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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Jul 01 2013 : 11:26:13 AM
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I've got wasps buzzing around in my hen house. Do you all have any tips and advice for keeping them out? I haven't seen any wasp nests yet. I don't know if they are just casing the place or getting ready to set up shop.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2013 : 12:10:14 PM
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hardware stores/feed stores carry those hanging traps, where they go in and can't get back out, theres powder inside that you add water to, its a smell they can't resist, and non-poisoios, you hand them away from the area that you want them to leave, works like a charm, been useing them for years...
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2013 : 4:40:16 PM
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Are they wasps or mud daubers. Mud daubers are very non aggressive and hunt spiders. We used to have them in TX and they were pretty cool. They make little nests out of mud. I really dont mind regular wasps too much either, but in the house is a little much.
Laura
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2013 : 07:14:06 AM
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I don't mind the wasps at all until they start dive bombing me when I walk in the coop. I'll see what kind of nests show up, if any, to determine what kind they are. They all have a purpose, but if I can make the coop a less desirable place than somewhere else, I'd prefer to encourage them to move out.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
"A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food." --Queen Elizabeth I
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
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How do you keep out wasps?
