Karsal
Field Bee
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2013
- Messages
- 546
- Reaction score
- 28
- Location
- Lancashire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3 Pay*es Poly Hives 7 Poly Nucs
I have made jam jar wasp traps for over thirty years and agree that they are not very efficient. (Wasps do escape)
Having seen the Wasp£$%! Trap advertised on the internet at over £20 and thinking that beekeepers have enough expenses I have had a go at making my own.
DIY High efficiency wasp traps can be made quite easily using a 2litre plastic bottle and a couple of silicone tube nozzles.
I melted four holes in the bottle about three quarters of the way up in opposite sides of the bottle.
Then using a sharp knife cut the nozzles about 3cm long from the threaded end and inserted it into one of the holes. Each nozzle will make 2 entrances and can be glued in place if required.
Popped the wasp bait into the bottom of the bottle and screwed the top back on. I have placed it in my garden this week and its beginning to fill up with wasps. They do not seem to escape.
Cost less than £1 to make and spare nozzles can be bought on the auction site quite cheaply.
Having seen the Wasp£$%! Trap advertised on the internet at over £20 and thinking that beekeepers have enough expenses I have had a go at making my own.
DIY High efficiency wasp traps can be made quite easily using a 2litre plastic bottle and a couple of silicone tube nozzles.
I melted four holes in the bottle about three quarters of the way up in opposite sides of the bottle.
Then using a sharp knife cut the nozzles about 3cm long from the threaded end and inserted it into one of the holes. Each nozzle will make 2 entrances and can be glued in place if required.
Popped the wasp bait into the bottom of the bottle and screwed the top back on. I have placed it in my garden this week and its beginning to fill up with wasps. They do not seem to escape.
Cost less than £1 to make and spare nozzles can be bought on the auction site quite cheaply.