick and effective, thankyou : )
Years ago, I lived in a house with a crabapple tree in the front yard where wasps liked to build paper nests in the outer branches. This was about 10 feet from the front door. Well, they would return to the nest a little before dusk, and they were pretty docile at that time of day. So a friend and I would get a 6-pack of beer, and sit out on the front steps with some contractor trash bags and some garden snippers. when things were quiet, I'd nip off one branch about half an inch from the outside of the nest, and withdraw to the front steps to sip the beer and talk with my friend. Some of the wasps would come out, fly around and look for immediate danger, and go back into the nest. About 10 minutes later, I'd snip off another branch. Wash, rinse, repeat, until the only branch left was the strongest one that was holding up the nest. Then, I would pull a doubled up bag over the whole nest, with a can of insectiside inside, holding the bag tight around the branch. I could then feel for the insecticide through the bag and release most of the spray, and then cut off the last branch, and throw the whole thing into the trash. It worked for me.
Since you cut off notifications on the fat frustrated squirrel video, I figured that there were a bunch of upset folks. This video is just showcasing a brilliant idea. After having been swarmed and stung a bazillion times just for walking behind my mower, It brings joy to see those little varmints get what they deserve. Well done!
you have only partially solved the problem, so: Stage 2: Take a can of RAID, use a standard drinks straw as an extender into the hole and give the nest a thorough spraying. You have killed all the worker drones, but there are still eggs & a Queen. Use the whole can. Use gloves because that can & straw are going to get very cold.
@@chrisnotap I would close the hole up. Even if the nest is dead (or about to die) there is a place for insects to live. Closing the entrance will kill the nest off for sure and will avoid new inhabitants.
@@nogmeerjan Yeah, I was wondering if you could not just have sealed up the hole and therefore they would have died? Either way I LOVE your videos and how clever your fixes are. Thanks !
I just got the opportunity to try this method on a nest of yellow jackets only I used my canister Vacumm instead of our wet vac which is a monster of a machine located in our barn too far from the nest. With my bad back I didn’t want to tackle it. Your method works just like your Video showed. Well after dark I managed to spray wasp poison into the hose while the vacuum was still running and I’m hoping this kills the collection I have so far. I just quit for the night after taping the end of the hose so if any yellow jackets managed to survive they won’t be able to come out. I plan to get up an hour before sunrise in the morning and repeat the process. Like you, I think I have a large nest. Thank you for coming up with such a Genius idea. I’ve battled these things before with no luck and have been stung plenty of times. The battle still isn’t over. I’ll try to give an update if I survive. Lol
Being a distance away with the pipe being 8 feet or more long makes it very safe to set up then just walk away and let the vacuum do its work. Let me know how you make out once it's all said and done.
This worked great Chris! Thank you for the creative alternative! Even using our smaller wet/dry car vacuum, we were able to empty a 200 wasp nest in one afternoon.
Great video, I've been using the vacuum also but did not think of counting them. I used an endoscope to look inside the next of yellow jackets which is quite interesting and I know I have a lot move to go. Your overall video is A+, I need to up my game and the camera set up is way cool. Thanks for the post.
I had a wasp's nest behind my gutter. I bought a 12' length of 1/2" plastic tubing at Home Depot and taped it to my snow rake pole. I then attached a dollar store turkey baster to my end of the tubing. Next,I dipped the business end of the tubing in some Sevin powder,and then puffed the powder onto the spot where the wasps were landing,and in a couple of days,all activity ceased. The little buggers land,and track the powder into the nest,which kills them all.
Not sure which part I liked more, the ingenuity for ridding yourself of the yellow jackets or the cool technology and ways to use it! This was a great video!
There are worse ways to go than drowning in soapy water. For example, getting caught in a spider web, getting chewed alive by a praying mantis, getting eaten alive from the inside by a tiny parasitic wasp, etc.
5:46 I like how you said hover because it’s been proven that beetles bees and I guess also wasps hover. Creating a field around themselves through the vibration of their wings around their body.
Be aware also that these yellow jackets are much more aggressive than a regular wasp. A wasp will usually not attack unless it considers you a threat. Also, most (?) wasps build their nest outside and visible. Yellow jackets usually build their nests in the ground. In this example, the space under the door is ideal. The worst thing about yellow jackets is how aggressive they are. They will attack for no reason. When they do, they retain their stingers. Also, they can both sting and bite. Be extremely careful during the summer if you’re drinking from a can of regular (not diet) soda while outside. They can quickly go inside the can and attack when you take a sip. Yellow jackets are in the same family as wasps and it’s correct to call both ‘wasps’.
Do you have other videos on getting rid of moss on patios and rockeries. Very inventive thank, you . I started by watching your video on How to make a Tornado Tube.
Once most of them are out it might be best to just caulk the opening to prevent them or others from rebuilding. I have been using this technique for years and even use it when an occasional wasp gets into my house. We just use the vacuum with the hose and suck them right up. No swatting or anything. They are not strong enough to overcome the suction. No risk of a sting.
Yep, I agree with others here. You're like the ice cream truck rounding the corner! I can't wait to get the video open!! Do you have ideas about wasps in our attics that came in from attic vents? I don't like using poisons, but not sure what else exists to rid them. I like your shiney vacuum!
