How do you make a wasp trap out of a 2-liter bottle?
How do you make a wasp trap out of a 2-liter bottle?
Instructions
- Carefully cut the bottle near the top where the curvature of the bottle just starts straightening out, as shown above.
- Invert the top part of the bottle and insert it upside-down inside the bottom bowl.
- Pour a little bit of honey or any other sugary substance down into the bottle to attract the wasps.
What liquid attracts yellow jackets?
Sugar water is a tempting treat for yellow jackets. Make sugar water traps and hang them in areas where wasps like to gather. These traps work to attract the yellow jackets, getting them to fly into the container where they are not able to escape.
What is the best bait for a yellow jacket trap?
In the late summer and early fall, the yellowjackets prefer sweet baits. Sweet drinks like sodas or juices are effective. The highly successful trapping program at the Waterfront Park baseball stadium used a mixture of beer and diluted Italian soda syrup.
What to do when yellow jackets chase you?
Human reaction is to fight or flight. In the case of yellow jackets…do not fight them off of you, it will only insight the angry wasps. Instead, the best option is to RUN as fast as you can. The average human can outrun pursuing yellow jackets.
When should you hang a yellow jacket trap?
Instead, we recommend you hang traps in the early spring. This is when the queens emerge from hibernation and look for suitable places to build their nests. The traps mimic a good nest location and use a pheromone targeted at yellow jackets.
How much does a yellow jacket trap cost?
With just a 2 liter soda bottle, sugar, water and a hotdog you can create a viable yellow jacket trap for under $1. Take 2 liter bottle (or a large bottle of apple juice and cut a 1inch by 2inch square into it.
What do you need to make a yellow jacket bottle trap?
Here are the “tools” needed: wine (they prefer red to white), a clean water or soda bottle, a bread knife or scissors, and dishwashing liquid. First, cut off the top quarter or third of the bottle. Add about ½ “ of wine and about two drops of dishwashing liquid.
How do you get a yellowjacket to fly out of a trap?
Flip the top upside down and stick it inside the bottom portion of the bottle. Yellow jackets will fly inside the bottle when they smell the bait, but they will have difficulty flying back out. Find a good spot to put the container or trap.
What kind of bait do you use for a yellow jacket trap?
For your 2-liter bottle yellow jacket trap, you may use liquid bait. It is an important component of the trap. You may also add some meat into the liquid bait to make the bait more alluring to yellow jackets. The liquid bait used in this trap has sugar in it.