does “soapy water” take out wasps hornets yellow jackets

I’ve always heard Soapy water takes out wasps hornets yellow jackets, I figured I’d try it out for myself and see. It absolutely is effective but it’s not as fast. A lot cheaper and a lot less messy. At this point I’m gonna be using this method again **************************************************
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[@sprshedina]

If you add more soap it does knock them out of the air

[@livefree6878]

Interesting, I just strengthened up my solution. If I could completely get rid of wasp Spray all together, game on. Thanks for the tip, I’m going to give it a shot

[@TheClassicDoomGuy]

@@livefree6878 dawn degreaser dish soap basically instant kills them in seconds.

[@skeets347]

Sprshedina is absolutely correct. Your concentration is low, just dilute to make it sprayable. It will be still blue color and they drop in 1 to 2 seconds. Soapy water close their breathing cells and they dies due to no oxygen.

[@dimwitsadvocate6264]

Thank you for these tips, guys! I know Dawn kills ants quickly, even a weaker solution. But with Wasps, I'd hit them with it and they would fly off. I never knew if I killed one or not. I will try a much stronger solution.

[@handforged8591]

@@livefree6878 I'd love to see an update video with the stronger mix.

[@LucrassKelvac]

If you are using it to kill insects, then you need to adjust your ratios. You want to make sure you add enough dishwashing liquid that it changes the color of the water effectively. Also, make sure you are using _Dishwashing liquid_ not handsoap. Dishwashing liquid will absolutely knock them out of the air. It doesn't poison them like bug sprays. The dish soap is reducing the surface tension of the water allowing it to enter the insects spiracles, which is what it uses to breath. If they are coated they can't fly, and the reason it doesn't kill them immediately is because they are technically drowning to death. But trust me, death is assured as soon as you spray them. Just coat them, and let them crawl for a bit, eventually, they'll stop moving. You don't need to keep spraying.

[@bartman59laj55]

Yup, works for me too. I found blue dawn to be very effective

[@videeau]

You notice how the wasp you're spraying inside doesn't fly away? It might not die or drop immediately, but the soapy water should prevent it from flying immediately. That's the most important thing. Who cares if it takes 5 minutes for it to die? As long as it can't fly and sting you.

[@rubon9584]

Don't regular water do the same thing

[@hitthendip]

@@rubon9584 but if it’s just water it won’t kill it

[@rubon9584]

@@hitthendip it can't fly with wet wings so just kill it when it's on the ground

[@overwatch2671]

Use Dawn for a much quicker and deadly effect. Put your water in first then add enough dawn to turn the water dark blue. They will drop when it hits them.

[@pclark1332]

I use 1 part Dawn with 10 parts water for wasps , flies and ants. Almost instantaneous on all three.

[@Megamanthemachine]

He should actually have a good concentration of soap for good measure just in case.

[@adrianekelly2966]

Indoors, I always relied on a cheap aerosol can of hair spray to take ink out of clothing and flying insects from the air. Pretty much drops the bugs because they can’t use wings covered in quick-dry adhesive.

[@krazedvintagemodel]

I discovered hair spray as an insecticide when trapped in a bathroom with a bug as a teen. My Mom's can, my impulse to spray. I also use Windex and disinfectant sprays.

[@bobgreen1236]

I had a MAJOR issue with wasps getting into my house a few years back, compounded with the problem that I'm phobic about the damn things....I used a mix of Dawn and water in one of those "Super Soaker" water guns that let me get 'em from a few feet away....worked like a charm!

[@deadlydal1]

OMG, THAT IS BRILLIANT!!!! And fun! 🙂

[@johnenglish929]

Just had a Queen wasp in the house so I tried this. It didn’t kill her but boy does she sparkle !

[@dannyto]

Ready to get married again 🤣

[@naughtymarco6375]

Forcefully do it to her

[@jawaun1875]

@@naughtymarco6375 tf did I just read

[@mrwow1667]

@@naughtymarco6375wasp rape?1?1

[@ssbkkx10]

😂 his reaction when he missed the one spray is the same as what mine would have been

[@blakedannion9232]

I found big nest on shed. Taped couple pounds of tannerite to shed right below nest then lit road flair, also taped next to tannerite (forgot to mention can of brake cleaner) Then I shot can of brake cleaner with rifle from fifty yards away. Totally took care of the nest, also need new shed. No soap was harmed in the making of this moment.