OK the video is about yellow jackets. They are pesky, dangerous and I eliminate them. But, the "real" thing in this video is dealing with the whiskers. You did good. I've had the same conversation with myself. Trim here, trim there, chit just leave it alone. If I'm gonna go to the trouble of pruning the thicket on my face it'll be easier to shave it off slick. WTH I don't have to see it and I don't care what it looks like as long as it is clean. Growing a face hair garden is new to me. I've discovered that if you have a nasal drip the 'stache defines the meaning of a "stiff upper lip".😨 Great video as always.
Love Chris Notap videos, and this one is pretty good, but there might still be some capped cells in the nest ? not sure. I'd spray some powder in there like Sevin Dust, delta dust or pyrethins, and make sure. Nothing beats your squirrel videos tho :)
I did the same thing. Got about 1000 wasps in the Vac. Did 4 hours first day, many died but still many alive. Second day I did 4 hours more. Now I just saw 1-2 wasps every 15 minutes from the nest. No no one is around a few days later. I am wondering if there us a lasty nest with larva's fermenting under the roof boards?
In most cases the larvae can’t survive without workers feeding them. If you have gotten almost all of the workers the nest will fail. Wait for about 4 days or so or more of no activity before making any repairs to be sure.
This time of year wasps can be an issue, especially if you have bee hives, as soon as i see even one zooming around a hive I bait a trap with bits of plain vienna sausages, best bait i have found so far and cheap as well.
Thanks! My wife and I had black hornets in a crawl space. Thought I had to pay for an exterminator. This works fantastic. Huge, dead black hornets with very little effort!
You know what? I have some metal siding for roofing on a building of mine and every 16" or so it has a raised spot and the total length of the building is 16 ft so there are about 12 cavities and each one of them have those brown wasp nests (we call waspers). I was trying to think of a way of getting them out without spraying something up in them. This is a brilliant idea and I thank you for it. I should have enough vacuum extensions and extra hose to safely be away from them with the shop vac. They were so many wasps that some stayed outside the holes and guarded behind the gutter hangers. One hole had at least 30 waps hidden behind the gutter so they were becoming a problem. Will use soap water and my wet dry shop vac tomorrow. Thanks again
@@chrisnotap I had 3 pieces of pipe from an old shop vac I had to toss and then I had the 3 pipe that came with my new vac so I had about 10 ft or so pipe. But I had to use a piece of 1" pvc to have small enough pipe to go in the crevices that piece of pipe was about 16" long and it happened to fit perfectly inside the vac pipe, it was long enough to get to the nests. There was probably 6-7 nests I got out and only a few wasps. Was surprised there wasn't more. They also seemed to move a lot slower maybe from the chilly nights we been having lately. I may charge my spotlight and shine them in the orifices tonight and see if any wasps are still in them.
Couple of years ago I ran across a ground nest with my mower and was met by an angry swarm (the mower was fine). I grabbed my shop-vac and did the same thing but without the pipe extension. I laid the suction hose by the nest entrance and put a brick on top to keep it from moving. I had to run it for three days before I stopped catching wasps and caught almost 500 in total.
I'm assuming that some don't leave the nest like the queen and some nursery workers. What happens after you vacuumed the foraging workers? How do you get the ones still inside?
Wow what cool footage watching them come in and out...how did you film this...was it just a stationary set up camera or where you holding it zoomed in and what kind of camera..oh oh I didn't wait..it's a wyze camera same onw I got the v3 pro
Chris - Thanks for all you do - Do you think they're dead by the time they get to the vac? I imagine they get pretty beat up getting sucked through the flexible section but I'd hate to open it if there's dozens or even hundreds of pissed off hornets in there. I watched over a hundred get sucked in during the first half hour. There were still some stragglers arriving hours later. I called it a day after about 3 hours. This morning there was plenty of activity again when I set up for day 2. How long did you wait to open your vac?
As soon as I shut the vacuum off, I opened it up. I think most shop vacs have a defector piece that directs anything you suck up to the side and downwards. So in my case with my vacuum, they are forced into the water and soap solution right away. Follow your comfort zone and wait a while if you like or leave the vacuum going for 10 minutes afterwards.
@@chrisnotap The deflector in mine is cranked to the side but they're probably already goners by the time they smash into it. I taped the PVC's inlet last night and it didn't have anyone stuck to it this morning so I'm going to bet a hospital visit that it'll be dead hornet soup when I open it tomorrow morning.
I did the same thing and in 2 days I got about 500 of those flying A-holes! Day 1 netted me about 200 in about 1/2 hour, day 2 was about 300 in an hour. Day 3 coming up tomorrow.
I'm also dealing with a small hole & ineffective dust. I can't lay down enough dust for them to track it into their nest. Honey laced with Borax didn't work at this time of year (early Aug 23). The real problem is rate of vacuum vs rate of egg laying. Interval vacuuming scoops up the class of adults that hatch each day. Ultimately I'll have to figure out how to get the lethal fix into the nest (whether soap, or chemical, or poisoned food). Then we'll have the problem of the brood rotting inside the house and attracting other pests. Over the past 5 days, we've scooped up 500 or so Yellow Jackets, with 350 on the first day. After each day's vac run, I count the dead. This gives me an idea of the hatch rate in the nest. The vacuum solution works, but it's tedious. Once the dead count nears zero, I'll seal the hole, with the idea that there won't be enough soldiers left to chew through the sealant. BTW, I plan to lace the sealant calk with Sevin for good measure. I admire these energetic little bugs, but prefer to admire them from a distance, not above my front door...
