I have had a lot of problems with yellow jackets, ants, and paper wasps around my hummingbird feeder. To solve this problem I took a strip of cotton and sprayed it with Raid Hornet and Wasp spray. You only want to dampen the cotton. Then I enclosed it in an onion bag, those mesh or net bags onions come in.
I tied both ends shut. Then I tied it onto the hanger and twirled in around so it came down the one side short of the feeder holes. This has worked like a charm and the hummers do not have any problems feeding. *Be sure the cotton is damp and NOT drippy!
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That is poisoning the humming birds as well.
This is not a good solution. Any poison will harm the birds!
I took a cotton swab and added a drop of peppermint oil + a drop of oil and rubbed it along the spouts and entire base of feeder. The bees come around but never land.
Horrible, horrible idea! It might not kill the hummers right then, but the long term affect on them is horrific. Who would even think it's ok. Hummers only live a few years anyway.
Well okay can someone tell what is the best way to get rid of the wasp
As a greenhouse manager and retired pesticide applicator I am horrified to read someone applying RAID to a cotton swab to deter bees from a hummingbird feeder. The aftermath of spraying a small greenhouse and the fumes that linger for 2-3 days will not only kill the birds but mice, rats and other beneficial insects.
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