Thanks, Chris. Instead of stopping at the dollar store for a $5 can of wasp spray, I was able to justify coming back home with a new $150 stainless shop vacuum. And a ladder.

@psareen5

2 ай бұрын

Mark You forgot the huge electricity bill

Interesting factoid regarding yellow jackets: The clan spends their entire summer foraging; then bringing back their findings to feed the larva in the nest. As they feed mouth to mouth, the larva give off a kind of natural sugar, which the adults need to make energy. As the summer passes there are fewer larva in the nest, so the adults must find this sugar elsewhere, which is why they become much more aggressive at rotting fruits and other sugars.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

Most relaxing channel on KZread.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

That's a nice comment! Thanks!

@dannysznee3744

2 жыл бұрын

yes your right

@castasorto412

Жыл бұрын

True

6:35 I like how they got teleported to another world of doom

I watched this a year ago and ended up with a nest this summer. I used your technique to great effect. One observation I have though is that even if you get it down to zero wasps a day later, there are pupa in the nest which will develop into adults without any help, so repeating the process every few days is necessary to keep the population down. We don't even need to kill the nest to win, since winter will do that and keeping the worker population down saves us from hassle. One innovation I added was a little cardboard baffle near the nest opening to prevent them from sheltering behind a nearby electrocal conduit and this brought my capture rate up above 19/20 for takeoffs (based on 10 min observation). Thanks again! I love your ideas and your filmmaking.

Thank you so much for this video! My husband and I used this method and we were able to successfully remove a hornet’s nest from our house. We didn’t get stung once!

@chrisnotap

10 ай бұрын

That's great to hear!!

I did the same thing a few years ago. It's very satisfying watching them get sucked up, particularly after being stung a few times. I don't mind wasps, but I didn't want them by the backdoor.

@poochie49

Жыл бұрын

Did the same thing a few times. I couldn't believe how many I got.

Well that was satisfying.

@grizzlygrizzle

Жыл бұрын

Years ago, I lived in a house with a crabapple tree in the front yard where wasps liked to build paper nests in the outer branches. This was about 10 feet from the front door. Well, they would return to the nest a little before dusk, and they were pretty docile at that time of day. So a friend and I would get a 6-pack of beer, and sit out on the front steps with some contractor trash bags and some garden snippers. when things were quiet, I'd nip off one branch about half an inch from the outside of the nest, and withdraw to the front steps to sip the beer and talk with my friend. Some of the wasps would come out, fly around and look for immediate danger, and go back into the nest. About 10 minutes later, I'd snip off another branch. Wash, rinse, repeat, until the only branch left was the strongest one that was holding up the nest. Then, I would pull a doubled up bag over the whole nest, with a can of insectiside inside, holding the bag tight around the branch. I could then feel for the insecticide through the bag and release most of the spray, and then cut off the last branch, and throw the whole thing into the trash. It worked for me.

Loved the intel gathering, planning and execution. Well done sir. Little did they know you were closing in and the battle would be over. Glad you were the victor and well done!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

"and let the victor enjoy the spoils!"

His method goes along perfectly with *OODA* for problem solving (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). Many people go straight to decide and act without thoroughly observing a problem first. Good on ya's

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of OODA! That's interesting. Thanks!

Chris, there can’t be 2 or 3 guys like you on planet Earth, thank you for a very entertaining video

I love your content it’s so random but always useful

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad I can help!

Sir i do believe you have by far the cleanest prettiest shop vac ive ever seen

Chris - You’re so clever that I really think you could reinvent the wheel (better and cheaper!). 😁 Thanks for another great video! 👍🏼

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for that!

What a beautifully simple solution to a horrible problem, I love it. Brilliant video as usual 😊😊😊😊

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Simple, effective, informative, and entertaining, Thanks for sharing.

Love the time and attention to detail you put in your videos! Greetings from Greece!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Greetings from CANADA!!

I love the clever and non toxic and safe manner that you did this 👏 I feel bad for the wasps but they are in the wrong place at the wrong time 😒

Thanks Chris, works like a charm! Doing the exact same thing right now in the shed where we store our bikes (Dutch viewer reporting in :D )

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from CANADA!!

Great video and technique. Simple but super effective method without poisons to run off into my well water. Excellent videography too. Subscription earned.

