I had a load of wasps arriving to set up home, accessing via a gap in
brickwork. I used the vac for about 40 minutes to suck them up before
they entered the crack, as well as nabbing any that came back out (was a
bit like ghost busting). I had the vac in wet mode (so no filter or bag)
with some water in the bottom - reasoning that they would eventually
drop and drown - especially with the odd shake and swish. When they had
stopped arriving I caulked up the crack and then listened for buzzing
from the vac - there was none. When I plucked up courage to look inside,
it looks like they had all succumbed to the sharp corner where the hose
enters the machine - judging by the spatters there!
Neil
On 07/08/2023 04:12, Jimmie Mayfield wrote:
> I recall seeing a video where someone was trying to eradicate a
> hard-to-get-to hornet nest in a roof where they wound up leaving a
> running shopvac at the entrance to capture the hornets as they
> entered/left. If you later suck up some powdered pesticide like Sevin
> or diatomaceous earth, it ought to kill them while trapped in the vacuum.
>
>
>
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