I bought an electric fly swatter for the blind. It's powerful enough to stun a wasp/bee when it makes contact. Sometimes it even kills them... though most of the time they drop and can be easily squished. It'll kill any smaller bugs instantly.
Make sure to get one of the high voltage ones. I had a weaker one that barely worked - I could touch it and only get a small shock. The one I have now will leave a burn mark.
I might need to upgrade mine at home. Uses 2 AAs and if they aren't fresh then it isn't 100%. Have a link for your new one?
Get a brown paper bag.....poof the bottom of it like it has something roundish in it...newspaper helps....twist top and try to shape it like a hornets nest...hang where wasps are....they are afraid of hornets and will vacate
Spray now with Demon, and put out Pro Zap pest strips. So the deer will get used to the smell, then spray again in June, and October, put in Pro Zap in October.
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Advice I got from someone on the forum was to use FMC's Talstar Pro - the generic is Bifen IT with a surfactant. I use it for pest control at the house and take it around with me when I am doing maintenance on our place and hit the stands.
I spray our deer blinds twice a year (spring and late summer) with the same sprays I use around my home. I spray both inside and outside of the blind. I do have one blind that has woodpecker holes and other gaps on it. In that blind I will hand a "no Pest" strip inside in the spring time to be sure that I have no bees in it during the summer.
If you want to make a long term fix...use redwood paneling on the inside. Deer are not bothered by redwood smell as it is native to Texas. Keeps wasps and bugs out...looks good and smells good too!
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A shoe? Let them land and cut them in two with a pocket knife. Better than a video game.
This or just leave them alone.
We have tens or hundreds of them in the deer blinds, if you just leave them alone they will leave you alone, Its taken a few years, but i have finally convinced my wife of this.
If you want to make a long term fix...use redwood paneling on the inside. Deer are not bothered by redwood smell as it is native to Texas. Keeps wasps and bugs out...looks good and smells good too!
If you want to make a long term fix...use redwood paneling on the inside. Deer are not bothered by redwood smell as it is native to Texas. Keeps wasps and bugs out...looks good and smells good too!
Nice blind!
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Spray Talstar twice a year and you’ll never have any insects in your blind, wasps included. It’s odorless, so the deer won’t smell it. I discovered this stuff on this forum and haven’t had a problem in my blind in 5 years. I spray my house twice a year and have no bugs there either.
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