Wasp trap bait

[Sutty]

What do people use and find effective for wasp trap bait?
I had a recent wasp problem, now sorted though there are still plenty around.
The waspbane trap I loaded with half a bottle of mild, some orange juice & zest, and sugar, has caught zero wasps!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Cheap lager, mashed banana, a dollop of jam and a pinch of yeast.

 

[blackcloud]

They need protein so fishy water is a good starter as they can smell it far away.
Also carbohydrates are required so they get some of the syrup they were going to steal from the bees anyway.

 

[smok]

cheapest beer from aldi or lidl in alloy can(not glass bottle),+ spoon of sugar,100% successfully,after some wasp drawing start release additional protein smell,and you have attractor for hornets

 

[fian]

Fermented sweet (so that the bees do not approach) with a light amber/red tone and the smell of berries (blueberry, currant, red grape) or with a yellow tone and the smell of herbs (mint, chamomile, lemon verbena, rosemary , oregano, thyme, coriander, orange blossom, fennel, licorice, nutmeg and cinnamon, which are the originals for the well-known Galician distillate of "herbal liquor").
Put the trap in:
camellias, azaleas or rhododendrons in spring, in stone fruit trees in summer and in pome fruit trees (apple, pear) or vine and fig tree in autumn.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Put the trap in:
camellias, azaleas or rhododendrons in spring, in stone fruit trees in summer and in pome fruit trees (apple, pear) or vine and fig tree in autumn.

I think we are talking about traps to catch ordinary wasps not Asian hornets

 

[Sutty]

I think we are talking about traps to catch ordinary wasps not Asian hornets

 

[fian]

Creo que estamos hablando de trampas para atrapar avispas comunes y no avispones asiáticos.

Upps.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I think we are talking about traps to catch ordinary wasps not Asian hornets

I don't think he often knows what he is talking about

 

[Erichalfbee]

I don't think he often knows what he is talking about

Easy to make a mistake. There are Asian hornets buzzing around a lot of the threads here.

 

[enrico]

The highest alcohol sweet cider you can find

 

[IndiBee]

cheap aldi larger and cheap co-op mixed fruit jam.
Large jar as possible with upturned 2lt pop bottle upside down with 4 holes on the curved bit next to the jar (so rain water doesn't get in).
Result: a stinking mass of wasps by autumn.

 

[Vanterrier]

Is vinegar not required in the mix to deter bees

K

 

[IndiBee]

Mine are good welsh Methodist bees - they don't touch anything with alcohol in.

 

[Vanterrier]

Mine are good welsh Methodist bees - they don't touch anything with alcohol in.

Maybe you should try alcohol free ?

K

 

[madasafish]

Cheap jam, cut up rotten apples, sugar, water, dash of vinegar (to deter bees before fermentation starts : once it does then no need).
Traps full to bursting with wasps

I drink cheap lager..too good to waste

 

[user 819]

Why does every one want ot attract even more wasps to the apiary/colonies ?

 

[Vanterrier]

Why does every one want ot attract even more wasps to the apiary/colonies ?

In my case it was to trap wasps who had been raiding my nuc. I moved the nuc away and placed the wasp trap where the nuc had been. The wasps that came never left, so I had quite a few in the trap and eventually none came so I removed the trap.
K

 

[user 819]

If one moved the targeted nuc away, it seems pointless to carry on killing the wasps unless othe rnuce were nearby to be targeted.

In times to come one may be grateful for the wasps as thye may be come prey for V.v should they get a firm hold in the UK and the NBU becomes overwhelmed with nests and short of funds.

 

[Sutty]

Why does every one want ot attract even more wasps to the apiary/colonies ?

I was asking about bait for a high efficiency trap. Shouldn't attract extra wasps.