@@chrisnotap And better than getting stung by the exterminator for $280. If it was a large, established nest, then yeah, pay the expert. Still, caution reigns. Did you dust or spray before you sealed the hole?
There is another thing you can do on a visible nest outside. Get a large plastic funnel and tape it to the vacuum hose. Move quickly with the funnel and cover the entire nest. Best if the edges of the funnel seal all the way around. They will attempt takeoffs and they will get sucked up.
Did you do any followup to hit the queen? I got about 500 total from a tiny hole in the wall. But I'm assuming there are still babies and a queen left behind so I can't seal it
I monitored the hole for about 4 days afterwards and there was no activity. My strong assumption is when the workers are all gone, there is no one to maintain and feed the nest.The larvae just perish along with the queen, if it is still in the nest.
Could you also bait this trap by tying some chicken/bacon on a bit of coat hangar wire over the pipe aperture? Not sure if they'd be able to crawl on that or not.
I saw a guy do the same thing with prairie dogs. He used one of those septic tank vac trucks that had the tank lined with foam mat. It's so cool! Great video Chris!
@Arthur L. To the rest of the intelligent world, it's seen as the only humane way to remove nuisance prairie dogs. Do you know what the only other methods are? None of them are humane in comparison. Mentioning them in my comment will get it blocked. Also, live trapping doesn't work. I'd explain, but U wouldn't understand.
@Jonathan D Oh, I do understand. If their numbers are that much of a problem for you guys what about their natural preditors? I would think coyotes would be having daily feasts.
@Arthur L. Their natural predators have been severely reduced in numbers thanks to human encroachment. There are so many that they will suddenly take over any empty plot of land in the city. Then, the developers will bury them or plow them under when building. Recently, they covered up several burrows when building a Walgreens. The community got the government to make them stop because it's a crime. It's really sad to think about them being buried alive.
Awesome video ! ,.. I did this and had similar results, worked like a charm,.. I’m still catching them as we speak,.. I, unfortunately didnt remove the filter and it got soaked ( I did it before seeing your video ).. I thought about removing it but thought if I did the bees would have just been spit back out. I was curious if that ended the threat of if they are still coming and going ?… and I’m very curious if while counting the bees if you came across the Queen ?… thanks for your time
Once they hit the water and soap solution there is no escaping. It they happen to go through the vacuum, they get shredded in the impeller. I did not see the queen (actually I wasn't even looking, I was just interested in counting the amount). If you do this over a 2 day period you'll find that you will get all of them. From what I have read they leave the nest and can be gone for hours before returning.
Chris, great video. I would have like to see a camera shot inside of the shop vac. Does the wasp hit the filter, get knocked out and fall into the water? That's my guess.
Most shop vacs have a deflector as the air enters and forces anything downwards. With the water in there, the wasps are directed right into the soapy water and drown immediately.
Chris, First off, LOVE your clever videos. They are informative, entertaining and some of the best on RUclips… heck you should be on HGTV. I have a question: could you have just sealed up the hole and therefore the yellow jackets 🐝 would have died? Maybe I am missing something but was curious if this would solve the problem. I got some great tips from this video for many other things I need to do around the house. Thank you for sharing your videos and the time it takes to make them. I know it is a lot of work. Have a beautiful day!
Oh man do not seal the hole shut! If you do they will either chew through the sealant to get out or they will chew through the wood and get into your house. My friend did this and he had about 100 yellow jackets inside his house! It was a nightmare. This method gets rid of all the workers. That leaves no one to maintain and feed the nest. Once you do 2 or 3 days of "wasp-uuming" and see no more activity, you can then seal the entry hole. It's good to know that they never use the same nest for a second time. Once and that's it. Thanks for everything you said!!
Hi I just wanted to let you know that I went through this 2 times w/yellow jackets around my house .. Once under my shed and another under an awning .. A neighbour noticed us killing them ( turns out he's a real bee lover so I guess this must've made him cringe ) My point is, he bought me a paper wasp look-a-like nest that hung on a wire, very cheap .. I never got any that summer .. He told me that if you hang them, or even a paper lunch bag around your home, they don't go near other nests, which that's what they think they are .. Now I found at our Dollarama ( in Canada ) they sell for $2. instead of over $10. dollars at our hardware stores .. I buy them for everyone in my neighbourhood ( including the nice man that bought it for me to start with ) and non of us have had a wasp issue in 7 years .. Not one of us .. Also, Chris says they never use the same nest twice, so you don't even have to worry about the original nests .. Sorry for the long message .. Just b/c you said "my next nest" lol, sounds like you get them frequently, so I was hoping this will help you not have to go through getting rid of them at all 😉
waay less anxiety-inducing than shawn woods wasp videos lol. I feel like I could manage this strategy without too much panic tho, and might need to soon-- so thanks for the idea!
Question, why did you decide to run it at that time instead of when they are returning to the nest at night. I understand why not before Dawn but why not at night?
Good question! There will always be some in the nest and some out of the nest at various times. You usually have to do it once a day over a 2 day period to get them all.
Running a shop vac for 4 hours straight? Wouldn't the motor burn out on some cheaper vacuums? I don't think they are made to run constantly for that long. But if it does the job I guess it's worth it.
Shop vacuums are incredibly robust and can take hours and hours of running without complaint.They all have thermal safety switches in them to shut off if they get too hot.
Hi Chris, haven't seen your posts for a while, I hope your well. I bought the parts to make your vortex dust cleaner and the water vac. Yours looked the best to build. I know it's going to work well. Great solution.
