spice_1 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Hey guys every time I feed my puppy raw it attract wasps for some reason, they are no where around before feeding raw but slowly come out of no where when puppy eating raw. How can I keep wasps away when his eating? Thanks Edited March 27, 2016 by spice_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 You need to find the nest and get it destroyed. If they're that quick that they're on the scene before your dog is done eating - the nest must be very close. European wasps forage by doing a sort of grid search over an area. When they find some food, they collected it and head directly back to the nest. So you can use this to track them back to the nest or triangulate it. Ideally with food that is not your puppies dinner. Otherwise - feed puppy indoors behind screens that the wasps can't get through. If this is not possible - consider getting a very large soft sided crate - and feeding inside that with the doors zipped shut. Maybe spray the outside of it with surface spray. That way the wasps can't get in. You can also make or buy traps for wasps - if you hang these around your boundary - hopefully the wasps won't come further than the traps. This page describes a bit more how to find the nest. Ask your local council to get it destroyed if it is not on your property. If it is on your property, get professional pest controllers to do it. If it's on your neighbour's property and they won't get it destroyed - talk to your council. https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=283 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spice_1 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 I tried looking for a nest but can not find one in my back yard, most be in one of the neighboring houses, I will call the council hopefully the will do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Avanti* Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Assuming they could only be outdoor wasps maybe feed the puppy inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spice_1 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 I really want to feed in the backyard as raw gets messy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 If for some reason you can't feed puppy indoors, then get a decent sized soft crate (these are insect proof when zipped up) and pop that outdoors at feed time, zipping puppy inside for the duration of the meal. Follow the wasps to your fence line so you can at least point council in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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