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Been getting a lot of wasps in the bedroom and master bath over the past week. I have a little makita stick vac that I have been just sucking them up with. They are not dying! The vacuum has a clear body so I can see them running around in there and they are just gathering up in a big cluster and feeding off each others hate. It's very weird. I don't want to shoot wasp spray into my vacuum because I don't want it to stink every time I use it. I wonder how long they will live.

Been getting a lot of wasps in the bedroom and master bath over the past week. I have a little makita stick vac that I have been just sucking them up with. They are not dying! The vacuum has a clear body so I can see them running around in there and they are just gathering up in a big cluster and feeding off each others hate. It's very weird. I don't want to shoot wasp spray into my vacuum because I don't want it to stink every time I use it. I wonder how long they will live.

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[–] • 2 pts

Vacuum up a little bit of diatomaceous earth so that it coats them well in the dust collection chamber. That stuff causes micro-lacerations on their bodies and they will die from dehydration sooner than if you just left them alone.

[–] • 1 pt

Oh man, that's a great idea! I'm going to try that next time.

[–] • 2 pts

You can: Put the container part in the freezer. Run a hose from your vehicle's exhaust into the container. Vent well before next use. Holocaust them with a CO2 fire extinguisher. Burn the place down. There's more, I'm just feeling lazy. Good luck.

[–] • 1 pt

He can’t Holocaust them without wooden doors to keep all the poison in.

[–] • 1 pt

There's a little rubber flappy thing, That might work.

[–] • 1 pt

I considered fire when I was getting 6 or 8 wasps a day. It has really slowed down though, only 1 yesterday and none so far today. I think attrition finally kicked in.

[–] • 1 pt

Had some small wasps coming into the kitchen about a month ago. Went outside and couldn't figure out where they were coming from. Very small ones, so I thought a nest was near by. Nothing was there.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

This video suggests they may last up to a week:

https://youtu.be/OM4Nku2qAiI

[–] • 0 pt

It's been 4 or 5 days now, they look like they don't give a shit. I have put the vacuum in the freezer now.

[–] • 0 pt

Update: I put the vacuum in the deep freeze. The woman thinks they will just kinda hibernate and wake back up but I don't think so, it's -15 F in there.

[–] • 1 pt

Keep us updated

[–] • 0 pt

It turns out that wasps are severely allergic to extreme cold.