Wasps wont let me go near my banana plants
 

They have taken ownership of my plants and they attack me when I go near them, I'm deathly afraid of bees/wasps/hornets, what can I do to get rid of them??? I've never been stung before, so I don't even know if i'm allergic. Anyone had this problem before?

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EITHER.....



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I like your style

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Thanks "PIMPING" ain't easy:}

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Wasp and hornet spray, you can stand about 4 foot back and get a good jet steam.

They only hurt for a little bit. Usually they are not that aggressive unless you accidently disturb their nest.

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I just don't want to spray that stuff on my plants.

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Option 3 and simply IGNORE them:}

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I have already picked out a bee suit on ebay, actually. Fight fire with fire.

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Not worried about it, unless you are spraying on fruit or veggies you are about to eat.

or
Try making a Wasp trap. I have never used one myself.
Trap Wasps with Soda Bottles

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I'd be careful spraying wasp spray directly on the plants. It leaves behind an oily residue that I'd imagine can't be good for the plants. That said I did get some on my Mexican Oregano and didn't seem to harm it. If you find the nest just wait til dark when they are inactive and knock it down.

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Take the water hose and spray them,water your plants at the same time.

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Or that. Once the nest on the ground smash it and they'll go away.

Do have wasps or yellow jackets? Yellow Jackets make a nest under ground. Nasty little buggers!

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Tried that, they get really mad and they all swarm me

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Use warm water and they won't get mad

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LOL :ha:

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I had wasps. Or mud dobbers or dirt dobbers or whatever they're called. They turned my banana tunnel into a veritable winged highway.

My first attempt at a solution was my bug zapper tennis racket. It was a dismal failure and resulted in a hasty retreat.

Then I put on my thinking cap and just made some nice little mud pits outside each end of my tunnel. The environment is far more pleasant outside (it can reach 120F inside the tunnel), so the dobber wasps choose to land in the outdoor mud pits, get their bit of mud, and go off back to their nest without bothering me or the inside of my tunnel anymore.

If your pests happen to be the same type, you could perhaps make nice mud sources for them in locations that are out of your way, and diminish the amount of exposed mud near your bananas with mulch.

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I failed to mention that they are beneficial garden insects that eat aphids. I only remove nests that are right in an area I have to frequent, like 3 feet above my head at the door of my shed. The others I let live and just be careful working in the garden during the day. Mornings are my safest garden time, mid day is the worst.

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This one is about 3 feet above my head, right over the back door to the house. We coexist.


DM

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That is the most terrifying thing I've ever seen. Anyone with Cnidophobia would understand.

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My thoughts exactly.

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I've been dealing with wasps in the back yard for a couple summers now, they've been really bad these past couple years. If you spot an active nest you can use wasp/hornet spray and saturate the nest either very early in the morning or after dark standing at least 10' or more away as you spray it. I however don't care for those wasp sprays as they are quite toxic and not safe IMO if you have either pets or children that play in the immediate area. Those wasp/hornet sprays are some nasty stuff IMO.

Your best bet IMO is to make home made traps using a plastic 2 liter soda bottle as outlined in a previous post and then use the following recipe as bait:


8 oz. water

6 oz. beer

4 - 5 tablespoons jam (any flavor)

1 drop dish washing detergent like Dawn or Ivory

remember to use jam (not jelly or preserves) then hang the traps in various locations around your property and wait a week or two. It sometimes takes awhile for the bait to really 'ferment' and become effective, and you will then be catching those wasps like there's no tomorrow. When the traps become full of dead wasps just discard and make new traps.