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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As someone who has a live and let live attitude towards most insects....when I got swarmed by ground wasps while weeding out my garden I had no mercy for them after. Aggressive doesn't even describe how pissed they get.

It was the first time I didn't feel bad about using insecticide. So yeah, the hyper aggressive, stinging ones can fuck right off.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've found the best thing to use against wasps is diatomaceous earth. It's non-toxic, and just very tiny silicate animals that get into their joints. It kills the entire nest and not much else around it.

That's what they used when the wasps were in my siding and stinging me in my bed at night.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Oh that's a great idea! I didn't know diatomaceous earth worked on wasps.

I've used it to keep ticks and fleas out of the lawn area my dogs play in, and to get rid of ants.

I don't know why it didn't occur to me to dump it on the wasps, I guess I just thought they were too big? Doesn't it work by puncturing their exoskeleton and basically sucking all their fluids out?(I could be misinformed on that)

Either way I'll go that route if I run into that issue again! Then I don't have to worry about contaminated areas of my lawn.

Thank you for the tip!!!