[@toriwright8306]

Lol you should’ve recorded it

[@blakedannion9232]

@@toriwright8306 I did!!

[@factChecker01]

Killing the nest in the early morning or late evening makes sure that they are all home and killed.

[@bigslimm7]

Definitely works. I use dish soap mixed with water on all household pests. Add a little more detergent and it works way faster than 5 minutes. It works within seconds if u add just the right amount. It doesn't take too much, but enough so when u shake the bottle it creates suds. I promise it works in less than a minute. And it works on ALL insects and spiders 👌🏽

[@patriotenfield3276]

I add toilet cleaner and some rat poison in mine

[@bakaichigo]

@@patriotenfield3276 Oof hope you wear a mask and don't have pets or kids.... Spraying rat poison into the air isn't the best idea re: keeping it out of your own system. Make sure you aren't using something that could be absorbed through skin contact! Toilet cleaner is pretty toxic, but the rat poison is definitely something I wouldn't do. Do you live somewhere like Australia where the nature is always trying to murder you? I hear they have spiders that can steal your small dogs over there, so I get the rat poison :'D Just be careful with that ish.

[@TheLizardKing1967]

Good of "Dawn" used at "Dusk" does the Trick.

[@kittyfairy]

My favorite method is a flame thrower.

[@ns-yz1hj]

Probably won't work so well inside

[@justarandomfishguy8868]

@@ns-yz1hj LOLLL

[@pleindespoir]

@@ns-yz1hj It does work perfectly inside, too. Never had any more problems with insects under the roof after I had burnt my house down ;)

[@johnbellizzijr.2351]

Finally, someone intelligent on this page!!

[@phillipbonner5215]

Okay I guess you could just burn your house down. Problem solved.

[@rocknjock872]

Dawn dish soap works very well. If the wasps aren't dying quickly, add more soap in it. The amount of soap is the key because you need enough on them to clog their breathing causing them to instantly become disabled. They maybe able to crawl out of the nest and such but they won't fly. They will drop right away after crawling out. The soap also adds weight to their wings. An easy way when you are facing a large nest is get one of those soap guns used for car washing. Fill the soap container on the gun with Dawn dish soap. Those car wash guns purposely shoot soap suds and that is what you want. They also tend to be pressure washers so you can keep some distance so you don't have to stand under the nest.

[@shannaloghry7914]

We have our grandkids over a lot and 2 boats outside with big wasp nests in both. After trying this my husband sprayed them as they flew knocking them out. They haven't bothered the hummingbirds or the grandkids since. We are so thankful

[@Slinkylabcat]

More important than the soap, detergent or other insecticide is when it's used. Don't assault a hornet nest on a bright, warm sunny day. Wasps tend to nest lower, whereas hornets higher. There's some cross-over, sure. This aside, make some mental or even written notes during the day. Then wait 'till dark, air cools down. See where I'm going? Now it's your turn to wreak havoc.

[@itzhassanplayz909]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Americanmade1997]

I add a ton of dawn dish soap and add peppermint oil and it kills them within seconds and the other dont come around where I spray it

[@bhud1972]

I haven’t tried this on wasps, but I know that Windex and 409 work on mosquitoes. It’s immediate death.

[@updatedjustnow271]

I pour a couple of kettles of boiling water down the hole of a ground nest when it’s dark out.

[@im1who84u]

I do the same but add a few squirts of Dawn dishwashing soap. Works on most in ground insects including ants.

[@ezabriellfraser2244]

Just used that method on two wasp nests, and it worked amazing!!

[@truthseekerKJV]

For any pests inside the house, a good bagless vacuum with an extension attachment is quick and easy.

[@willahelmpowers4835]

I recently saw this method & look forward to using it. I have a lot of sheds, outer doors, eaves, gable vents & vehicles. Every year get a bunch of them at all those places. I've been trying to sparingly use the spray cans each year, but they are expensive and only last a handful of times doing only a few blasts each time. Just too expensive for the relatively limited number of sprays. Too much $ & many cans for the number of wasps I have to deal with each year. So this should be awesome. Able to take them all out with very little cost in comparison. Because of the cost & spray can issues, I often would just leave a bunch of nests and have to risk being stung getting tools or going certain places on my property, but if this works I'm going to get them all gone. As well as won't have to breath or worry about getting poisin on me, when blasting inside places. Great all around.