Thanks, Chris. Instead of stopping at the dollar store for a $5 can of wasp spray, I was able to justify coming back home with a new $150 stainless shop vacuum. And a ladder.
Mark You forgot the huge electricity bill
No more energy used than running a tv. Try calling an exterminator
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@@markm8188 Cheaper than a good quality 🐝 keeper suit and I don't have to remove my siding to get at them, so 👍🏾. I'm going to try this with a Kalorik Home Water Filtration Vacuum.
👍🏼👍🏼
I watched this a year ago and ended up with a nest this summer. I used your technique to great effect.
One observation I have though is that even if you get it down to zero wasps a day later, there are pupa in the nest which will develop into adults without any help, so repeating the process every few days is necessary to keep the population down. We don't even need to kill the nest to win, since winter will do that and keeping the worker population down saves us from hassle.
One innovation I added was a little cardboard baffle near the nest opening to prevent them from sheltering behind a nearby electrocal conduit and this brought my capture rate up above 19/20 for takeoffs (based on 10 min observation).
Thanks again! I love your ideas and your filmmaking.
Most relaxing channel on RUclips.
That's a nice comment! Thanks!
yes your right
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Interesting factoid regarding yellow jackets:
The clan spends their entire summer foraging; then bringing back their findings to feed the larva in the nest. As they feed mouth to mouth, the larva give off a kind of natural sugar, which the adults need to make energy. As the summer passes there are fewer larva in the nest, so the adults must find this sugar elsewhere, which is why they become much more aggressive at rotting fruits and other sugars.
Interesting.
Sir i do believe you have by far the cleanest prettiest shop vac ive ever seen
Thank you so much for this video! My husband and I used this method and we were able to successfully remove a hornet’s nest from our house. We didn’t get stung once!
That's great to hear!!
I did the same thing a few years ago. It's very satisfying watching them get sucked up, particularly after being stung a few times. I don't mind wasps, but I didn't want them by the backdoor.
Did the same thing a few times. I couldn't believe how many I got.
6:35 I like how they got teleported to another world of doom
Loved the intel gathering, planning and execution. Well done sir. Little did they know you were closing in and the battle would be over. Glad you were the victor and well done!
"and let the victor enjoy the spoils!"
Brilliant! Just when I was ready to go to the hardware store and buy a can of hornet spray I came across this. Had all the tools needed and went to work. It’s only been a hour but it’s working beautifully. Thanks!
Fantastic! It's not that hard to set up and it's really effective!
Before I set up my shop vac I went through 2 cans of that worthless garbage! Environmentalists have forced RAID to tone down their formula, it just pisses them off now. Back about 40 years ago that stuff killed them in 3 seconds!
I love the clever and non toxic and safe manner that you did this 👏 I feel bad for the wasps but they are in the wrong place at the wrong time 😒
I’ve had my Wyze Cams for nearly 18 months, they’re great for such a reasonable price! Very clever vid to get rid of those pesky yellow jackets!
Do you mind if I ask how much you paid? Thanks
@@mermaidgirl9232 Believe it or not they are around 25 bucks at Home Depot. They pair with the app you download on your cell phone. I use a mini SD card 32 GB in mine and use it for security surveillance at home. Which are about 10 dollars. I think they are impressive for the money for sure. Also, my Wyze cams are paired with my Alexa Show where I can ask it to show my door wall cam, or show the garage cam. And there's a few cool things in the settings you can set up from the app on your phone. One day the smoke detector sounded, someone overcooked something, it alerted me on my iPhone that it detected a smoke alarm sounding. I thought that was pretty impressive too:) You can be away from home and view live cam coverage from your app on your phone. Like to observe a pet. There's also 2 way audio. The only downfall is they must be plugged into an outlet. But for my purposes, I'm ok with that.
@@la196 Yup, I agree. They are pretty good for their asking price.
@@mermaidgirl9232 He left the link below his vid .. Click on it and it will bring you right to it .. Around $40. I think I seen when I clicked.
I just loved your strategy. We have a nest almost in the same location as you had here. So scary.
Great video! It must be said... You are a guy I would never want to piss off! You are just too good at working the problem. I promise to never become a problem for you. Lol! I know of a professional exterminator who uses a vacuum to get rid of underground yellow jacket nests. He puts on a bee suit and pounds on the ground to get them to swarm out the hole into the vacuum. He just keeps at it til they stop swarming and then he just digs up the nest. Feeds the nest with the larva to his pet squirrel.
Great video and technique. Simple but super effective method without poisons to run off into my well water. Excellent videography too. Subscription earned.
His method goes along perfectly with *OODA* for problem solving (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). Many people go straight to decide and act without thoroughly observing a problem first. Good on ya's
I've never heard of OODA! That's interesting. Thanks!
Chris, there can’t be 2 or 3 guys like you on planet Earth, thank you for a very entertaining video
Chris - You’re so clever that I really think you could reinvent the wheel (better and cheaper!). 😁 Thanks for another great video! 👍🏼
Wow! Thanks for that!
What a beautifully simple solution to a horrible problem, I love it. Brilliant video as usual 😊😊😊😊
Thanks!
Love the time and attention to detail you put in your videos! Greetings from Greece!
Glad you like them! Greetings from CANADA!!
Genius, I thoroughly enjoyed your video thanks! I will try this as we have 3 nests on my smallholding here in the UK. Once we had 10 hives which made gardening and picking our fruit a nightmare.... Tried soapy water, mesh and sand, hot ashes, petrol ect....Love your gentle approach, quick and effective, thankyou : )
Glad it was helpful!
