What can I use to make bees/wasps go away?

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Do you know of any products that bees/wasps "do not like" (like mice do not like mint essential oil for example?) We have an area in between our homes Indiana Limestone siding where the bees are going in and under our stone siding. I have a call into a mason to get a few spots retuckpointed (I had this house tuckpointed 14-15 years ago) but a few areas have lost their grout/cement. It is often hard to find someone to come for a "small job" so in the meantime I am wondering what we can "spray" this area with to make the bees/ hornets (or what ever they are) not want to come back or go in and under our stone. My husband used wasp/hornet spray yesterday but they are just back today so apparently this is not going to work. Any idea(s) on how to stop them and make them go away while I am waiting for quotes and the repair job? TIA!!!!!

Janet Pizaro · Answer

The sprays should work providing he is getting to the nest. Make sure any spraying is done at night.

Brenda Henson · Answer

Borax

Sti2242965 · Answer

I was looking at fake wasp nests yesterday as they keep others away, I dont know if they will deter those already nesting but you could try putting something close that looks like a nest and see what happens. (google that just in case it sends them crazy!!)

Also I have had both wasp , hornet and bees nests close by and have not been much of a problem, just the fear of being stung seems to be the driving force for getting rid, especially for hornets and wasps

Jun1757078 · Answer

A brown paper bag, closed at the top, filled with plastic bags for fullness emulates a hornets nest. Wasps will avoid the area, bees as well.

Pamela · Answer

A squeeze bottle with the borax in it and do it at night.  Wear goggles or safety glasses and long sleeves.  I had a hidden nest sprayed and now wondering if that is all they used for my $125.

Debbie Huggins · Answer

Also, try using a soap like Irish Spring in the areas they favor. Just rub the bar in and around the area where the nest was attached. Wasps tend to go back to spots that other wasps have built before due to chemicals that are present from the former tenets. This kind of advertises 'Safe, great location to build '.

Mary Lou Morin · Answer

Had a similar problem last year and bit the bullet to hire an exterminator. Had yellowjackets building a nest under aluminum siding. After two weeks of spraying and swatting, I called a pro, paid like $100 because the sprays simply did not work. Yellowjackets are a real problem as they will burrow thru to your drywall and start eating at the drywall to extend the nest.  Very problematic. Two hours after the exterminator left, no more bees. If not taken care of, the queen would have over-wintered and we'd have the same problem in the Spring. Honey bees are a whole different thing and need to be relocated.  Make sure these are yellowjackets and not honey bees.  Good luck!

Joanne Correira Szala · Answer

Hang little net bags filled with moth balls

Pandalana Williams · Answer

I had an old farmer give me this advice when I had a similar problem and it worked: WD40. Spray where they are, they will not go back in there.

Johnchip · Answer

Like my other neighboring old farmers advised me, I used to keep a large sprayer in the barn with a mixture of both diazinon and malathion I would use liberally for any and all infestations. Always worked...on any critter.  Not sure if it is recommended,  legal to use or to mix or is going to give me some cancer, but so far I am fine, retired and was never arrested.

Sophia,M.,McConnery · Answer

Spray with vinegar(1/2 cup),2-4 drops of dish soap,and water.There is also cloves.

White Oak Studio Designs · Answer

What we have done so far: 1) Spryed 2) Filled the opening  with steel wool 3) Taped plastic over the opening to prevent critters from going in or out until the tuck pointer can get here. These are not honey bees so I am not as worried about 'saving' them.

MaryJane · Answer

Dryer softner sheets. Jam them in and leave them there even if you push them in more when pintucker guy comes. I put a bunch of them in my hole ridden shed and also in my rented storage unit. Seems mice don't like them either also I wear then in my pockets when I go for a walk in the woods.

IFortuna · Answer

Data from NPIC
'People who were exposed to enough malathion to become sick felt nauseated or vomited, had muscle tremors, cramps, weakness, shortness of breath, a slowed heart rate, headache, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Pets could be exposed to malathion if they get into a product by accident, or touch or eat plants that have just been sprayed. Pets will be affected by malathion like other animals. The nervous system is very similar in people and other animals, so animals poisoned by malathion may show signs similar to those observed in people.'
NPIC can inform you of safety and helpful hints with the 'Integrated Pest Management' page. : )

Karen McLendon · Answer

Spray WD-40 in the areas where bees and wasp are nesting and they will not return.

White Oak Studio Designs · Answer

I would be worried aout W-D 40 soiling my limestone siding...it is a light color and very pourous. Thanks anyway.

Carol · Answer

One of the best ways to deter wasps is to make them believe there is already another colony of wasps in the area. Wasps are fiercely territorial, and will attack other wasps invading their territory. As a result, they are very wary of approaching when they see a nest that is not theirs. The simplest way to do this is make a paper bag in the shape of a nest and hang it from a nearby branch or a parasol. However, to make life easier, several companies make fake nests — perhaps the best is the Waspinator (£16.95, waspinator.co.uk), which mimics the contours of a real nest. You can also get some round balloons and blow them up to around 6 to 8 inches. Then papermache them and paint them a gray color.  You can hang them near any wasp nest ( about 5 feet away from a existing nest) and it will scare the wasps away! If you have kids, make it a family project! Another idea is to take a 2 liter plastic  soda bottle and remove and discard the cap. Cut the top of the bottle about 2 inches from the top. Fill the bottle half way with water with a few drops of dish soap mixed in. Take the top part of the bottle you cut off and invert it placing it inside the bottle, but smear a little jam around the outside rim before you place it in the bottle and tape it into place. The wasps will enter the bottle to get at the jam but will not be able to find its way back out and will end up in the soapy water and dround. It's best to detur them in the first place rather than to kill them but, that's up to you!

Jrm6053101 · Answer

Use  carburator cleaner with the straw to put cleaner in where the bees go.  This will kill the bees.  You must then close up the opening to prevent others from making a new nest in the future

Dld10253108 · Answer

Sevin brand plant dust. Spread it where they're entering. They will carry it inside and kill any in the nest.

White Oak Studio Designs · Answer

I ended up getting rid of the wasps using the steelwool and the tape. After a couple of weeks, they gave up. Totally organic solution too!! Then I hired a mason to tuckpoint my home and fill any openings. Problem solved!

Judy Bourne Gustum · Answer

What about wasps and hornets in the yard? I cannot locate a nest opening.

Chas' Crazy Creations · Answer

Here's a post that might help, there is a section that talks about using soap to get rid of mice https://chascrazycreations.com/irish-spring-soap-and-flies/

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