Wasp tips

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Send them metta and offer to escort them out. I do this with insect visitors, sometimes it works. Otherwise I catch and release them as Aloka describes. If you move the glass very slowly they don't notice.

Find out how great wasps are!! ;) https://theconversation.com/wasps-why-i ... too-155982
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Greetings,
Ceisiwr wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:39 pm Not a hive, but for some reason every summer wasps seem to love my bedroom and only my bedroom. I had 5 in there last night.
Good it's not a hive, because if it was it's one of those situations which would get much worse before it gets better. A stitch in time saves nine, and all that.

Good luck with deterring their presence.

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Finding that many wasps inside your home is not entirely normal IMO. I'd go looking for a hidden nest.

If you really don't want to kill the wasps in the nest, you can get a very firm bag, bag the nest at night, then throw it out your window while briskly driving on an abandoned highway. That bag has to be killer secure. The wasps will abandon the ruined nest and will seek out a new home. Having a nest of bees in your car isn't the best idea though. My dad used to bag wasp nests and then throw them on the bonfire. So they can be securely bagged, it's just a matter of how. Also, when you dispose of the nest, obviously you'd make sure no one was around.

Likely if you haven't found it though, that means they're not nesting in a "usual" spot. They've likely worked into a nook somewhere. Bagging the nest presumes a "classic" wasp nest that is easily visible and reachable.
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My go-to for bugs in the house is this product below. Catch and release, just gotta be sneaky and quick! Then figure out where they're getting in and plug the holes.

https://carson.com/product/hu-10-bugview-bug-viewer/
https://www.amazon.com/Carson-Quick-Rel ... Q5AZK?th=1
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Mkoll wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 4:29 am My go-to for bugs in the house is this product below. Catch and release, just gotta be sneaky and quick! Then figure out where they're getting in and plug the holes.

https://carson.com/product/hu-10-bugview-bug-viewer/
https://www.amazon.com/Carson-Quick-Rel ... Q5AZK?th=1
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Ceisiwr wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 7:32 am I keep getting wasps in my house, every summer. Any tips on repelling (not killing) them?
Find the nest, spray it with water. It will turn to mushy pulp, then the wasps will have no home.
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