Neighbours (Not The Ones That You Want)

These neighbours are rather camera shy. I can only show the area where I saw them last.



A relative of my neighbours.



Guess what's in the section of pipe?


The area outlined in red shows where I observed my neighbour's activities. The two gutter sections are connected by a 2" round pipe, which drains the left end of the upper gutter into the right end of the lower gutter.



This shows my front door, and the area where I have observed my neighbours activities, to the right. Picture my head, which just clears the top of the door, coming near the area outlined in red.


I foamed the right 1/2 of the front gutter last night, and activity was reduced by 75%. But even 25% activity is too much. I have been warned to avoid letting these neighbours get into my house.

So, it's back to Home Depot this evening, for a couple more cans of Spectracide Foam Wasp Killer.


Another view of the front door, and gutter.



The underside of the roof, with the gutter hanging from the 2 x 6 on the right. If the nest is in the lower gutter, or in the pipe, there's no danger of it expanding into an exterior wall. Now the upper gutter, that's another possibility.



The interior of the house. To the right is the wall space that the upper gutter adjoins on the outside. If there's ever any intrusion, it will probably be at the upper end of the wall to the right, at the far end.


(Edit 6/29): So last night, I sprayed another can of foam. 1/3 at the lower gutter, another 1/3 at the upper gutter, and the remaining amount around the top edge of the flat roof on the right. Hopefully, that will make them sick enough.


(Edit 7/4): Activity during the past week was pretty low, but several were noted yesterday. So last night I went to Wal*Mart,and there I found an amazing "SoapJet"

As seen on TV

It's a hose adapter for washing your car - you fill a reservoir with car wash detergent, and squirt soapy water as you wash. Acting upon a tip from another forum, I filled the reservoir with dishwashing detergent. Spraying good soapy water all over the roof, which drains through the nest area, destroys the waterproofing on the yellowjackets, and they drown. LOL.

So that's my 4th of July. Watering the roof with soap suds. I actually had one crawling around on the roof - unable to fly because the wings were full of water. And eventually drowned, when I blasted him.

Way more fun then squirting foam spray at $3 for a 2 minute blast. This is hours of fun. B-)

As scary as yellowjackets are, they don't hold a candle to the Japanese Hornet, or to 4 other insects that inhabit this planet. Warning - don't watch the videos in that article, unless you like being scared to death. Read the text first.