Brilliant! Just when I was ready to go to the hardware store and buy a can of hornet spray I came across this. Had all the tools needed and went to work. It’s only been a hour but it’s working beautifully. Thanks!

@chrisnotap

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic! It's not that hard to set up and it's really effective!

@GrantOakes

9 ай бұрын

Before I set up my shop vac I went through 2 cans of that worthless garbage! Environmentalists have forced RAID to tone down their formula, it just pisses them off now. Back about 40 years ago that stuff killed them in 3 seconds!

I just loved your strategy. We have a nest almost in the same location as you had here. So scary.

Wow that's genius I never would have thought of it

Lol the slow mows of them getting sucked in is hilarious

@rinunculartoo3006

2 жыл бұрын

Charge them rent.

Please, continue with your channel. Im loving your videos!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!! I will!

@willwolf4627

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnotap Yes!! Thanks man!

This is absolutely brilliant!

I’ve had my Wyze Cams for nearly 18 months, they’re great for such a reasonable price! Very clever vid to get rid of those pesky yellow jackets!

@mermaidgirl9232

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mind if I ask how much you paid? Thanks

@la196

2 жыл бұрын

@@mermaidgirl9232 Believe it or not they are around 25 bucks at Home Depot. They pair with the app you download on your cell phone. I use a mini SD card 32 GB in mine and use it for security surveillance at home. Which are about 10 dollars. I think they are impressive for the money for sure. Also, my Wyze cams are paired with my Alexa Show where I can ask it to show my door wall cam, or show the garage cam. And there's a few cool things in the settings you can set up from the app on your phone. One day the smoke detector sounded, someone overcooked something, it alerted me on my iPhone that it detected a smoke alarm sounding. I thought that was pretty impressive too:) You can be away from home and view live cam coverage from your app on your phone. Like to observe a pet. There's also 2 way audio. The only downfall is they must be plugged into an outlet. But for my purposes, I'm ok with that.

@AChi__

2 жыл бұрын

@@la196 Yup, I agree. They are pretty good for their asking price.

@Katt_Geo

Жыл бұрын

@@mermaidgirl9232 He left the link below his vid .. Click on it and it will bring you right to it .. Around $40. I think I seen when I clicked.

Chris, you are a legend.

So much fun to watch your videos!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dude your videos are so freaking cool. Thanks for sharing.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Beautifully filmed.

That's brilliant Chris, thanks for a great tip!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help

Nice! I will use this on my next nest. I s really good to see a video from you as always. Thanks

@Katt_Geo

Жыл бұрын

Hi I just wanted to let you know that I went through this 2 times w/yellow jackets around my house .. Once under my shed and another under an awning .. A neighbour noticed us killing them ( turns out he's a real bee lover so I guess this must've made him cringe ) My point is, he bought me a paper wasp look-a-like nest that hung on a wire, very cheap .. I never got any that summer .. He told me that if you hang them, or even a paper lunch bag around your home, they don't go near other nests, which that's what they think they are .. Now I found at our Dollarama ( in Canada ) they sell for $2. instead of over $10. dollars at our hardware stores .. I buy them for everyone in my neighbourhood ( including the nice man that bought it for me to start with ) and non of us have had a wasp issue in 7 years .. Not one of us .. Also, Chris says they never use the same nest twice, so you don't even have to worry about the original nests .. Sorry for the long message .. Just b/c you said "my next nest" lol, sounds like you get them frequently, so I was hoping this will help you not have to go through getting rid of them at all 😉

this was brilliant, sir. thank you for another relaxing and informative vid! and i love that you decided to keep the beard. it’s a look.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Genius, I thoroughly enjoyed your video thanks! I will try this as we have 3 nests on my smallholding here in the UK. Once we had 10 hives which made gardening and picking our fruit a nightmare.... Tried soapy water, mesh and sand, hot ashes, petrol ect....Love your gentle approach, quick and effective, thankyou : )

@chrisnotap

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is brilliant! New subscriber, and I love your channel already!

@chrisnotap

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

I love your channel Chris!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Please upload more often i love your videos!

I love this idea. Thank you!

Nice video very relaxing and calm

Good video Chris... Very informative.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!

