Wasps.

Marco666 · Sep 8, 2015

Hi,
Does anyone have a good suggestion in order to trap some wasps.
Thank you very much.
Marco.

Hivemaker. · Sep 8, 2015

Waspbane traps, there is also a section with advice for beekeepers in the link below.
http://www.waspbane.com/

Marco666 · Sep 8, 2015

Thanks a lot.

Ely · Sep 8, 2015

Are they only available online? I could do with one but will be moving away on Friday and it may not be delivered in time.

Millet · Sep 8, 2015

Ely said:
Are they only available online? I could do with one but will be moving away on Friday and it may not be delivered in time.

I ordered one nearly a fortnight ago on ebay and it has still not arrived.. and to make matter's worse my hive is getting hammered i have made 4 trap's of my own and killed thousand's but they still keep coming.. 30 at a time and more some day's.. not many are gaining access during the busy day's but when the temperature drop's so does the bee activity and that is when i have witnessed them gaining access.. i have even made a new entrance block as suggested so the wasp's have to get through a tunnel.. they do get a battering during the busy time but as mentioned they still get in when the bee's are quiet..
Here is my entrance block modification if you want to give it a go.. thank's to Karol it has made it hard for the main swarm's to get in..

And here it is pushed into the hive it give the wasp's around a 4in tunnel to fight there way through.. most maybe all are quickly turfed back out quick during busy time..

This is a spare hive by the way hence no bee's.. i needed a empty one to practice on.. lol

BrianO · Sep 8, 2015

That's still a big space to defend, I would halve it given time of year, bees will manage and will be able to defend easier. I restricted mine right down