My Honda has been sitting idle for a few months. In that time, some wasps have taken up residence in my driver side mirror.
How can I deal with this? I would just use wasp spray, but I'm afraid I might damage the motors inside the housing with it. It's cold enough now that the wasps appear to be dormant.
Thanks!
October 27, 2018, 07:14 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Vaccuum them out? Just guessing.
October 27, 2018, 07:30 PM
honestlou
Soapy water kills them- wash your car!
October 27, 2018, 07:39 PM
slosig
Depending on how nasty the wasps are I might just blast them with wasp spray and worry about replacing the motors as needed after the buggers are DEAD. Seem safer than nuking them from space or killing them with fire.
October 27, 2018, 07:44 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
After it gets dark...quickly wrap the mirror and housing with a plastic bag and seal it with tape as close to the side window so they can't escape...then cut a small slit or hole in the bag and use a few short blasts from a can of yard insect fogger to "gas" the bag. They won't last long...this is what my uncle did on his 4Runner's power mirrors after red wasps set up house keeping.
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October 27, 2018, 07:56 PM
JPD217
You could use wd-40, will kill the wasps, but shouldn't hurt the motors.
October 27, 2018, 08:11 PM
comet24
Take it for a drive at highway speeds.
I like Bisleyblackhawk's idea.This message has been edited. Last edited by: comet24, October 28, 2018 07:08 PM
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October 27, 2018, 08:27 PM
.38supersig
Drive to the local car wash and use the water pressure to flush them out from the housing. Most won't make it out and the ones that do will hive up at the car wash and not be near your yard.
This would also not have any chemicals to gum up the motors/actuators for your mirrors or turn your clear coat hazy.
If that doesn't work, sell it at a car lot. If the salesman doesn't give you what you want for the car, be sure to slam the door hard as you are driving off.
October 27, 2018, 08:30 PM
MikeinNC
brake cleaner will drop them in-flight!!
I use it on those evil bastages!
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October 27, 2018, 08:31 PM
Lord Vaalic
Burn the car and throw it into a quarry or drive it into a deep lake!
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October 27, 2018, 09:49 PM
dave7378
Treat them at night with a quick blast from any insect fogger with a straw tip applicator. No need to enclose it or tape it up. To make the aerosol more fine, warm the can up under hot water for a minute or so( makes the particles smaller and less likely to foul). A quick 2-3 second blast should fix it without messing with the mirrors.
Originally posted by honestlou: I wasn’t joking about the soapy water. It really does kill wasps. Not carcinogenic or destructive like the other suggestions:
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October 28, 2018, 07:18 AM
dave7378
quote:
Originally posted by honestlou: I wasn’t joking about the soapy water. It really does kill wasps. Not carcinogenic or destructive like the other suggestions:
True, soap and water basically drowns them. Works well when you can see the entire nest or when you have wasps inside your house and don't want to release aerosol inside. Might be a little tough to adequately smother them behind a mirror and may take multiple attempts.
Brake cleaner, starting fluid, mineral spirits, lacquer thinner, any petroleum distillate really. I prefer something in a can under pressure. Get them in the morning when they are slow. Coupla squirtz and voila! Problem solved.
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October 28, 2018, 10:50 AM
Ackks
When that happened I went to the self-serve car wash and used the high pressure hose to just blast the crud out of them inside there.
October 28, 2018, 02:03 PM
cherokee2u
This summer I had wasps in both mirrors. Tried wasp spray and hose with reducer. Some success but they quickly returned.
Son-n-law borrowed my car for a trip for a few days and returned it without wasps. Guess the got sucked out at highway speeds