Well that was satisfying.
Years ago, I lived in a house with a crabapple tree in the front yard where wasps liked to build paper nests in the outer branches. This was about 10 feet from the front door. Well, they would return to the nest a little before dusk, and they were pretty docile at that time of day. So a friend and I would get a 6-pack of beer, and sit out on the front steps with some contractor trash bags and some garden snippers. when things were quiet, I'd nip off one branch about half an inch from the outside of the nest, and withdraw to the front steps to sip the beer and talk with my friend. Some of the wasps would come out, fly around and look for immediate danger, and go back into the nest. About 10 minutes later, I'd snip off another branch. Wash, rinse, repeat, until the only branch left was the strongest one that was holding up the nest. Then, I would pull a doubled up bag over the whole nest, with a can of insectiside inside, holding the bag tight around the branch. I could then feel for the insecticide through the bag and release most of the spray, and then cut off the last branch, and throw the whole thing into the trash. It worked for me.
Simple, effective, informative, and entertaining, Thanks for sharing.
Since you cut off notifications on the fat frustrated squirrel video, I figured that there were a bunch of upset folks. This video is just showcasing a brilliant idea. After having been swarmed and stung a bazillion times just for walking behind my mower, It brings joy to see those little varmints get what they deserve.
Well done!
you have only partially solved the problem, so:
Stage 2: Take a can of RAID, use a standard drinks straw as an extender into the hole and give the nest a thorough spraying. You have killed all the worker drones, but there are still eggs & a Queen.
Use the whole can.
Use gloves because that can & straw are going to get very cold.
If Im not mistaken, the nest will die off without food and maintenance from the workers and will just dry up.
@@chrisnotap I would close the hole up. Even if the nest is dead (or about to die) there is a place for insects to live. Closing the entrance will kill the nest off for sure and will avoid new inhabitants.
@@nogmeerjan Yeah, I was wondering if you could not just have sealed up the hole and therefore they would have died? Either way I LOVE your videos and how clever your fixes are. Thanks !
@@JaimeHuffman No, never seal a live yellow jacket nest. Seal holes up well after you're sure it's been neutralized.
@@asphaltmilkshake4596 they can find a way into your house. Happened to me with bees.
Im literally sitting here with an IPA watching the little devils get sucked up one by one. Absolutely brilliant.
Thank you Chris!
Thanks Chris, works like a charm! Doing the exact same thing right now in the shed where we store our bikes (Dutch viewer reporting in :D )
Greetings from CANADA!!
The close-up shots were amazing.
Great video. Thanks Chris! This just solved our yellow jacket problem without having to spend a dime and using zero chemicals.
I just got the opportunity to try this method on a nest of yellow jackets only I used my canister Vacumm instead of our wet vac which is a monster of a machine located in our barn too far from the nest. With my bad back I didn’t want to tackle it. Your method works just like your Video showed. Well after dark I managed to spray wasp poison into the hose while the vacuum was still running and I’m hoping this kills the collection I have so far. I just quit for the night after taping the end of the hose so if any yellow jackets managed to survive they won’t be able to come out. I plan to get up an hour before sunrise in the morning and repeat the process. Like you, I think I have a large nest. Thank you for coming up with such a Genius idea. I’ve battled these things before with no luck and have been stung plenty of times. The battle still isn’t over. I’ll try to give an update if I survive. Lol
Being a distance away with the pipe being 8 feet or more long makes it very safe to set up then just walk away and let the vacuum do its work. Let me know how you make out once it's all said and done.
This worked great Chris! Thank you for the creative alternative! Even using our smaller wet/dry car vacuum, we were able to empty a 200 wasp nest in one afternoon.
I love your content it’s so random but always useful
Thanks! Glad I can help!
Wow that's genius I never would have thought of it
Very clever and sooooo satisfying to watch [ have to admit here that I absolutely HATE wasps ! ]. Thank you.
Great video, I've been using the vacuum also but did not think of counting them. I used an endoscope to look inside the next of yellow jackets which is quite interesting and I know I have a lot move to go. Your overall video is A+, I need to up my game and the camera set up is way cool. Thanks for the post.
Thank you so much. We have a vaulted ceiling and your method worked great!!!
That's great that it worked for you!
I had a wasp's nest behind my gutter. I bought a 12' length of 1/2" plastic tubing at Home Depot and taped it to my snow rake pole. I then attached a dollar store turkey baster to my end of the tubing. Next,I dipped the business end of the tubing in some Sevin powder,and then puffed the powder onto the spot where the wasps were landing,and in a couple of days,all activity ceased. The little buggers land,and track the powder into the nest,which kills them all.
The shot of putting water into the vacuum is really cool, with the water column being totally clear
When I watched the footage while editing, you could actually see right up the centre of the water column. Pretty cool.
Not sure which part I liked more, the ingenuity for ridding yourself of the yellow jackets or the cool technology and ways to use it! This was a great video!
Thanks for that!
Love this idea, I'm going to try this tomorrow on a nest that has started under my siding!
Very relaxing to watch all the wasps go into the vacuum. Hope you don’t get reported to the cruelty to insects association. :D
There are worse ways to go than drowning in soapy water. For example, getting caught in a spider web, getting chewed alive by a praying mantis, getting eaten alive from the inside by a tiny parasitic wasp, etc.