[@rds990]

It's the surfactant in the soap that kills 'em. You need enough surfactant to make that happen. Use more soap.

[@ozzy2725]

Had a big wasp in my 3yr old sons room and didnt want to use wasp spray on account of the chemicals and this worked like a charm thank you!

[@john-ob7bv]

Just attacked a hive with dish soap and water with garden sprayer. Lots of wasps on the floor.

[@randallgreen6746]

Use more dish soap, if they can't breathe they can't attack you.

[@railfan439]

Windex works on ants and bees, so it should work on wasps and hornets. So does 409. I also use the DAWN dish soap and water in a spray bottle, but I use more Dawn than you used. Thanks for the video. Jon

[@strongvoice-LK]

Yes, it works. I bought a garden sprayer and going to put soapy water on my hose to put soapy water up higher under the eaves where they like to nest. The soap strips them of their coating, their exoskeleton and then suffocates them, which does kill them. If you put a few drops of soap in water around your house, they like my water can, then they can't just drink and fly away, they get stuck in the soapy water even if it's just a little bit of soap.

[@donnamulvey7574]

I’ve had great success with Armor All. It’s goopy enough to work a little quicker than just soapy water. I’ve also added castor oil and lemon essential oil to the soapy water to slow them down. Luckily so far the nests have been outside a window so I’ve been able to crack the window and spray from safety. A strong stream is critical. Armor All bottles have good “stream.”

[@timrose5783]

Your doing it the hard way. Wait until night time when all the bees are in the nest and throw a half a gallon of hot water mixed with a little dish soap on the nest. They will be dead before they hit the ground

[@rev.leonidasw.smiley6300]

For an in ground yellow-jacket nest, a bucket of soapy water (I use 1/2 cup dish soap and ~2 gallons tap water) poured over the nest at dusk will eliminate it.

[@donnapasserini8811]

Thanks 👍 we're going to try that for sure 😅

[@johnnyturbo8460]

It works for sure. I recommend Dawn soap.. about 6 or 7 full long squeezes in one of those 1 gallon pressure hand pump sprayers works amazingly well. And yes, it will knock them out of the air and kill them . The more soap (to an extent) the faster it killes them. It's my understanding they breath through their skin, the soapy water coats the skin and the quickly suffocate. I use it all the time, it kills, it smells good and it's safe around family and pets..

[@UncleStevie8er]

De greaser type (just think early morning for the name brand) dishsoap works the best. Mix it so the water has a nice blueish tint to it. Works great.

[@estasquecrujes]

Used it on a ground nest and it worked like a charm. One bucket of hot soapy water and they all went to wasp heaven

[@Sargebri]

You also could try orange oil. Four ounces of orange oil mixed with a gallon of water works on insects like roaches, earwigs and flies.

[@SoComposed]

Worked for me. Thanks!

[@claudia-aquarius5079]

Thanks 😊 for the tip.

[@edhoran1709]

To knock them out of the air use 10 parts water, 1 part household bleach, and 1 part liquid dish soap. Most hardware ware stores sell generic 28 oz spray bottles. Mix up a double batch and go get 'em.

[@GrnArrow092]

It not only kills the adults, but it also kills the larva when you spray it on the nest.

[@oatmilk2022]

i did this and it chased me now i’m stuck in my room❤️

[@Bro-sn7xj]

Bro you need aim

[@locagringabvc1365]

😂 same thing happened to me and I’m scared of wasp 😖

[@patriotenfield3276]

use a concentrated soln.

[@inaccessiblecardinal9352]

Good stuff. Disp soap (it's stickier) and water has been my go-to for years because I don't want spectracide around my family or dogs. I use a lot of soap and cups of water and just fling it at the nest. They all drop, even quicker than with the spectracide. The key seems to be saturation. My theory is that the sticky water chokes off all their tracheas/spiracles, but if they get a little bit on them it affects them and they eventually may die or not. I don't know about going after the enclosed hornet nest though because wasps in the interior won't get saturated. You're braver than I am!

[@NickkaDUB]

You needed more soap. It took about 10 secs for mine to die.

[@dwarden3]

Garden sprayer and dawn. About half cup per gallon works for me.