Good one, Chris! Great solution!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Always good content. Keep the beard. You always come up with good ideas. I enjoy watching videos from you. 👍👊

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Well done nearly 1 mil!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I should get there sometime this year! Exciting time!

Very clever and sooooo satisfying to watch [ have to admit here that I absolutely HATE wasps ! ]. Thank you.

Excellent way to do this. Thanks for sharing.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

We are infinitely charmed by your elegant solutions.

Not sure which part I liked more, the ingenuity for ridding yourself of the yellow jackets or the cool technology and ways to use it! This was a great video!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!

That was a great way to calmly take care of business.

Pretty neat. So many good ideas!

Great stuff 😎 thanks Chris

Since you cut off notifications on the fat frustrated squirrel video, I figured that there were a bunch of upset folks. This video is just showcasing a brilliant idea. After having been swarmed and stung a bazillion times just for walking behind my mower, It brings joy to see those little varmints get what they deserve. Well done!

you have only partially solved the problem, so: Stage 2: Take a can of RAID, use a standard drinks straw as an extender into the hole and give the nest a thorough spraying. You have killed all the worker drones, but there are still eggs & a Queen. Use the whole can. Use gloves because that can & straw are going to get very cold.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

If Im not mistaken, the nest will die off without food and maintenance from the workers and will just dry up.

@nogmeerjan

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnotap I would close the hole up. Even if the nest is dead (or about to die) there is a place for insects to live. Closing the entrance will kill the nest off for sure and will avoid new inhabitants.

@JaimeHuffman

2 жыл бұрын

@@nogmeerjan Yeah, I was wondering if you could not just have sealed up the hole and therefore they would have died? Either way I LOVE your videos and how clever your fixes are. Thanks !

@asphaltmilkshake4596

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaimeHuffman No, never seal a live yellow jacket nest. Seal holes up well after you're sure it's been neutralized.

@georgequalls5043

2 жыл бұрын

@@asphaltmilkshake4596 they can find a way into your house. Happened to me with bees.

I like when you have a problem to solve. Everyone benefits! Thank you. And it's Ok to leave your beard. It's pretty cool! 😉

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks!

@outtadarkness1970

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnotap, Yes, the beard is a keeper!

Great video and suggestions, thanks brother 👍

Thank you so much. We have a vaulted ceiling and your method worked great!!!

@chrisnotap

8 ай бұрын

That's great that it worked for you!

The shot of putting water into the vacuum is really cool, with the water column being totally clear

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

When I watched the footage while editing, you could actually see right up the centre of the water column. Pretty cool.

Oh I'm goin to go get a shop vac right now!! Awesome video!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Up to your normal, high standards 👍 I just “hit the dinger” 🛎 so I never miss a future video. Thanks from 🇸🇪

Some video as usual!! I'm sharing this one with friends!!

Great video, thanks

You are a genius Sir!I have the same issue, will try it tomorrow.

@SuperLuckysingh007

8 ай бұрын

© Nocmaster

WOW!!! Great idea!

Perfect timing!

Congrats for 1M

poor yellow jackets prolly thought they was goin to the backrooms

Really brilliant.

Intelligent content, I like it! Jolly good!

Yep, I agree with others here. You're like the ice cream truck rounding the corner! I can't wait to get the video open!! Do you have ideas about wasps in our attics that came in from attic vents? I don't like using poisons, but not sure what else exists to rid them. I like your shiney vacuum!

I just got the opportunity to try this method on a nest of yellow jackets only I used my canister Vacumm instead of our wet vac which is a monster of a machine located in our barn too far from the nest. With my bad back I didn’t want to tackle it. Your method works just like your Video showed. Well after dark I managed to spray wasp poison into the hose while the vacuum was still running and I’m hoping this kills the collection I have so far. I just quit for the night after taping the end of the hose so if any yellow jackets managed to survive they won’t be able to come out. I plan to get up an hour before sunrise in the morning and repeat the process. Like you, I think I have a large nest. Thank you for coming up with such a Genius idea. I’ve battled these things before with no luck and have been stung plenty of times. The battle still isn’t over. I’ll try to give an update if I survive. Lol

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Being a distance away with the pipe being 8 feet or more long makes it very safe to set up then just walk away and let the vacuum do its work. Let me know how you make out once it's all said and done.

Very good setup 👍

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Interesting concept.

