Thursday, August 5, 2010

Wasp / hornet trap


I am not sure how effective this trap is but I have already caught a few wasps so it is worth a try if you feel that the wasps are getting a bit too many. Take a 1.5 liter PET bottle, cut off the top, turn it around and put it back like a funnel into the bottom part of the bottle. Use some cello tape to keep the construction together and add a bit of sugary water or lemonade to it and the trap is ready. I am been told not to use honey since it attracts the valuable bees that we must do everything to protect.

2 comments:

Dar said...

This could pass for a fancy new method for providing the occassionally required urine test to the lab- the user has obviously been consuming too much Red Bull, or perhaps, Merlot...?

Anonymous said...

:) Merlot is far more likely than Red Bull. But it might also just be the oxygen rich air, divine inspiration or pure craziness. It does work but it is mainly the ordinary wasps that I get.