How to get rid of the wasp nest on the balcony

There are several proven methods to get rid of wasps on the balcony. The choice depends on personal preferences, location wasp nest, the material of construction, where it is attached. Get rid of wasps on the balcony, if you do not see the nest, you can just as easily as when it is detected.

Where to look for the hive

Insects are attracted to wooden structures, because of them wasps get a building material. The insect scrubs off the top layer of wood with powerful jaws, chews, gets a sticky, sticky substance that it uses to build honeycombs, the inner, outer part of the nest. It is also easy to infest pests in ready-made suitable structures - cracks in the wall, under the floor.

What the wasp's nest looks like can be seen in the photo below. It looks like a sphere with a hole at the bottom, which serves as an entrance. As the number of individuals increases, it increases in size. The average hive does not exceed the size of an apple.

Common places for the construction of wasp nests on the balcony:

• under the floor;
• outside under the balcony;
• under the eaves;
• in the casing;
• among the trash;
• in pipes for draining rainwater.

If it was not possible to visually detect the wasp dwelling, it is necessary to observe the behavior of insects. Sit for half an hour in the daytime on the balcony, to trace the trajectory of the movement of insects. During the day, they actively rush from the nest to the nest, performing their functions. Outlining where pests fly, you can carefully inspect the place.It remains to decide on the application of a particular method of struggle.

Wasps on the balcony

Destruction of the visible nest

It is very easy to remove a wasp nest, if it is at an accessible distance. It is necessary to act in the dark when the wasps are inactive, everyone returns to the lodge for the night, or early in the morning, when they have not yet managed to get out. Application of the method requires special care, errors in the work can lead to the attack of a whole swarm. You must use a beekeeper's costume or a helmet, clothes that insects cannot pierce with a sting.

• Get rid of the wasp nest on the balcony, if it hangs from the bottom, you can boiled water. At least one bucket of liquid is required. Carefully sneak up, pour out water. If necessary, repeat the procedure several times. After a couple of days, the nest is quietly removed, destroyed in a convenient way.
• The second method with water involves the use of hot or cold liquid. It is possible to fight with wasps in this way if it is not difficult to reach it. Frequently used stepladder. Fill the bucket with water, bring it to the nest, slowly lower it into the water.The entrance will be immediately blocked as it is located at the bottom of the house. Hold the bucket for at least 15 minutes. During this time, the whole family dies. Carefully removed, destroyed.
• A bag of poison is one of the most convenient ways to fight. Any insecticidal agent is sprayed, optionally with a high concentration of poison, it is sufficient to use an aerosol. For the destruction of wasps requires a minimum dose of poison. Multiple spray injections, close tightly package. Then throw it on the nest, secure with a scotch tape. The procedure should be done in the evening. The lack of oxygen already negatively affects the body of insects, the presence of poison ensures quick death. For confidence, leave the package for a couple of days.
• To remove the wasp nest on the balcony, you can use a vacuum cleaner. Send the tube to the entrance, include household appliances at full capacity. After 20 minutes, remove the nest, the bag is removed from the vacuum cleaner, immerse the input for 15 minutes. Humanists release insects away from their own home.
• Every evening, install a spiral on the balcony near the nest, which is used to scare mosquitoes. After ignition, an insecticide is released along with the smoke.One helix burns for 2 hours. It causes smoke to leave the nest, while in the process of breathing the poison enters the body.

Means to fight wasps

On a note!

Extremals use another radical method, but it is suitable only if the hive with wasps is located on a non-flammable surface. In a bottle with a spray pour a flammable substance - gasoline, kerosene. In the evening, spray the nest, throw a match. Burned in a couple of minutes. It remains to hedge, pour water in which case.

Destruction of the family in hard to reach places

To bring the wasps from the balcony, if they settled under the floor, upholstery, in the cracks of the walls is also quite easy.

Polyurethane foam

At a known location, mounting foam is often used. Pour cracks, forget about the problem. Those insects that were at that time in the nest, will not be able to get out, which were outside - do not penetrate inside. To make the swarm disintegrate, you need to kill the uterus, and it goes outside only in emergency cases. Working individuals live on average 1 month. If there are no eggs and larvae, they will not build honeycombs again. The same method is suitable if the pests are bred on the balcony under the floor.

Trap

The most common method of breeding the wasp family is trap. Do it at home from improvised means. A plastic bottle with a capacity of at least 1.5 liters is used as the base material. They cut off the neck, turn it inwards, fix it with scotch tape, staples, thread the rope on the sides. Suspended closer to the nest or left on a closed balcony.

A bait is placed at the bottom of the trap. This may be sugar syrup, juice, lemonade, kvass, beer, cola, honey, jam, crushed grapes, fruit, pieces of meat. Insect climbs inside, but there is no chance to get back. During the day several dozen wasps are sent to such a trap.

Wasp trap from plastic bottle

Poison bait

It is possible to corrode wasps in a few days with the help of poison. Folk remedy - boric acid. It is produced in the form of powder, sold in a pharmacy in bags of 10 g. Odorless, but has a bitter taste, so you need to respect the dosage. The powder is mixed with bulk mixtures or diluted in liquid. Sugar, honey, lemonade, water with jam, fruit slices, meat, fish are used.

To get rid of wasps lay the bait on plates, lids.The advantage of this method is that the poison with food enters the nest. Meat insects feed the larvae, but initially they chew on the mass themselves. After the poison enters the body, the functioning of the nervous system is disturbed, impulses are transmitted, death occurs. It is possible to corrode gradually the wasp family within a week.

On a note!

Concentrated poison works much faster - modern insecticidal products. Apply concentrates without odor. Fits Lambda Zone, Delta Zone, Get. Mixed with any bait, leave food in a convenient place closer to the nest. The wasp family will die out in a few days.

Disinsection

If wasps were brought on the glazed balcony, loggias, get rid of them in a couple of hours. Buy any insecticide. Wear a protective suit, rubber gloves, glasses. Spray the walls, ceiling, floor. Particular attention is paid to the places where nests can be located. Leave the balcony closed for at least 2 hours.

Means to fight wasps

This method is also suitable if wasps are bred on a cluttered balcony. Search the nest, do not disassemble the trash, as they will follow. bites. After disinsection, it is allowed to start cleaning order after 2 days. The maximum effect of the poison is 2 hours, does not lose its properties for another 14 days.

In this case, it is allowed to use any insecticidal agent, regardless of whether it has a strong odor or not. Effective drugs - Executioner, Sinuzan, Malathion, Dichlorvos, Clean House, Cucaracha and many others. Price from 150 rubles. per bottle.

Prevention

Scare the wasps from the balcony even before they settled, you can overhaul. Insects do not tolerate the smell of plastic. In the corners to hang bouquets of some plants, the smell of which insects do not stand - walnut, geranium, peppermint.

Chase os will help regular cleaning on the balcony with the use of household chemicals. Insects do not tolerate the smell of bleach. Domestos is added to the water. The same solution can achieve the release of the premises, if the pests have already settled. It is necessary to carry out daily cleaning in the evening, or pour it into the lid, leave it on the balcony. Additionally, the tool will drive away flies, mosquitoes.

With the onset of autumn, the wasps leave their nest, and eat the larvae themselves. An empty hive must be removed, destroyed.A young female can settle in it in spring, a new swarm will appear.