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Old 08-25-2013, 11:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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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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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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They only hurt for a little bit. Usually they are not that aggressive unless you accidently disturb their nest.
I just don't want to spray that stuff on my plants.
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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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Take the water hose and spray them,water your plants at the same time.
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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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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Wasps will not harm you, unless you harm them or they feel threatened by you.
They may circle around your head, because they like your body odour or your breath (now
that is a change ), after you have eaten something sweet or had some wine. Whatever
you do, do not bat at them. They do not like that.

If you still want to get rid of them after my “calming words of wisdom” , find their nests.
They always return there before sunset. Well after the sun is down, but while you still can
see, spray their nests with Raid or any other insect killer.

No, they won’t come out storming at you, rather they will slowly drop out of their nests like
heavy syrup and die. That way you are in absolutely no danger to get stung. If you cannot
find their nests (They are usually under eaves or small overhangs, which will protect them
from rain.), watch where they go during the last hour before sundown.

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


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