[@webbzgunnuts]

yep it works on most bugs. If you mix it a little thicker, it will work quicker. Mine works using Dawn in about 45 seconds. The bees, wasps and most bugs breath thru their abdomen, this mix clogs up those breathing holes and kills the bugs. One some bugs like ants it breaks down the protective bearing on the out side and the bug dies. Just FYI, ants and wasps are related :)

[@13ghosts50]

Dawn and water. Best any bug killer I’ve ever used.

[@skykitchen867]

It is great! Dawn works fantastic (I also include a cup of white vinegar the scent repels the feral cats that crap in my yard), been doing it for the past twenty years, saving tons of money from using those expensive aerosol cans that don't last long. I have a pump sprayer with an attachment that can stream out the mixture just like a can does, straight up to the top where the nests are located in the corners of my building. Gets them good! I do it right at dusk when the bees come back from foraging all day.

[@chrisbreach744]

I used soapy water with Dawn detergent, and it did the trick. Saved a lot of money this way. Wasp be gone.

[@sentinel8758]

A tip for night spraying: Wasps and many insects cannot see the color red, so a flashlight with a solid red lens will let you see but be invisible to them!

[@kennethanderson4409]

So that's why my Dad had a red lens flashlight. Never knew that.

[@squiggymcsquig6170]

@@kennethanderson4409 Your dad's flashlight is most likely army surlpus. The military uses red lenses because the light will not diminish your night vision after looking at it. I learned this when I bought an old surplus truck and asked why all the dashboard lights were red.

[@NateDogg3693]

​​@@squiggymcsquig6170youre most likely correct. When I was enlisted the Army we used red lenses on our flashlights because it helps preserve your night time vision. Your eyes wont need to adjust as they would with a regular bright flashlight. Also red light is harder for an enemy to see from a distance and the red light also is easier to cut through any smoke or fog. U.S. Army Infantry leads the way! Hooah! 😁

[@IsaacMasseythe_best]

I've seen a comment telling you to add more... try adding more and using dish soap that is branded for use against grease. Thats what I use. If it worked this time you probably were using that kind of soap.

[@johnlennon1049]

Definitely will try it

[@billyjohnson4380]

Anytime I ever use soapy water,it did stop them from flying around before it killed them,so they can,t sting you adjust your spray so you can get a wide spray to make sure you cover them good with the soapy water.

[@century100ify]

Good for ant's as well. Make it strong.

[@RH-kv5bx]

My husband was spraying the siding with a solution of Dawn Dish soap and water and noticed the bees were not coming around after he finished. We how use it all the time!

[@billknoop]

This discussion is about wasps. Bees are a whole different animal, and are beneficial. They aren’t particularly aggressive, either.

[@007floppyboy]

I do a mix of about 10% dish washer soap to water and it does just about take them out, about 5-10 seconds, quicker of you get them covered in the first shot. I often give 2,3 or 4 squirts and then just watch them fall to the ground and curl up, tail twitches for another couple of seconds, then gone.

[@TheOtteroo]

I have about a dozen cheap dollar store sprayers scattered all over my property with soap water in them. I dont have to go run for sprayer and they don't get away. Also made some huge fly swatters out of a cat litter container and a sawed in half broom handle for those stubborn hard to kill carpenter bees. Its about three feet long. Get one of them in your hands and it's like swatting in a batting cage, It just cracks them and they don't get up. We are pretty much wasp and carpenter bee free now.

[@fullscale4me]

Anything that coats the tail section of their body in a film layer will suffocate them. As you said it takes a while. My past go-to was cooking oil spray. Non-toxic, can get on food or even in your eyes on windy days. Soap is not so friendly but, as you say much more 'house friendly' so to speak. WD40 drops them in flight and they are dead before they hit the ground. Nozzle straw extends range and can be used with appropriately sized tubing on soap spray containers.

[@hawkenman.549]

I’ve been using this for years now. Doesn’t make a difference as to the brand of dish soap you use but put plenty. You want it to feel a little slimy. I have a cheep little one gallon sprayer that I use~works great.

