Spring has Sprung

Thanks, Dan!

-- If a man says something in the forest and there's no woman to hear it, is he still wrong?

Cool!! Thanks.

-- Berta in NC

Thanks for the info, Dan. I had not heard of that before.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Neat tip. And then the house won’t “squeak” either, right?

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Thanks Dan!!

-- Chip -- Manchester, Connecticut "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."

LIB…................. did not know that. I must try it. Have had a few wasps around already. Might be better then trying to spray them out of the air.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

That sure beats my strategy from last spring and summer, spray and run like h*!

Thanks Dan – I fight with them every year. Seems like I spend a fortune on sprays but I will most certainly give this a try.

I don’t mind them nesting. I spray the nest at night. It’s those boogers that fly around in the day time when I’m working that get in my way. Don’t like sparying in the shop. That junk can stain wood. Good idea for around the house tho. Thanks Dan

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas

Wasp Deterrent… So That’s what (WD) means! Thanks Dan, I must try that one!

-- My shop teacher said "You can do it".... Now I can't stop!

That’s a good one! Wasp Deterrent 40, that should be easy enough to remember:-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

I hope none of you have a neighbor like mine with a crab apple tree & don’t pickup the fallen fruit. Of course the wasps love rotting fruit & we had a lot of them last year. The leaves fell off the trees in the fall & lo & behold 30 ft up from ground level…..a wasp nest as big as a basketball. I procastinated doing anything because of the height of that thing. Fortunately a freindly magpie came along & did it for me. It literally tore that nest apart. Not looking forward to but expect wasps again this year unless dumdum next door gets the message.

-- Lee

Great advice. I had no idea. My parents get a nest every year. I’ll be sure to let them know.

-- Don't tell her I'm in the shop!

Great idea – they’re breeding like mad in Texas. (Well, all of us are.)

I’ve heard that a lot of the effect in commercial wasp sprays is just from the kerosene in them – maybe we could pour kerosene or light diesel into an orchard sprayer??h

I don’t know about Kerosene, but have been using WD for about 10 years now and have not had a single nest around my place. Found out a couple years ago that they were building nests inside my wifes wind chimes so I spray them also. LOL

-- Dan-- Info for all @ http://www.hoistman.com

A guy spraying for mosquitoes, hired by my town, told me in confidence that his big barrel was filled with a secret recipe of Dawn dish soap and water. He said it did’nt kill the eggs, but it killed all the live mosquitoes, thus insuring his job. He sprayed weekly. We are not bothered by the little buggers.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Jock: insects breath through tiny holes in their abdomens. Spraying them with a soapy solution will form a film over those holes. They suffocate. 30 year science teacher. Head is filled with ton’s of junky science trivia.

-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful. http://web.me.com/deceiver6/Deceiver/Craftsman_on_the_lake/Craftsman_on_the_lake.html

That is a great idea…though I must admit that I get a great deal of satisifaction chasing them down one at a time a spraying them with wasp killer. Wow! I must have serious issues.

-- PeteMoss

Pete, it’s the one you miss that will nail you.LOL Just stick a dryer sheet in your pocket to keep the skeeters away.

-- Dan-- Info for all @ http://www.hoistman.com

The best wasp spray is just soap and water in a spray pump. The soap breaks the surface tension on their wings and they can’t fly. If they can’tfly they die. Sorta like I am doing now.

-- Acts: 2:38