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Mark Kiser
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Posted: Mon Mar 18th, 2002 09:45 pm |
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Greetings,
One of Bat Conservation International's cooperators recently announced she had fairly good success last year keeping wasps out of bat houses using diatomaceous earth (DE). During construction, the underside of roofs were coated with a dilute solution of water-based glue, then DE was sprinkled liberally onto the glue. For houses already installed, a 6-inch band was applied using the same method around the landing area and vents.
BCI is interested in any feedback/concerns about this method to control wasps.
Sincerely,
Mark Kiser
North American Bat House Research Project
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Joe Spencer
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Posted: Thu Mar 28th, 2002 03:38 am |
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Mark that is really good info, For I have had problems with wasps myself a few times before although the Wasps had built the nests at the lower entrance of my nursery houses so they were easy to remove and I did it immediately after their early evening emergence rather than disturb them in their entirety during the day. Touche' and thank's  
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Joe Spencer
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Posted: Wed May 29th, 2002 07:42 pm |
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Here are a couple links for diatomaceous Earth info in controlling Wasps or many insects it appears. The Earth acts as an abrasive scratching the insect and they dehydrate and die:
http://www.epinions.com/hmgd-review-3522-41C850F-39D16DE1-prod1
http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/field608.html
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Posted: Thu Jun 13th, 2002 01:16 am |
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| Thanks for the good information--I will check out the links to find out more about this soil and get some strips of it on my bat house. I did see one bat in the house since the wasp invasion, so maybe it's not as bad as I thought. The most I have at one time are two bats :sad: but hopefully some day I'll catch up with the rest of you guys!! :smile:
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