We are infinitely charmed by your elegant solutions.
That was a great way to calmly take care of business.
Love this system!!!! Worked wonders today, sucked up about 150 today. Thank you 🙏. Would follow this guy to the ends of the earth 😅
5:46 I like how you said hover because it’s been proven that beetles bees and I guess also wasps hover. Creating a field around themselves through the vibration of their wings around their body.
Be aware also that these yellow jackets are much more aggressive than a regular wasp.
A wasp will usually not attack unless it considers you a threat.
Also, most (?) wasps build their nest outside and visible.
Yellow jackets usually build their nests in the ground. In this example, the space under the door is ideal.
The worst thing about yellow jackets is how aggressive they are. They will attack for no reason. When they do, they retain their stingers. Also, they can both sting and bite.
Be extremely careful during the summer if you’re drinking from a can of regular (not diet) soda while outside. They can quickly go inside the can and attack when you take a sip.
Yellow jackets are in the same family as wasps and it’s correct to call both ‘wasps’.
Do you have other videos on getting rid of moss on patios and rockeries. Very inventive thank, you . I started by watching your video on How to make a Tornado Tube.
Once most of them are out it might be best to just caulk the opening to prevent them or others from rebuilding. I have been using this technique for years and even use it when an occasional wasp gets into my house. We just use the vacuum with the hose and suck them right up. No swatting or anything. They are not strong enough to overcome the suction. No risk of a sting.
You are a genius Sir!I have the same issue, will try it tomorrow.
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I like when you have a problem to solve. Everyone benefits! Thank you. And it's Ok to leave your beard. It's pretty cool! 😉
Ah thanks!
@@chrisnotap, Yes, the beard is a keeper!
Chris, you are a legend.
This is probaly the most useful channel i ever watched
Thanks for that!
Yep, I agree with others here. You're like the ice cream truck rounding the corner! I can't wait to get the video open!!
Do you have ideas about wasps in our attics that came in from attic vents? I don't like using poisons, but not sure what else exists to rid them. I like your shiney vacuum!
OK the video is about yellow jackets. They are pesky, dangerous and I eliminate them. But, the "real" thing in this video is dealing with the whiskers. You did good. I've had the same conversation with myself. Trim here, trim there, chit just leave it alone. If I'm gonna go to the trouble of pruning the thicket on my face it'll be easier to shave it off slick. WTH I don't have to see it and I don't care what it looks like as long as it is clean. Growing a face hair garden is new to me. I've discovered that if you have a nasal drip the 'stache defines the meaning of a "stiff upper lip".😨 Great video as always.
Love Chris Notap videos, and this one is pretty good, but there might still
be some capped cells in the nest ? not sure. I'd spray some powder in there
like Sevin Dust, delta dust or pyrethins, and make sure. Nothing beats your
squirrel videos tho :)
I did the same thing. Got about 1000 wasps in the Vac. Did 4 hours first day, many died but still many alive. Second day I did 4 hours more. Now I just saw 1-2 wasps every 15 minutes from the nest. No no one is around a few days later. I am wondering if there us a lasty nest with larva's fermenting under the roof boards?
In most cases the larvae can’t survive without workers feeding them. If you have gotten almost all of the workers the nest will fail. Wait for about 4 days or so or more of no activity before making any repairs to be sure.
This time of year wasps can be an issue, especially if you have bee hives, as soon as i see even one zooming around a hive I bait a trap with bits of plain vienna sausages, best bait i have found so far and cheap as well.
What is the actual trap for the yellow jackets?
Thanks! My wife and I had black hornets in a crawl space. Thought I had to pay for an exterminator. This works fantastic. Huge, dead black hornets with very little effort!
You know what? I have some metal siding for roofing on a building of mine and every 16" or so it has a raised spot and the total length of the building is 16 ft so there are about 12 cavities and each one of them have those brown wasp nests (we call waspers). I was trying to think of a way of getting them out without spraying something up in them. This is a brilliant idea and I thank you for it. I should have enough vacuum extensions and extra hose to safely be away from them with the shop vac. They were so many wasps that some stayed outside the holes and guarded behind the gutter hangers. One hole had at least 30 waps hidden behind the gutter so they were becoming a problem. Will use soap water and my wet dry shop vac tomorrow. Thanks again
The longer the pipe the better! This is what makes it safe is being a nice distance away!
@@chrisnotap I had 3 pieces of pipe from an old shop vac I had to toss and then I had the 3 pipe that came with my new vac so I had about 10 ft or so pipe. But I had to use a piece of 1" pvc to have small enough pipe to go in the crevices that piece of pipe was about 16" long and it happened to fit perfectly inside the vac pipe, it was long enough to get to the nests. There was probably 6-7 nests I got out and only a few wasps. Was surprised there wasn't more. They also seemed to move a lot slower maybe from the chilly nights we been having lately. I may charge my spotlight and shine them in the orifices tonight and see if any wasps are still in them.
Would love to have this guy as my neighbor
Until he leaves his vacuum on for 4 hours lol
Lol the slow mows of them getting sucked in is hilarious
Charge them rent.
Couple of years ago I ran across a ground nest with my mower and was met by an angry swarm (the mower was fine). I grabbed my shop-vac and did the same thing but without the pipe extension. I laid the suction hose by the nest entrance and put a brick on top to keep it from moving. I had to run it for three days before I stopped catching wasps and caught almost 500 in total.
Oh I'm goin to go get a shop vac right now!! Awesome video!
