Wasp Count or Wasps Trapped - for baselining before and after VESPEX

Feature Requests
#1

Hey Developer people - we’re starting up our baseline monitoring of wasps prior to VESPEX control in the CREST environment

Is their any facility - or any opportunity to add WASPS as either a birdcount item (observed) or Trapped species - We’re looking at getting the following two items - it would be great if we could Trap.nz them.
Thanks in advance, Paul

  • Wasp baiting domes $24.50 from HortCentre, Puke
  • Wasp Lure 5L $109.25 from Cleaning Systems, East Tamaki
#2

Evening Paul,

You could add them as a custom ‘point of interest’. Define your own here.

You won’t have app abilities for those in the short term.

Otherwise I guess we can add a new bait station type, with a new active ingredient.

Which would you prefer?

Andy

#3

I millions of wasps on my home style block on edge of bush reserve. The sky just swarms with them. No bees when they get to this level. Bought a pricing mitre 10 yellow trap with bait it caught maybe 10 and 30 blow flys. Put off traps. Just learning to live with them and destroying nests where I find them and if I can.

#4

Thanks will give that a go and hopefully it does the needful. Chz

#5

Sorry to hear that life_liver - the more i learn about wasps the more motivated i am to do something. Luckly a local near me is motivated and very knoweldgeable - together we’ve got a bunch of locals together and with some council funding we’re putting out Vespex - which hits wasp really hard - enough to make a difference. We need baselines and after to do a good job (and Year2 funding if it works)
Good luck to ya

#6

Motivation is there but nothing has worked. I’ll watch your results. Keep me in the loop. Would love to put a dent into the swarms around here

#7

What is the best way to catch wasps? I tried 2 different products from Mega. The fly catcher worked really well over the past two summers so will getting it ready for November. But the wasp trap was a non event. Had it hanging it a tree that a entire colony drifting around it.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated as wasps and ants take over our house and property!

Thanks, Dana

#8

Hi Paul,

I am starting a new initiative against wasps and though I am based in Central Otago/Southern Lakes you may want to get involved. Let me know Cheers M-L