Need advice

Does this stuff work or do I need to suit up?

To quote Forged in Fire “ It will keel”

I buy it by the 6 pack at home depot

Just spray.

Sell the house!

Seriously, I have not found the Spectracude Spray to have the knockdown power of either Raid or Eliminator Wasp and Hornet Spray. I go through 15-20 cans a year and now I use Eliminator almost exclusively.

and then run! lol

Now that was the kind of review I was looking for... I will suit up.

You heathen, the snake and bug lovers on here are going to be furious. You're a murderer and should relocate them.

I use that stuff....can usually get it pretty cheap at lowes around now for july 4th sale, got cans for 50 cent last year....well worth .50.... it'll kill them- not sure if itll knock down----- kill them and then use a stick,,,,

It works but your gunna need almost the whole can and really good aim.onve you get halfway through it starts cutting out then its dicey

I've had good results with Raid. I like the prior liquid version better than the foam. You have to learn the proper "hold-over" for the trajectory of the stream. Getting it on target the instant you spray gets them before they have a chance to drop off the nest.

Are they black waspses, be careful

Works for me.

I like Bengal Wasp & Hornet spray. Will reach 20' no problem.

And when it touches them they fall just like with gasoline.

It kills wasp deader than fried chicken, but be careful. You want to be 10-15 feet away from the nest because it splashed back at you. Hornets will start coming out of the nest as soon as the foam flies, don't let them get away alive. Keep the button mashed down until the nest is soaked. Don't use it like a gun and a bullet, use it like a fire hose.

Make sure it smells like lighter fluid. They have some new enviro friendly foam spray now that don’t always kill them.

Dawn and Water in a big cup is all I use.. cheap and they fall right to the ground.

Good stuff and reasonably priced. Just be prepared to stand your ground and soak them good. It will get them pretty quick. I have cans all over the yard by the pool where I can get to it fast.

I use it. Works well for me.

Deed is done, gdr_11 review was on point. Glad I dressed for the occasion with netted headgear, thick jacket, and heavy gloves. Made a couple of practice blasts in yard to see what kind of pattern I would be putting out there. Looked pretty good with plenty of pressure from less than 10 feet. I hit them with a steady stream and it took forever for them to start falling to the ground. A couple fly away unfazed that may have been on the underside of hive. I've got half of the can out in just a matter of seconds. The ones that finally fall to ground are now marching towards me as I'm blasting away. It was a little nerve wracking. The two that get away come back pizzed and are buzzing around as I'm trying to knock them out of the sky. One down, one to go and running out of ammo fast. Finally get it to fall out of the air as I run out and have to stomp it to make sure it doesn't take flight. Two to three minutes after all is done, some of them are still moving around on porch... afraid to wash them off porch in fear they'll come back to life. Wait around a few more minutes, wash them off, all is good.

The best thing is a shotgun with an improved cylinder, and some.#9 shot. It takes a little practice to get the distance down without damaging your roof though.

Wait until dark then spray away.

Works every time

Same with me. Spectracude just does not have the knockdown power of other spray. The best stuff I have found is Invader insecticide made by FMC corporation. Got it at a professional exterminator that sells to the public. Knocks them out on contact.

The larva is the best bream bait you can find.
as kids on the farm at grandpa's we'd get about a half of a coffee can of tractor gas
and throw it on the nest,...the gas melts their wings, and the fumes chokes em out in
a couple seconds,...big red wasps sting the worst of all.

Go to a electric wholesale supply and get the stuff pros use. Instant as in they just drop in their tracks.

That stuff works great,as long as you have several cans. This is so you can drown them,as it is about the only way I have gotten it to work

Update... have eight of those f ers flying around trying to land back on nest. They must have been out of town when I did the deed.

That’s why I said wait until dark.

I’d empty the can into that sucker. There’s probably a couple deep inside still kickin. And if you saturate the hive, the ones that were out of town might get enough exposure to eventually keel over.

Go ahead and make sure you have another couple of cans for a potential wasp relocation hive maneuver

I forgot to mention that KEY point to getting the most complete annihilation of the entire nest.

Sure was hoping the second picture would be of some protesters....

This is all I use. Get it at the feed store.

LConn, this is what we use at the apartments. Stops them dead in their tracks, most don't even make it off the nest. Doesn't take much either. It's like they are frozen in suspended animation. Available at Home Depot

Love killing those bastards. My daughter is allergic, we learned when she was 2 with an ER visit. I have a quarterly exterminator but still kill the solo flyers anytime I can. Worthless angry bugs.

When I was in the radio bidness, I bought the pro stuff by the case from Graybar. I went in those radio shacks with two cans and hit em with both at the same time. We also had to watch for snakes inside the shacks. Then, after you fought your way through the snakes and wasps to get to your transmitter, you had to start over because the snakes and wasps loved those warm cabinets.

And a lot less flameable, and won't kill the plants or grass, or leave the house smelling like a chemical spill..

On really big nests, I'll open the crimp on the shell, dump out the shot, then refill with floor sweep or kitty litter. You can get up close and not worry about hurting anything other than the wasps.

UPDATE: The next day after first battle there were 10 or 12 back on nest as I didn't knock it down. Watched all this past week as more and more (yellow jackets) came back until yesterday there must have been over 50 back on it. I wouldn't buy that stuff I used initially ever again, although it was advertised all over as being a good cheap product. Like others mentioned you have to drown them with it and I might add, stomp them. Went back to Walmart and got another product that looked more deadly. Took advice and waited until late night so that they would all be home. Put on my battle gear, heavy winter jacket, headgear, welder type gloves and even a mask... didn't want to get stung on the lips or snoz.


This stuff worked much better than the other. Knocked them down quicker and they weren't marching towards me when they hit the ground. Only saw one fly away... I spared his life so he might tell any others that I don't play. Knocked the nest down and hopefully I'm done for the time being. I hate messing with those suckers.

Any dish soap and water in a pot is all you need. It covers the whole hive at one time and none fly away. They fall instantly and are dead within seconds, and you never have to go buy anything.
Or you can spend $50 on a case of something that does the same thing.

I have a 1 gal pump sprayer I use the soapy water in, only good up to about 5-6' overhead tho, the canned stuff comes out after that.

reminds me, need to spray under the trailers today for red wasps, they seem to love the sq tube.

GOOD KILL! Spectracide works well and has the farthest jet spray, up to 27ft. I use a lot of it at the farm in AR. I but it at Home Depot by the 2-pack, usually a better deal that way. HD was out last week so I bought 6 cans of the cheapest brand. Paid $1.99ea. Hopefully it'll work as good as Spectracide.