Facinating the amount that were in there

I like the closeup action

Nice editing 👌

Smart man. Thanks for the tips.

@chrisnotap

Ай бұрын

Any time!

Thnx, so cool.👍😀

Very good idea.

5:46 I like how you said hover because it’s been proven that beetles bees and I guess also wasps hover. Creating a field around themselves through the vibration of their wings around their body.

Hi Chris, haven't seen your posts for a while, I hope your well. I bought the parts to make your vortex dust cleaner and the water vac. Yours looked the best to build. I know it's going to work well. Great solution.

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

I have taken a well deserved break and I will be back soon. Thanks for asking!

I did enjoy your content

Chris, love yr videos and long time Sub,, like the way you use camera gear and edit, My experience with Bees, is, meanwhile the Queen is, laying more eggs,, Like the beard, sometimes a guy just needs to be hairy..Keep up the good work and creative vids in these depressing times, be good or try,

Wow what cool footage watching them come in and out...how did you film this...was it just a stationary set up camera or where you holding it zoomed in and what kind of camera..oh oh I didn't wait..it's a wyze camera same onw I got the v3 pro

Fantastic video

@chrisnotap

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!

Do you have other videos on getting rid of moss on patios and rockeries. Very inventive thank, you . I started by watching your video on How to make a Tornado Tube.

Very relaxing to watch all the wasps go into the vacuum. Hope you don’t get reported to the cruelty to insects association. :D

@scvcebc

Жыл бұрын

There are worse ways to go than drowning in soapy water. For example, getting caught in a spider web, getting chewed alive by a praying mantis, getting eaten alive from the inside by a tiny parasitic wasp, etc.

Would love to have this guy as my neighbor

@davidc9135

Жыл бұрын

Until he leaves his vacuum on for 4 hours lol

hypnotic mesmerizing brilliant interesting thanks

This time of year wasps can be an issue, especially if you have bee hives, as soon as i see even one zooming around a hive I bait a trap with bits of plain vienna sausages, best bait i have found so far and cheap as well.

@stevenmiller7731

2 жыл бұрын

What is the actual trap for the yellow jackets?

The ladder and cut soda tube, brilliant. I've used this method for ants in the house... when they've established a trail, i set up, let it run for about twenty minutes a day.

I feel like this is what it’s like when Aliens watch videos they have of us.

Chris, what did you do about the hole afterward? Did you fill it and how?

Thanks nice

I've got a yellow jacket problem now, that I'm going to try this with. Thanks

I don’t even use these things irl, I just love his voice

Great video I loved seeing them sucked up! One thing you might missed the baby wasps that haven't hatched yet! I might be wrong about it but soon those will fly out too! Thanks for the great video I'll use this technique too!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure if you remove all the workers the nest will die and dry up without being maintained and fed.

@gu3610

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnotap I hope so too! I will have to do this job on my roof. I will use your bucket vacuum attachment idea because I don’t have a shop vac.

Was just wondering about you, Mr. Notap. Hope all is well with you and yours. God bless!

@chrisnotap

2 жыл бұрын

I took a well deserved break and will be back soon! Thanks for asking!

@mnight207

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnotap Well deserved, I absolutely agree. I look forward to your return. Be safe out there and God bless you!

Love this idea. No, more getting stung. 😊

Be aware also that these yellow jackets are much more aggressive than a regular wasp. A wasp will usually not attack unless it considers you a threat. Also, most (?) wasps build their nest outside and visible. Yellow jackets usually build their nests in the ground. In this example, the space under the door is ideal. The worst thing about yellow jackets is how aggressive they are. They will attack for no reason. When they do, they retain their stingers. Also, they can both sting and bite. Be extremely careful during the summer if you’re drinking from a can of regular (not diet) soda while outside. They can quickly go inside the can and attack when you take a sip. Yellow jackets are in the same family as wasps and it’s correct to call both ‘wasps’.

I had a wasp's nest behind my gutter. I bought a 12' length of 1/2" plastic tubing at Home Depot and taped it to my snow rake pole. I then attached a dollar store turkey baster to my end of the tubing. Next,I dipped the business end of the tubing in some Sevin powder,and then puffed the powder onto the spot where the wasps were landing,and in a couple of days,all activity ceased. The little buggers land,and track the powder into the nest,which kills them all.