This video presents a DIY method for drastically reducing populations of wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets in a garden or neighborhood without harming honeybees. The core of the strategy involves creating a feeding station, not a trap, using a specific mixture that these stinging insects will consume and then carry back to their nests, effectively eliminating the entire colony. The key ingredient is 99.9% pure granular boric acid, mixed with apple juice, cantaloupe, and bacon, all placed within a modified plastic jug designed to allow the target insects to easily enter, feed, and exit. The video emphasizes the importance of hanging these stations high to prevent access by other animals and suggests that springtime is the most effective period for deployment, as it targets queens before they establish new nests.

This video, presented by experienced pest controller and gardener Amy Kelly, offers ten essential tips for safely managing wasps, emphasizing that while they are crucial to the ecosystem as natural pest control, intervention is sometimes necessary for human safety. Kelly highlights key differences between wasps and bees, noting that wasps can sting multiple times and release an aggressive chemical when they do, urging immediate departure from the area if stung. The presentation covers wasp behavior, such as their tendency to build new nests each year in various locations and their attraction to sugar later in the season. Ultimately, the video aims to educate viewers on how to deal with wasp encounters and nests responsibly, stressing that professional help should be sought if a nest poses a direct threat to human health, while otherwise advocating for leaving them undisturbed due to their ecological importance.

1/2 gallon bottle that is half filled with apple juice. 2 teaspoons boric acid. Then fill to top with water to dilute.

Wasps go for dilute sugar source, while bees he says do not.