Wasps eat strawberries: causes and methods of struggle

In most cases, a person grows strawberries, like other cultivated plants, for himself, and is not ready to share the crop with various species.If insects or other pests appear that put an eye on the berries harvest, the gardener will fight with them in all ways, and a large number of wasps that eat strawberries are also a danger for the household, as even one bite is very painful and multiple ones can lead to critical condition.

Wasps eat strawberries not from evil - they just need to eat something, but the gardener shouldn’t refuse from the favorite berry because it was attacked by potentially dangerous pests! It remains to figure out how to get rid of uninvited guests.

The most reasonable thing, of course, is to be proactive - to create conditions in the summer cottage in which the wasps will not even think of creating a hive. Of course, single individuals can arrive from afar, but if there is no hive in your own yard and at your neighbors, such “visiting trips” will not become widespread.

To protect yourself from new “residents”, follow four simple steps.

• The strawberries, of course, like the wasps, but its season is very short-lived, so they definitely do not settle down anywhere with the main orientation on strawberries. At the same time, they, like any other living organism, choose a location for settlement, taking into account the closely located stocks of food, which means you just need not lure insects. You should not make for them involuntary baits in the form of sweets left in the open air - of course, there is not enough ice cream for the whole hive, even if you never eat it, however, the scout can see another aspen’s food on the site, and ice cream just attract the smell.
• Wasps, like any other species, prefer to settle in secluded places where they are not disturbed by any stranger. Slots and other holes in the walls, floor or ceiling are the best place for breeding insects, so good repair will be an excellent preventive tool.
• Wasps can be simply etched. If insects eat strawberries, no one, of course, will water the berries with poison, but it is possible to pre-treat the places where the appearance of wasp hives seems probable with deterrent chemicals.

• It is possible and trite to deceive the insects, pretending that there is already another hive in this area. These creatures understand that competition for food will not benefit anyone, so they never settle near another hornet's nest. In agricultural stores special simulators are sold, allowing to create the illusion that the “new” wasps have nothing to catch here.

If prophylaxis was not done in a timely manner, and a significant amount of wasps is observed around strawberries, it means that somewhere near there is a nest, and its detection is only a matter of time. The fight against wasps requires an integrated approach - here one cannot limit oneself only to killing insects (you cannot kill everyone) or to destroy the hive (angry people will surely try to teach the abuser a lesson). Unfortunately, it is also impossible to just scare away wasps from the berries, because spraying poison on them means spoiling the harvest, and the nest is not going anywhere.

First you need to try to at least a little reduce the population - it can somewhat facilitate the task of destroying the hive, reducing the number of its defenders. If there are a lot of winged guests, one or even several traps should be made for them. The easiest way is to lay out an insect treat flavored with a suitable insecticide.

Alternative - bottle with cut off neckwhich is turned over and inserted back so that the funnel is wide, but with a narrow exit, which is also smeared with sunflower oil.It is almost impossible to get out of such a trap for an wasp, it remains only to lure her there - for this, something with a strong sweet smell is poured into the lower part, for example, honey.

When too many live wasps are collected in a bottle, this population can be destroyed, just by pouring water through the neck - such insects cannot swim at all, and immediately drown.

When measures are taken to reduce the individuals, you can tackle the nest directly. Remember that this pest is one of the few that can give a person a fitting rebuff, so you should take care of the most complete suit made of material that is not inferior in density to jeans. Opportunities should not be neglected because it is unacceptable to leave open skin, even the face should be covered with a special mesh. Since the enemy is very small and nimble, even in such conditions, he can get to his abuser, so antiallergic drugs must be at hand. Go to the attack on the hive is better with a partner.

There are two tactics to destroy the nest, which depend on the time of day. During the day most of the wasps fly away to collect pollen, leaving only a few guards to protect the hive, so the lair can be destroyed quickly and relatively easily, but once returned, homeless insects will destroy everything in their path, so this method is good only for summer houses.

If the plot of land is your permanent home and you have nowhere to go with it, it is better not to rely on the traps and destroy most of the colony with the nest - this should be done at night, especially since the insects are sluggish enough at this time. However, too self-confident landlord can still wake them up, but then he will definitely not be happy.

However, strawberries werep in the summer - just when she has a season, and therefore it is impossible to do without full-fledged equipment for her own protection.

Nest in the summer is better not to throw away, namely, to destroy. To do this, use three different groups of funds.

• Water. Ordinary water is the optimal solution for all cases when the nest is easily accessible - it is available at any site and is inexpensive, and most importantly, it is very effective. When they get into the water, the wasps immediately sink, and their house begins to dissolve on its own. The method is practically inapplicable in a situation where the hive is located in an inaccessible place, and it is impossible to pour water abundantly due to the fact that it is in the house. In all other respects, the hive, better at night, is quickly removed and simply thrown into a bucket of water.
• Any caustic liquids at hand - from gasoline to bleach. Such substances can harm an insect, even just by touching it, which means it will not be easy for the axis to escape from it. But there is one huge minus - the insect does not die immediately, and the last moments of his life will devote revenge. To minimize the likelihood of a counterattack, the beehive is first placed in a dense package so that only a relatively narrow exit remains, and only then the active poison is actively working on this exit.

• Chemicals from wasps. There are also special insecticides, whose action is directed specifically at these insects. Producers take into account the fact that victory in such a struggle is desirable to achieve in the shortest possible time, because such a tool usually acts almost instantly, killing all the individuals it reaches. Good samples even have a fixing effect - they remain on the treated surface for a long time and discourage the desire to return to the old place. The only disadvantage of this option is the cost - both money and time to find a good tool.

It also happens that the hornet's nest is located in your house, but it is problematic to get to it - insects have found a truly secluded gap, where it is impossible to climb without the risk of being bitten. In this situation, you should act from the opposite - if a person does not manage to climb there, then let the insects cannot get out of it. At night, when all residents are in place, you need to try to seal all exits - for this, boards, sealant, cement will fit. It is possible that some way out after the first time will go unnoticed, but over time, the owner of the house will still find it and be able to eliminate the defect.

Ways to combat wasps are shown in the following video.