How to Remove a Wasp Nest
- Feb 24
- 3 min read
Hey, neighbor! It’s Sean with LOCAL Bug Guy.
Spring is creeping up, which means wasps will be waking up. And that means they’ll want to build nests around your home.
To remove a wasp nest, there are some steps you’ll want to take, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Let me give you some tips on sending wasps away, as well as what to do with them after they’ve built a nest.
And remember to contact LOCAL Bug Guy if you’d prefer a pro to handle your wasps! LOCAL Bug Guy specializes in common pests like wasps, so we can get them off your property safely and quickly. Contact us using the button below for a free, no-hassle quote.
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Preventing wasp nests
One cheap and effective way to send wasps packing is to hang decoy wasp nests around your property. These are inexpensive hangers you can find on Amazon or your local hardware store. These look a lot like wasp nests, and since wasps are territorial, they’ll see your decoy nests and take their business elsewhere.
Other no-cost methods just involve keeping your area clean. Make sure your outdoor trash cans can be sealed properly, because wasps are attracted to proteins and sugars, so they’ll be tempted to build nests close to where they can sense tasty scraps.
On that note, keep your yard, patio, and porch free of food messes. Wasps are attracted to food, so if you have outdoor messes that you haven’t cleaned up from barbecues or other events, wasps are going to be attracted to them. Clean them up!
Removing a wasp nest
Okay. So let’s say you’ve already got a wasp nest by your house. Here’s what you can do about it.
Store bought products
Getting a store bought wasp spray isn’t a bad idea. A can of wasp spray should be enough to take out any medium-sized wasp nest. These store bought sprays also have a spray distance of dozens of feet depending on the product, so this will give you some distance from angry wasps while you take out their nest.
A reliable wasp trap is also a good idea. Hang it somewhere close to the nest but safely far away from your house. These store bought traps are made to attract wasps and trap them inside until they die, then you can just throw them away.
DIY solutions
DIY wasp traps can be hit-and-miss, but this is a solution we recommend.
Get a five-gallon bucket and pour soda or beer into it. Then pour in just a little bit of dish soap into the liquid. Set the bucket somewhere near the wasp nest. The wasps will be attracted to the sugars in the soda/beer, then the dish soap will make them drown in the solution. Throw it out once it’s filled with wasps.
Get that nest gone!
Once all the wasps are gone, you should be free to get up there and remove that nest! Put on leather gloves, a long sleeve shirt, long pants, a hat, and shoes so you have some protection in case you find some extra wasps up there. Make sure you follow proper safety measures as you climb a ladder and remove the nest. But the nest should be pretty easy to remove once the wasps are gone. Just get a solid grip and pull it off the surface where it’s been built.
Trust the pros
If you’d rather let the professionals handle it, contact LOCAL Bug Guy. We’ve served Utah and California for years, striking fear into the hearts of wasps.
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