Will need
The idea is based on the use of a simple but effective trap that anyone can easily make using readily available and harmless materials, substances and tools:
- an empty plastic bottle with a volume of at least two liters;
- wine, preferably red;
- a bottle of pure or sparkling water;
- a little dishwashing liquid;
- kitchen knife or household scissors.
The process of making and using a wasp trap
Even a schoolchild can make the planned trap.
1. Using a sharp knife or scissors, cut off the top of the plastic bottle in a circle at the point where it begins to turn into a cylindrical shape (about 1/3 of the container in height).
2.Pour red wine into the larger part of the bottle to about 15 mm from the bottom and add two or three more drops of dishwashing liquid to enhance the smell of the bait.
3. Turn the neck 180 degrees and insert it into the base of the larger part of the bottle at the top. It will serve as a funnel through which the wasps will penetrate into the bottle, but will no longer be able to get out of it. Before inserting the neck into the bottle, remove the cap from it and fix it to the base using transparent tape.
4. We place the finished trap near wasp nests and observe how it works. If the result does not suit us, then the homemade device must be moved to another place until the effect appears in the form of wasp individuals regularly falling into the trap.
5. As the trap is filled with dead wasps, they must be removed from there, the device must be washed, disinfected and, after refilling, placed in those places where wasps appear. The bodies of dead insects should be disposed of, for example, buried in the ground, otherwise their smell will attract more and more wasps from the area closest to the house.
6. The fight against a wasp nest can be considered completed when the queen wasp is discovered and destroyed, which is larger in size compared to other wasps.
On a note
Honey should not be used as bait, as it will attract bees rather than wasps. The “diet” in the trap depends on the season. In spring and early summer, wasps are better attracted to leftover meat products diluted with water, and at the end of summer and autumn - everything sweet (sugar syrup with lemon juice, crushed fruits and berries, etc.).
