Spectracide wasp and hornet killer - not much better than a hose
Written: Jul 26 '09
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Pros: Kills wasps and makes them leave their nests
Cons: Doesn't get rid of the nest or spray 27 feet upward
The Bottom Line: Might as well just stick with the hose.
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| jkafer's Full Review: United Industries Corp Spectracide Wasp and Hornet... |
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we get lots and lots of wasp nests, the kind of nests that look like ever-expanding honeycombs. And of course, the wasps plant these nests underneath the eaves of the house. While wasps are quite docile (they don't really bother people), no one wants them around when the kids are playing outside. So I bought some Spectracide Wasp and Hornet Killer. Did it eliminate the nest? Did it kill the wasps?
Read on, dear reader....
One of the things that attracted me to this spray was the promise of being able to shoot 27 feet. This seemed good considering the wasps planted their nests in the eaves of the 2nd story. But 27 feet of firepower should be enough to do the trick. Well, almost. What they don't tell you, is that it might shoot 27 feet across. But with the forces of gravity working against it, the spray jet really only shoots about 18 feet upward.
The first time I used it, the spray was able to shoot in a nice long stream, long enough to get the nests on the first floor eaves. And as soon as the nest was sprayed, you could see the wasps dropping like, well, flies. They fell out of their nest and wriggled on the ground until they died. An obviously rather painful way for them to go, but such is life (or not). The can says the spray "eliminates the nest". By reading that, I would assume it destroys the nest and dissolves it or something. 3 weeks later, the nest was still there. It was abandoned, but it was still there. Reading the fine print, the can says you have to knock the dead nest off.
As well, in that 3 weeks, with a 3rd of the can left, I noticed the stream was no longer a jet. It became a spray, which is useless. Pointing the can down, the spray turned back into a jet. Point it up a little, and I get spray. Which of course, flew back into my face. Yum, wasp poison. And a 3rd can of spray I paid for that is now useless.
Needless to say, this is a poison and the instructions are pretty clear to keep this stuff away from kids and pets. The chemical smell is also a good indicator. So is the fact that it kills things.
So let's put it all together. The stuff kills wasps and makes them leave their nest. But it doesn't reach the upper eaves and you still have to get rid of the physical nest when you're done, presumably with a hose.
Perhaps the good people at Spectracide can tell me why I should use this stuff and not just resort to a hose for the entire process?
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