This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Thank you, Robert. This is most helpful advice!
Joni Joseph Collections Assistant Tudor Place Historic House and Garden 1644 31st Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 202.965.0400 ext. 119 Fax: 202.965.0164 www.tudorplace.org<http://www.tudorplace.org> [cid:[email protected]] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jones, Robert (Ryan) Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 5:23 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [pestlist] RE: Identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- The specimen is a yellow jacket....not sure what species. Best advice? Call an exterminator for the one in the wall void of the house - the headaches involved are numerous and worth the expense of professional consultation/treatment. Yellow Jackets are extremely aggressive, so the one you mentioned at the base of the pillar on the historic garage should be treated immediately if guests (especially children) will be nearby. This can probably be done in-house. Advice on treatment: 1. Quarantine the area off with whatever materials you have handy. 2. Do not treat the nest during the day using over-the-counter wasp sprays. Daytime treatments will kill the larvae, queen, and workers that are inside the nest, but will not destroy foragers that were out looking for food at the time of treatment. The returning yellow jackets will congregate at the access hole and go into an aggressive defense/stinging mode. They will sometimes linger like this for days. A better treatment time is between sunset and 4:00AM. 3. Wear thick leather gloves when treating the nest. Workers often guard the entrance (even at nighttime). They are very quick and will sting repeatedly if they can figure out where you are. 4. Have someone hold a flashlight for you some distance away from the nest during treatment. Emerging yellow jackets will attack the light, putting you in a dangerous situation if you are holding the light yourself. Good luck! From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joni Joseph Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 2:10 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [pestlist] Identification This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear Experts, We have a problem with wasps nesting in the exterior historic house façade. They seem to be entering in cracks between the plaster and woodwork. We have found dead carcasses inside the house; on the first floor and basement levels, which are not very close to the point where they are entering the structure outside. Can anyone identify this species and how we can best treat the problem? They also made a nest in the pillar base of the historic garage where we have children coming for summer camp. We certainly do not want any of them to be stung. Thank you in advance for your help. My best, Joni Joseph Collections Assistant Tudor Place Historic House and Garden 1644 31st Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 202.965.0400 ext. 119 Fax: 202.965.0164 www.tudorplace.org<http://www.tudorplace.org> [cid:[email protected]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. 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