I have never used Waspbane. We use Coke and catch hundreds of Wasp and a few Hornets as well with it. How good is the Waspbane? We get attacked by hundreds and hundreds of Wasp, each year, but this year even worse. Does Waspbane not fill up quick and than you have to buy the expensive re-fill or how does it work?
I use Waspbane every year.
Luka, the more wasps you catch, the
worse your traps are working.
As I understand it, wasps rely greatly on scouts finding sources of food, telling the colony, whereupon huge numbers return to pillage the food source.
The trouble with your Coke traps, is that, though they catch a lot of scouts, a lot get out and get back to their colony. They tell them about this fantastic source of food - your Coke trap - and they come mob-handed.
Now the Waspbane trap claims to be highly efficient, designed to let
no wasps escape the trap - so they don't get back to the colony - so the source of food remains 'invisible' to the main colony. As a result, Waspbane traps have far fewer wasps in them - but none get away. So, your hives remain untouched.
That's what I've experienced in the last 3 seasons. And never had a problem with wasps in my hives.
And I've never had a full Waspbane trap yet. I only replace the refill once a year.
Dusty
