11-10-2022, 12:20 PM
Yes, carbaryl is pretty potent stuff and needs to be respected, like any poison. One controlled, effective and well targeted dose of something can be a lot safer that all the willy-nilly spraying of hazardous substances we tend to see happening everywhere. And when it comes to German or common wasps, the old idea of using petrol was very dangerous. A small accessible nest can be controlled, a large one definitely needs professionals.
For the Asian paper wasps - most of my half dozen or so stings have been from washing fresh off the line (or in one case still on it - the wasp got caught up in a sheet). The clothesline is near the vege garden, and the wasps seem to be attracted to the clothes on the line for some reason.
For the Asian paper wasps - most of my half dozen or so stings have been from washing fresh off the line (or in one case still on it - the wasp got caught up in a sheet). The clothesline is near the vege garden, and the wasps seem to be attracted to the clothes on the line for some reason.