Homemade traps for hornets and wasps

Settled in the country wasp and hornets spoil not only fruits and berries, but can also pose a serious threat to the owners of a suburban area. Usually hornet bite or wasp is accompanied by a strong allergic reaction, even anaphylactic shock is possible. Especially alarming is the ability of pests to attack their prey many times, because unlike bees, insects do not leave their sting in the body of the victim. Beekeepers suffer no less from the presence of wasps and hornets. If these predators settle next to an apiary, then honey producers should not be knocked down. Insects attracted by the smell of honey destroy bees both in the open air and in the hives. Therefore, a lot of tools have been created to combat stinging insects, one of them is a trap for hornets and wasps.

Argus garden

The wasp and hornet trap of this brand is a simple design into which fruit juice, beer or syrup is poured before use. After that, the device is suspended no closer than 20 m from the nest and away from the location of people. This condition requires compliance in order to avoid insect attack on humans.

Insects catching the aroma of a sweet treat enter the container through a hole specially provided for this, however, wasps or hornets that have fallen back cannot get out. When a large number of individuals accumulate, the device is disposed of.

Wasp Trap SWISSINNO

In a set with this design, a bait for catching hornets and wasps is attached. It is placed in a container, filled with water to the indicated level, after which the mixture is thoroughly mixed. The prepared device is hung near the habitat of pests.

On a note!

It is necessary to monitor the water level in the tank and top up if necessary. Maintaining a certain volume of fluid is necessary so that wasps, flies or hornets that are trapped in the trap drown.

Muhoyar

This trap is made for a hornet from a bottle. A small amount of juice, syrup or other sweet drink is poured inside the container. In the center of the side, a cut is made into which a trap is installed, equipped with a special hole. On the opposite side, several more slots are made for better distribution of the aroma. The design works in a similar way.

Homemade traps

You can make a trap for hornets yourself. She will be like wasp trap. For its manufacture using an ordinary plastic bottle. It is enough to cut off its upper part with a clerical knife so that a peculiar funnel is obtained. Then it is inserted with the neck down into the container. And so that insects flock to the trap, a sweet bait is poured into it (the same syrup, slightly fermented compote or beer).

With an excessive number of insects, traps for wasps and hornets are set around the perimeter of the site, away from the paths along which people walk. For a large area you will need several such devices.

As the stinging pests accumulate, the traps are replaced by new ones, since it is unsafe to clean the devices: a bite is likely. If there is nothing to replace the filled structures with, then you can protect yourself at the time of cleaning the trap using an insecticidal aerosol.It is enough to spray the composition inside the container so that the individuals in it die. And only then can you open the structure and shake out its contents.

On a note!

To get the maximum result, the sweet bait is mixed with insecticidal preparations: Actara, Karbofos or Delta Zone.

Instead of a bottle, you can use a glass jar, the neck of which is twisted with a lid. You need to make a hole in it, turning the sharp edges down. Such a trap for hornets with their own hands will be no less effective, and will not require additional investment.

A glass jar can also be used when it is necessary to catch a hornet in an apartment. Do not make sudden movements and seeks to kill the insect. It is enough to wait until it sits on any surface and just cover it with a jar. Then, carefully closing the neck of the lid, let the "uninvited guest" into the street.

On a note!

If you need to get rid of wasps or hornets in an apiary, then as a bait it is better to use kvass or beer, which do not so attract the attention of honey producers.

What you should know

The probability of populating the site with wasps and hornets will be small if you start catching predators in late spring or early summer. In this period, only overwintered uterus and individuals from a new brood begin to move. And if you get rid of them in time, then no one will threaten the owners of the summer cottage.

However, one should not forget that insects do not pose any threat in small quantities, and on the contrary, are excellent pollinators of plants. Therefore, in the absence of special need, they should not be destroyed.

Reviews

Homemade traps really work. He made them with his own hands and arranged them around the yard. Only as bait did I use honey. Wasps quickly sniffed the aroma of goodies and, deciding to treat themselves to them, were inside the bottle.

Nikolay, Odessa

I also decided not to splurge and built traps from plastic 5 liter bottles. Such devices do not need to be too often cleaned from flying wasps. And so that the pests do not annoy and fly into the house, it is advisable to find their nest and get rid of it.

Vasily, Sochi