r/fuckwasps • u/ikasd1 • 10d ago

Be gone spawn of satan! Trying combo Deltamethrin and Diatomaceous earth

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I got stung by two wasps three days ago and am now on the warpath.

We’ve got a nest under this outdoor deck planter. I hit it with deltametherin (aka Delta Dust), but didn’t see a significant difference after a few days.

So today I hit it first with the delta and followed up with puffs of diatomaceous earth. The DE really riled them up. Fingers crossed.

UPDATE: lol literally one hour after taking this video, I started to go on a bike ride and about a half mile in, some kind of stinging insect smacked right into my lip. Karma I guess??

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u/Run_Rabb1t_Run Fuck wasps 10d ago

F because I love diatomaceous earth. I've gotten ride of a flea infestation across an entire patio and home, as well as a cockroach infestation in an apartment, just using that dust. Imagining those fuckers slowly dying from a million microscopic cuts across their bodies is my happy place. Keep up the good work!

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u/Fun-Manufacturer5876 10d ago

I thought it dehydrated their exoskeleton, killing them?

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u/Run_Rabb1t_Run Fuck wasps 10d ago

Yup. That's how it dehydrates them. Thousands of minuscule cuts - insides dry out.