Duct Tape Wasp Nest Decoy

Guide How to Make a Duct Tape Wasp Nest Decoy

This spring I was no sooner enjoying the latest crop of large bamboo stalks than I noticed a menacing wasp nest under construction under my eaves nearby. Putting 2 and 2 together and doing a little research online I came to realize that I was not the only one who was enjoying the bamboo abundance!

Paper wasps were also extremely happy I wanted to help them source material for their nesting! Also online I noticed people were selling "decoy" nests consisting of a small gray bag suspended upside down from a string retailing for $10.00 plus, which purportedly would scare away wasps in a 200 foot radius (because wasps are "territorial" like gangs) . So as usual I wanted to make my own for a princely sum of $2.00!

Supplies:

1 foam rubber 6" football from Dollar Tree ($1)
1 roll duct tape, also from Dollar Tree ($1)
black paint or marker, had on hand
short piece of wire, had on hand

Steps:

Wrap duct tape around foam football in a spiral, layered pattern.
Poke a half inch or so deep hole in base end of football foam, make this hole appear deep by blackening in with paint or the marker.
Attach a wire to the "top" of the football.
Hang the whole contraption with a thumbtack, nail, etc. under your deck, eave, gutter, tree branch, or where ever you really don't want wasps to nest!