Paper Wasps

To get rid of Paper Wasp nests:

• Nests in the open such as paper wasp nests are easily destroyed from a distance with NO Wasp Nest Killer Aerosol.
• The nests of wasps and bees generally have only one entrance/exit. If this can be identified the colony can be destroyed by puffing the wasp nest killer KiwicareNO Wasps Eliminator powder onto the nest. The workers will then pick up the dust as they enter the nest and take it inside where it will kill larvae and queens.
• Note:
  The problems caused by honey bee colonies that have had time to build a nest are not likely to be solved using insecticide alone because the honey store in the nest will continue to attract bees and wasps. The honey store must be removed or sealed up following destruction of the colony.
• Wasps, particularly Asian Paper Wasps, chew wood such as dead trees, decks, fences and stumps to make the 'paper' that they use to build their nests. Spraying such decaying wood with NO Wasps Total Protection or NO Bugs Super can effectively control paper wasps and help to control German and Common wasps.

Honey bee swarms

• If you find a large 'clump' of bees, hanging from a branch or the side of your house, this is likely to be a bee swarm. This is a queen with her new colony looking for a place to build a nest. Contact you local bee-keeper (see the Apiculture New Zealand swarm collection contact list) and he/she will try and collect the swarm without harming it for use in honey production. The swarm may move on of its own accord within a day or two.

• NO Wasps Total Protection sprays are useful to treat around rubbish bins and other areas where wasps are attracted.

The common species of paper wasp in New Zealand include:

• The Asian paper wasp - Polistes chinensis
• The Australian paper wasp - Polistes humilis
• The European paper wasp - Polistes dominula
• The solitary wasps - Ichneumon Wasps and Ancistrocerus gazella