[@danawatkins3634]

i use dawn and a lot more than you did it kills them faster than 5 minutes

[@davefreeman7629]

a good thing to use so i heard is peppermint oil in a spray bottle thay say the wasps hate peppermint oil has to be oil as cant prove the peppermint excrate will do the same job also i put a bit of soap in with the peppermint as exra power as i dont want them on my land nesting ect also i spray all my outside areas that are wood to stop them from useing it as nesting or nesting sites ie sheads and facers hope this helps you!

[@bakaichigo]

My phobia thanks you for this, I spent all summer being terrorized by giant European hornets... Kept freaking dive bombing us and the dogs and chilling around our back door. This year, we'll be armed with dawn soap and water lol... The PSA about it NOT taking them out immediately is also much appreciated - I like to know when I need to spray and pray.

[@TulseLuper92]

Yep more soap. About a fingers thickness of dish soap in the bottle will drop ‘em. Wasps breathe through their ‘skin’ or exoskeleton the soapy water quickly coats them and suffocates them. If you’re dealing with a large nest you might need to soak it twice to be sure. This is better all round if you discard the dead wasps in the garden this method is much safer than propagating harsh chemicals down the food chain.

[@bzert281]

DAWN definitely. more suds is mire effective i'd day, Also have a FoamZooka ready, along with your spritzer a squeeze bottle like a empty dawn bottle, put some detergent in it, put one or two inches of water, then shake it up so it's all FOAM. squeeze good, you can shoot a giant foam blast several feet, practice your aim. that's a foamzooka, aka the foam shotgun. comes from school bus days, mere squirt guns were hopelessly outgunned, but you better know how to run. shake it again, usually good for two big blasts before reload. hit em with the big nuke, then clean up with the spritzer.

[@sanjosemike3137]

Love your post! Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)

[@gingercox6468]

Soapy water with peppermint oil. Peppermint is great for other bugs too.

[@kyle47922]

it works great. I used hot water but you can use cold water as well. And it is great for the environment.

[@Tritamer]

Furniture polish pretty much kills them instantly. My cousin says that brake cleaner is instant death to all bugs. He even used some in a plastic container, squeezed it so that air was coming out and bugs would die from contact just from the fumes.

[@usamedsales3173]

You have to use a degreaser soap like Dawn to really see it work snd more than you put in your bottle. It saturates their skin and they suffocate so get a lot of soap on them or in a nest.

[@fideauone3416]

For ants, it will stop them immediately.Few drops of soap and a little vinegar in the water. They do not move at all when hit. Bees, I have not tried that but maybe I will.

[@Dee--Jay]

What i do is get a gallon pump sprayer. Fill it up with water and put exactly 3 ounces of soap. maybe more if you want. And when you pump it up and spray them....The pressure from the pump sprayer will knock them down on the ground right away where they will later die or i just step on them if im able to just to make sure

[@davidelliott9590]

How about a small 1 gal. pump-up sprayer just for this purpose? A little extra Dawn detergent and wham, no more wasps!

[@5688gamble]

It incapacitates them quickly usually, I sprayed one on the window, it didn't react for a second, then it drops and dies slowly. Didn't get as upset as they tend to when you hit them with an insecticide, if you don't hit them right on with the insecticide they will buzz at you angrily until it knocks them down.

[@jordan5269]

Used this on a wasp next today, filled a spray bottle and added quite a bit of dish soap and i could literally just shoot them straight out of the air and they were dead within 3 - 10 seconds every time.

[@lindachandler2293]

I don't know about soapy water, but foamy bathroom cleaner sure knocks them down long enough to stomp.

[@colehara]

I use Dawn dish soap to kill chinch bugs in my lawn. Works really well.

[@ernestreichardt8550]

A 1 Qt Pan Half full of Boiling water is what I use to take out Yellow Jacker Nest up to 7-8 inches wide with At least A hundred Yellow Jackets on it And it works every time it kills every one of them ! And I have never got stung ! This is an outside method but I would use it inside rather than poison ! During the day time so I could be sure to hit the nest ! But the soapy waiter sounds ok but my way is quicker on Yellow Jackets nest ! Also A small elect fan remove the blade and replace it with a stiff piece of 10 inch copper wire and Place it By The Nest and turn it on medium And the spinning wire will kill any that come out or go in the nest Try it it will also work ! Takes a little longer But it will kill ever Wasp that try to enter or leave the nest !

[@naturallynastachia]

does it repel the wasps for any amount of time?