Awesome! Thank you!
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Please, continue with your channel. Im loving your videos!
Thanks for that!! I will!
@@chrisnotap Yes!! Thanks man!
I'm assuming that some don't leave the nest like the queen and some nursery workers.
What happens after you vacuumed the foraging workers?
How do you get the ones still inside?
The nest perishes since there are no workers to maintain the nest.
Wow what cool footage watching them come in and out...how did you film this...was it just a stationary set up camera or where you holding it zoomed in and what kind of camera..oh oh I didn't wait..it's a wyze camera same onw I got the v3 pro
poor yellow jackets prolly thought they was goin to the backrooms
Good idea. Basically, Dawn dish is something to keep in the arsenal, along with superglue, zip ties, wd-40, duct tape, etc.
Its working great for me so far. I have at least a couple hundred trapped after just 2 hours.
Great video. I will try this. Would you say 200, or so, is an avetage nest size for yellowjackets?
They can be very large or very small. This method will work on either.
@@chrisnotap Thanks!
Chris, what did you to with the door will to protect against re-infestation? Foam?
Door sill
They never use the same location twice. Just seal the hole with clear silicone sealant for mortar.
Chris - Thanks for all you do - Do you think they're dead by the time they get to the vac? I imagine they get pretty beat up getting sucked through the flexible section but I'd hate to open it if there's dozens or even hundreds of pissed off hornets in there. I watched over a hundred get sucked in during the first half hour. There were still some stragglers arriving hours later. I called it a day after about 3 hours. This morning there was plenty of activity again when I set up for day 2. How long did you wait to open your vac?
As soon as I shut the vacuum off, I opened it up. I think most shop vacs have a defector piece that directs anything you suck up to the side and downwards. So in my case with my vacuum, they are forced into the water and soap solution right away. Follow your comfort zone and wait a while if you like or leave the vacuum going for 10 minutes afterwards.
@@chrisnotap The deflector in mine is cranked to the side but they're probably already goners by the time they smash into it. I taped the PVC's inlet last night and it didn't have anyone stuck to it this morning so I'm going to bet a hospital visit that it'll be dead hornet soup when I open it tomorrow morning.
I suspect that they would suffocate within five minutes in the vacuum. With that low pressure they wouldn't be able to draw in a breath.
I did the same thing and in 2 days I got about 500 of those flying A-holes! Day 1 netted me about 200 in about 1/2 hour, day 2 was about 300 in an hour. Day 3 coming up tomorrow.
Beautifully filmed.
I'm also dealing with a small hole & ineffective dust. I can't lay down enough dust for them to track it into their nest. Honey laced with Borax didn't work at this time of year (early Aug 23). The real problem is rate of vacuum vs rate of egg laying. Interval vacuuming scoops up the class of adults that hatch each day. Ultimately I'll have to figure out how to get the lethal fix into the nest (whether soap, or chemical, or poisoned food). Then we'll have the problem of the brood rotting inside the house and attracting other pests. Over the past 5 days, we've scooped up 500 or so Yellow Jackets, with 350 on the first day. After each day's vac run, I count the dead. This gives me an idea of the hatch rate in the nest. The vacuum solution works, but it's tedious. Once the dead count nears zero, I'll seal the hole, with the idea that there won't be enough soldiers left to chew through the sealant. BTW, I plan to lace the sealant calk with Sevin for good measure. I admire these energetic little bugs, but prefer to admire them from a distance, not above my front door...
Yes it is a bit of work but it's much better than getting stung!!
@@chrisnotap And better than getting stung by the exterminator for $280. If it was a large, established nest, then yeah, pay the expert. Still, caution reigns. Did you dust or spray before you sealed the hole?
@@groussac no I did not dust. Sealed the hole. No issues post.
@@chrisnotap Thanks.
There is another thing you can do on a visible nest outside. Get a large plastic funnel and tape it to the vacuum hose. Move quickly with the funnel and cover the entire nest. Best if the edges of the funnel seal all the way around. They will attempt takeoffs and they will get sucked up.
You think the larva will die without the adults? And do the queens leave?
That's my theory. Without the workers to maintain and feed the nest, they will die and dry up.
This is absolutely brilliant!
Did you do any followup to hit the queen? I got about 500 total from a tiny hole in the wall. But I'm assuming there are still babies and a queen left behind so I can't seal it
I monitored the hole for about 4 days afterwards and there was no activity. My strong assumption is when the workers are all gone, there is no one to maintain and feed the nest.The larvae just perish along with the queen, if it is still in the nest.
Could you also bait this trap by tying some chicken/bacon on a bit of coat hangar wire over the pipe aperture? Not sure if they'd be able to crawl on that or not.
They probably wouldn't be able to smell the bait though.
Excellent way to do this. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
this was brilliant, sir. thank you for another relaxing and informative vid! and i love that you decided to keep the beard. it’s a look.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I saw a guy do the same thing with prairie dogs. He used one of those septic tank vac trucks that had the tank lined with foam mat. It's so cool! Great video Chris!
That sounds cruel.
@Arthur L. To the rest of the intelligent world, it's seen as the only humane way to remove nuisance prairie dogs. Do you know what the only other methods are? None of them are humane in comparison. Mentioning them in my comment will get it blocked.
Also, live trapping doesn't work. I'd explain, but U wouldn't understand.
@Jonathan D
Oh, I do understand.
If their numbers are that much of a problem for you guys what about their natural preditors? I would think coyotes would be having daily feasts.
