(September 15, 2021 at 6:00 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Never heard of fake nests... Sounds like an idea to try next year.....
Just a paper nest you can get off Amazon. It looks and feels kinda like a paper lantern but in the shape of and painted to mimic a wasp nest. Wasps, hornets, and bees are territorial, so, they won't nest close to another nest.
Get it out as early as you can and make sure you get rid of any current nests before you put it out. If there's already a nest near the spot you put the decoy, the wasps aren't going to magically leave on their own. It's just a deterrent from them building there.
If it has holes in top and bottom, tape them over so investigating wasps don't get any bright ideas to use the hollow nest as a nest. And it has about a 10-12' fall off. I put one right above the door on the porch and they would still occasionally be seen lurking under the window sill about 12' away. I had to spray around that window once or twice but they didn't build and it wasn't on the porch or under the stairs like they've done before.
