Yellow jackets, or some other form of wasp, have formed a nest inside our roof through a tiny hole in the shingles. Spray and powder hasn't worked yet. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by mccarty.tim on Oct 1, 2009 - 9 answers

Is this yellow jacket sting normal? I have a doctor's appointment for later today. I'm not sure if I'm overreacting. I know my histamine response is! Pics and [more inside]
posted by fiercecupcake on Sep 15, 2009 - 14 answers

What kind of wasps (or whatever) are these? [more inside]
posted by cmoj on Feb 25, 2009 - 4 answers

How to get rid of Cicada Wasps? [more inside]
posted by timsteil on Aug 30, 2008 - 10 answers

My house has the odd bug problem throughout the year I'm looking for quick and concise solutions that can be made out of house hold products and the best bait to use for these solutions (traps poisons etc). I get the odd problem inside and outside of my house so ill try to mention them separately. These semi random infestations happen on and off for example one year it was ladybugs and another it was ants but they only repeat the odd time. I know this question may seem broad but im looking for some solutions that can be relatively universal yet i can make them for pennies... [more inside]
posted by Chamunks on Jul 29, 2008 - 7 answers

wasp and hornet filter: Does anyone know of a good product which can be used to *prevent* wasps and hornets from building their hives? Some kind of spray or jelly or strip of some kind? (That wont wash away in the rain)? [more inside]
posted by jak68 on Aug 5, 2007 - 14 answers

Wasp paranoia??!! [more inside]
posted by fillsthepews on Jun 26, 2007 - 12 answers

How could we remove a number of wasps? [more inside]
posted by pettins on Aug 27, 2006 - 13 answers

What can I expect from living next door to a wasps nest as the summer progresses, and is there any humane way to get wasps to leave the nest etc. if they are already well established. More Inside... [more inside]
posted by empedia on Jul 20, 2006 - 23 answers

Can you explain this line from Aristophanes' "The Wasps"? [more inside]
posted by hermitosis on Jun 22, 2006 - 4 answers

Are flying, stinging insects more likely to gravitate towards certain people than others? [more inside]
posted by kryptondog on Apr 4, 2006 - 21 answers