eWasp Spring Queen Trapping & Baiting

eWasp spring queen trapping and baiting

Registered Product

Vespex Lure by Sundew is our preferred lure for capturing eWasp spring queens. It has proven very successful in capturing queens in our programs. The product is a carbohydrate, zero chemicals, and has also proven to have very low impact on native species.

Note: To use this product, you will have to become accredited with Sundew Solutions, see Vespex Accreditation Course (sundewsolutions.com.au) for more information.

VESPEX EUROPEAN WASP BAITING MUST ONLY BE CONDUCTED BY PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED WITH SUNDEW SOLUTIONS AS ACCREDITED SPECIALISTS.

VESPEX European Wasp Baiting, like any product, can be used appropriately, or abused.  Sundew is committed to meeting good product stewardship standards, which includes ensuring that people who use the products are fully aware of the correct techniques of usage and understand their obligations.

All wasp baiting programmes using VESPEX European Wasp toxicant baiting must be conducted under the supervision of an accredited specialist.  Sundew keeps a list of accredited specialists who are able to apply wasp baiting programmes for themselves or their organisations.

DIY Mixture/Recipe

The DIY mixture has been used successfully to trap eWasps by an ACT Beekeeper/Environmental Ecologist.

Note: The below recipe can be used to trap eWasp spring queens and as a bait during the season, it is chemical and honey free.

The key components are fish and fruit jam, both of which are highly attractive to eWasps, combined with yeast to ferment the mix and a detergent to break surface tension. 

The fermenting smell draws eWasps in but repels honeybees and native bees, whereas the detergent drowns them more effectively once they enter the trap.

wasp trap mix

• 1 tin tuna or fish-based cat food
• ¼ jar of cheap fruit jam – you want the cheap ones that have lots of sugar
• 1 dessert spoon (approx) yeast
• 1 teaspoon (approx) dishwashing liquid
• 500ml water 

Method

Mix everything together and decant into eWasp traps.  You want it to be mostly water, but with plenty of smell to draw the foraging eWasps in.

String in tree/s where there is plenty of airflow and clean out every week.

Contact
Report all European wasp queens and nests to the eWasp Team.
eWasp: 0409 970033
eWasp Mobile App available in both the App & Google Play Stores or email info@ewasp.com.au