[@clmco36]

It kills them but wont keep them away. They start building the nest back as soon as the area dries

[@MrSTOUT73]

If I get a wasp inside I use a Dyson cordless vac. Then I don't have soapy water to clean up. Might try the soapy water outside though.

[@tpearl209]

Dawn works great as well I use at least 3 table spoons of it.

[@fritzpadilla7630]

Dawn dish soap and peppermint extract. Kills them quick and smells so nice 👃😀

[@unclesam9909]

About a month ago a wasp stung a guy in my country and he died .My advice is when u are spraying use some form of safety to protect yourself .

[@ricardojano3716]

Not enough soap - Grease cutting Dawn work quick you need it to FOAM

[@dabmane]

Do more like a 2:1 water to soap ratio. Yeah it’s a ton of soap, but it will kill them in 1-2 minutes and will knock them out of the air in one good hit

[@sturnie1]

I use a 2 gallon round up pump sprayer from home depot about 1 cup of degreasing dish soap and knock them down from 15 ft away using a straight stream not a mist. I get them as they fly towards the entry point. I killed about 100 in 3 hours it took a few seconds some died instantly.

[@fredlongino6725]

If you use warm or hot water it takes down fast we throw small buckets of hot soapy water at nest that can be reached and it kills them fast then you can knock the nest down and use larva for fish bait bream love them.

[@VickyRenee]

No but I've been stung enough to know that I make sure I can hit them!! LMAO or DON'T try at all 😂😂

[@tommybunk2292]

I believe the foam clogs the insects airway, it will kill a Florida Palmetto Bug instantly if there's foam.

[@morgancooper6769]

Also if you add either peppermint or apple fragrance oil in to it knocks them out instantly

[@nrich5127]

8 table spoons of Dawn liquid dish soap to 1 quart of water - spray on any insect and they start to die - the liquid forms a barrier and they can't breath - in 1 to 5 minutes they are dead.

[@blhornertube]

If your going to use soap and water make sure its dawn dish soap and warm water and use alot of soap about a 1/2 inch deep in that spray bottle and fill the rest with warm water shake good, also id use a pressurized spray bottle at lowes or home depot they are 11 bucks happy hunting

[@pablopicaro7649]

Starter fluid (for engines) works instantly

[@SuperSaltydog77]

Add a teaspoon of peppermint oil to the mix

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

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[@evanjuleen]

The degreasing solvent in some dish soaps forces a chemical change in bees skin and they die.

[@J-Rad-]

Dawn "with degreaser" works best from what i hear,...dunno why excactly, but yup, you can take out a whole hive that way

[@loissemanek1715]

I had a small paper wasp nest- didn’t work for me. It was back in the morning so the wasp and hornet spray did the trick. Maybe I didn’t use enough Dawn in the mix

[@davewickizer4506]

Amen to the flame thrower

[@mailliwnosneb]

Dawn dish soap mixed with water works good.

[@alexisvan222]

Doesn't seem to work in California ;-) They'll slow down, but after a while they are back doing their thing. But I was using biodegradable soap, maybe it was too weak. Same for peppermint oil by itself or added to the soap. Within a few hours they were back in action. The really odd thing is that they hated the peppermint enough to have the unborn juveniles emerge and try to fly away. So I finally got impatient and used RAID, and got an asthma attack just from breathing nearby air 10 minutes later when checking to see if they died (entire nest died of course).

[@lexbeltran1354]

You're supposed to use Dawn dishwashing soap, the one with degreaser stuff in it. It works for me

[@robscott919]

A squirt in a full glass of water, will take out a huge nest. Throw the whole thing on them, and they DO drop instantly.

[@williampapadopoulos8145]

Is it any kind of soapy water or dish detergent?

[@13ghosts50]

Use Dawn dish soap. I’ve been using it for years on any bug, bee, wasp.

[@somcra1]

I found that using spray WD40 will kill them very quickly, in about 30sec to 1 min

[@alanlau3278]

Absolutely! In the same way the cans of brake cleaning sprays practically instantly kill insects. My brother-in-law and I got rid of a bunch of yellow jacket nests in a friend’s porch with brake cleaning spray. It seems to kill , believe it or not, rats. pretty quickly!

[@spyrosbellos2522]

@@alanlau3278 does carburetor cleaner work?