No, just no.
It's been recommended in the past but everyone seems to have agreed that it's useless. Here's video proof for any doubters.
Do NOT depend on insect spray to deter an attacker.
Fallschirmjäger
No, just no.
It's been recommended in the past but everyone seems to have agreed that it's useless. Here's video proof for any doubters.
Do NOT depend on insect spray to deter an attacker.
Wasp Spray for Self Defense
Just get a can of bear spray. It works on bears and people.
Or this https://www.sabrered.com/pepper-sprays-alarms-home-defense and
this https://www.sabrered.com/bear-spray
Or this https://www.sabrered.com/pepper-sprays-alarms-home-defense and
this https://www.sabrered.com/bear-spray
I don't believe anything I see on the internet. This video could be faked. Those spray cans could have been some other product but wearing a "wasp spray" label.
That being said, everytime somebody with a degree in chemistry, biology, veternary science,etc., addresses the question, the answer is always the same:
NO, wasp spray does not work on humans like it works on wasps.
The active ingredient ( pyrethrin) works on the central nervous system of wasps, but not people. It may or may not cause bad things down the line (cancer, sterility, whatever...) but it doesn't cause bad guys to pass out, scream in pain, lose their vision, or anything useful like that.
That being said, everytime somebody with a degree in chemistry, biology, veternary science,etc., addresses the question, the answer is always the same:
NO, wasp spray does not work on humans like it works on wasps.
The active ingredient ( pyrethrin) works on the central nervous system of wasps, but not people. It may or may not cause bad things down the line (cancer, sterility, whatever...) but it doesn't cause bad guys to pass out, scream in pain, lose their vision, or anything useful like that.
I believe the "wasp spray" for self defense was started a long time ago, when the ingredients were far, far different than what ingredients are used today. Many might remember that the WWII Germany's nerve agent was Zyklon B a mixture of hydrogen cyanide (prussic acid), a cautionary eye irritant, and one of several adsorbents such as diatomaceous earth.
If you want to ruin an attackers eyes and respiratory system, most aerosol oven cleaners will work effectively. The ones containing lye will cause even more damage.
I've had to spray wasp and hornet nests located almost directly above my head, with no way to aim at them from the side. So I would get dying wasps and dripping wasp spray all over my hair, face, and shoulders when I used it.
No reaction at all. The wasps were instantly incapacitated and I was just fine.
I know from experience that if I had that much exposure to any chemical defensive spray, CS, CN (MACE), or O.C., it would have ruined my day!
No reaction at all. The wasps were instantly incapacitated and I was just fine.
I know from experience that if I had that much exposure to any chemical defensive spray, CS, CN (MACE), or O.C., it would have ruined my day!
What is this "wasp spray" you guys are talking about? Out here in the country we kill 'em with a cup full of gasoline. Insta-dead.
I've got yellow jackets behind a wooden retaining wall the jet stream hornet spray just isn't able to penetrate. If anybody has any ideas.
Buy a cheap shop vac off CL. Leave it running for a few hours. Block the intake then unplug it and place it up the road with a sign that says "Free Pokemon inside".
When they got into the wall of my RV I used a combination of 1/2 PVC and a shop vac.
The shop vac was first left running near the opening so any attempting to escape were captured. The PVC was cut at a shallow angle like a hypodermic and pushed into the nest area. I filled the pipe with spray, then used the air compressor to force the spray into the nest. After 10-12 hits of this they were all pretty groggy so I used the shop vac rigid hose and pushed it into the next pulling out chunks of nest and wasps. Periodically I dosed the vac with wasp spray.
Amazingly, we took out a nest that was probably 12"x16"x 4" containing a thousand or so yellow jackets without a single sting.
The shop vac was first left running near the opening so any attempting to escape were captured. The PVC was cut at a shallow angle like a hypodermic and pushed into the nest area. I filled the pipe with spray, then used the air compressor to force the spray into the nest. After 10-12 hits of this they were all pretty groggy so I used the shop vac rigid hose and pushed it into the next pulling out chunks of nest and wasps. Periodically I dosed the vac with wasp spray.
Amazingly, we took out a nest that was probably 12"x16"x 4" containing a thousand or so yellow jackets without a single sting.
I was thinking of something similar with the vacuum attachment for my electric blower. Less the Pokemon sign.
hell, wasp spray doesn't even protect you from wasps 100%. i used a can of that stuff on a nest one time. it killed most of them...most. the other handful were really pissed at what i'd just done. i had to run away like brave sir robin.
By all means keep your pistol. I was just giving other options to wasp spray. Though I have a small fire extinguisher sized O.C. can, my home defense go to is my AR pistol while my Wife takes the shotty.
would go viral...
If you know where the entrance hole is, wait until it's dark, pour about a cup of gasoline in it and then cover it with a bowl. I have to do this a couple times a year around some of the stumps and other places they like to build their nests.
The entrance is the gap about halfway up a 4-5ft wall made of landscape timbers. It's maybe a 1/4" crack (or less) which is why the hornet spray isn't getting through. I'm thinking about drilling down from the top, but the gasoline may also kill the boxwoods planted on top.
What I need is a beekeeper's suit and a spray can with a WD40 type extension tube.
O.C. Gel spray
I see there is a new generation of pepper spray on the market. Is called gel (not spray). Same effective ingredient -- OC pepper extract.
This gel is supposed to come out in a stream without mist that would easily blow in the wind and contaminate you, too.
It's got a longer effective range than regular defensive sprays.
Here's a pic of one Saber product.
I see there is a new generation of pepper spray on the market. Is called gel (not spray). Same effective ingredient -- OC pepper extract.
This gel is supposed to come out in a stream without mist that would easily blow in the wind and contaminate you, too.
It's got a longer effective range than regular defensive sprays.
Here's a pic of one Saber product.
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