Don't kill wasps nesting in your siding, prevent wasps

Do you have wasps nesting in your vinyl siding?  Rather than kill wasps I prefer to prevent wasps from nesting in the vinyl siding with this easy "How To".

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The source of the problem: That small gap between the "J" channels of your home's siding and the vinyl siding sheet itself.  It`s hard to see even in this close-up picture.  This small gap forms a wonderful, attractive, home for paper wasps and other insects.  The south facing side of your home gets very warm during the day and stores heat into the night.  Wasps just seem to find this ideal for their home!  Our deck on the south side of the house seemed to have hundreds of wasps coming and going, but if you try out this "How To" I think you'll find you can significantly reduce your wasp population without the need to kill wasps!  You and I both know killing wasps can be dangerous especially if you have an allergy to wasps.

Don't blame your home builder, each piece of siding must be installed with a proper expansion gap at each end, typically 1/4".  Here is a link to the Vinyl Siding institute: http://www.vinylsiding.org/, they have an excellent PDF document providing many details about vinyl siding installation: Vinyl Siding Installation.  On hot sunny days your siding may expand quite a bit and without the gap would buckle!  Unfortunately the wasps get the benefit.

This "How To" is not a chemical solution to the infestation problem, but please always read the label of any spray you might use on your siding or roofing shingles.  These chemicals can destroy your home.  I know, I sprayed a wasps nest in the cupola of a shed and the overspray stained (dissolved) the white shingles.  The tar from the shingle got all over the white stone of the shingle; I scrubbed the roof for a couple of hours with dish detergent, not like new, but better.  

The "How To" describes a solution to this wasp infestation problem that most home owners can apply at a very low cost.  To prepare and apply this "How To" to a 27' x 56' vinyl sided home took about 6 hours.  This "How To" documents many of the problems you may run into and suggested solutions.  In the "How To" are numerous photographs documenting every step of the process.

A note to homeowners with aluminum siding: I believe this "How To" can be implemented on an aluminum siding home as well but the "How To" itself documents what was done to a vinyl sided home.  Having owned an aluminum sided home in the past, I've included in the "How To" some suggestions and "safety warnings" if you attempt this on an aluminum sided home.

Just for a reality check, your local home supplier definitely will carry this product.  Typically the price you will pay for one 17 oz. can is $6.99 to $9.99.  You don't want to spray most of these products on your siding they may do quite a bit of damage.

If you follow the link below you may download the full prevent wasps "How To".  When printed this "How To" is about 9 pages long.  It contains numerous photos documenting materials, preparation, and installation.  The materials cost for this wasp prevention aid is very small and installing this is very straight forward.  This "How To" is available for $2.50 ( a lot less than $6.99! ) with payment currently only through Pay Pal.  Pay Pal has many advantages for a credit card customer, you will be buying from Bob's How To almost completely anonymously.  I will not see or be able to store any of your personal or credit card information saved by Pay Pal.  Pay Pal is well respected and now owned by Ebay.

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So reduce wasps with no pesticide, install this prevent wasps "How To" !

Thanks,
Bob

Some other related links:

• A mild chemical approach to wasps in siding:
  WASPS-FAQ'S

• A company with an annual treatment for wasp infestation: Eastman Companies - Industry Resources

• Some helpful hints on Vinyl Siding: Maintaining Your Vinyl Siding

• If your building a new home here's another potential solution to wasps in your siding: Home insulation material for vinyl siding provides outstanding energy efficiency.

Hope this helps!
Bob

Topic: Do you have wasps nesting in your vinyl siding?  Rather than kill wasps I prefer to prevent wasps from nesting in the vinyl siding with this easy "How To".