@Arthur L. Their natural predators have been severely reduced in numbers thanks to human encroachment. There are so many that they will suddenly take over any empty plot of land in the city. Then, the developers will bury them or plow them under when building. Recently, they covered up several burrows when building a Walgreens. The community got the government to make them stop because it's a crime. It's really sad to think about them being buried alive.
I like the method ranchers have used for years...
Dude your videos are so freaking cool. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like them!
Congratulations on a well made video - Very inventive...👍
Awesome video ! ,.. I did this and had similar results, worked like a charm,.. I’m still catching them as we speak,.. I, unfortunately didnt remove the filter and it got soaked ( I did it before seeing your video ).. I thought about removing it but thought if I did the bees would have just been spit back out. I was curious if that ended the threat of if they are still coming and going ?… and I’m very curious if while counting the bees if you came across the Queen ?… thanks for your time
Once they hit the water and soap solution there is no escaping. It they happen to go through the vacuum, they get shredded in the impeller. I did not see the queen (actually I wasn't even looking, I was just interested in counting the amount). If you do this over a 2 day period you'll find that you will get all of them. From what I have read they leave the nest and can be gone for hours before returning.
Thanks for your reply
So much fun to watch your videos!
Thanks!
Chris, great video. I would have like to see a camera shot inside of the shop vac. Does the wasp hit the filter, get knocked out and fall into the water? That's my guess.
Most shop vacs have a deflector as the air enters and forces anything downwards. With the water in there, the wasps are directed right into the soapy water and drown immediately.
Thanks, I don't think my craftsman shop vac has a deflector but I will check.
@@twinwankel Most have a deflector. Otherwise whatever you suck up goes straight at the filter which most manufacturers don't want.
Chris, First off, LOVE your clever videos. They are informative, entertaining and some of the best on RUclips… heck you should be on HGTV. I have a question: could you have just sealed up the hole and therefore the yellow jackets 🐝 would have died? Maybe I am missing something but was curious if this would solve the problem. I got some great tips from this video for many other things I need to do around the house. Thank you for sharing your videos and the time it takes to make them. I know it is a lot of work. Have a beautiful day!
Oh man do not seal the hole shut! If you do they will either chew through the sealant to get out or they will chew through the wood and get into your house. My friend did this and he had about 100 yellow jackets inside his house! It was a nightmare. This method gets rid of all the workers. That leaves no one to maintain and feed the nest. Once you do 2 or 3 days of "wasp-uuming" and see no more activity, you can then seal the entry hole. It's good to know that they never use the same nest for a second time. Once and that's it. Thanks for everything you said!!
@@chrisnotap Thanks Chris! Glad I asked you for clarity. 👍
Chris, what did you do about the hole afterward? Did you fill it and how?
This is brilliant! New subscriber, and I love your channel already!
Welcome aboard!
Nice! I will use this on my next nest. I s really good to see a video from you as always. Thanks
Hi I just wanted to let you know that I went through this 2 times w/yellow jackets around my house .. Once under my shed and another under an awning .. A neighbour noticed us killing them ( turns out he's a real bee lover so I guess this must've made him cringe ) My point is, he bought me a paper wasp look-a-like nest that hung on a wire, very cheap .. I never got any that summer .. He told me that if you hang them, or even a paper lunch bag around your home, they don't go near other nests, which that's what they think they are .. Now I found at our Dollarama ( in Canada ) they sell for $2. instead of over $10. dollars at our hardware stores .. I buy them for everyone in my neighbourhood ( including the nice man that bought it for me to start with ) and non of us have had a wasp issue in 7 years .. Not one of us .. Also, Chris says they never use the same nest twice, so you don't even have to worry about the original nests .. Sorry for the long message .. Just b/c you said "my next nest" lol, sounds like you get them frequently, so I was hoping this will help you not have to go through getting rid of them at all 😉
waay less anxiety-inducing than shawn woods wasp videos lol. I feel like I could manage this strategy without too much panic tho, and might need to soon-- so thanks for the idea!
Question, why did you decide to run it at that time instead of when they are returning to the nest at night. I understand why not before Dawn but why not at night?
Good question! There will always be some in the nest and some out of the nest at various times. You usually have to do it once a day over a 2 day period to get them all.
@@chrisnotap good to know for next summer. Thank you for the great tips!
Always good content. Keep the beard. You always come up with good ideas. I enjoy watching videos from you. 👍👊
Thanks! Will do!
Running a shop vac for 4 hours straight? Wouldn't the motor burn out on some cheaper vacuums? I don't think they are made to run constantly for that long. But if it does the job I guess it's worth it.
Shop vacuums are incredibly robust and can take hours and hours of running without complaint.They all have thermal safety switches in them to shut off if they get too hot.
WIth no filter the shop vac is under very low load and is getting plenty of cooling air so it should run fine for a really long time.
@@caskwith Surprisingly, it is under a higher load with no filter. It moves more air, so it does more work, needs more juice to do so.
Great idea, could you get your motion activated camera to turn on the vacuum briefly?
The problem is it would take time for the vacuum motor to wind up to speed each time which gives it that small bit of time to fly away
I like the closeup action
Hi Chris, haven't seen your posts for a while, I hope your well. I bought the parts to make your vortex dust cleaner and the water vac. Yours looked the best to build. I know it's going to work well. Great solution.
I have taken a well deserved break and I will be back soon. Thanks for asking!