No One Believes Me Dish Soap Can Do This - I Prove It Can!

[@SeidelRanch]

This is just one of the old tricks we did on the farm to get rid of pests, and it works great. There are so many reasons this is better than the sprays and chemicals in a can. All you need: amzn.to/3TBrv4q & amzn.to/3XO5gLm

[@WhatDadIsUpTo]

I just mix up the soapy water in a cup and douche the whole nest with one big tidal wave and get the same results.

[@chipsramek3868]

1 qt. of ammonia covered with a 6mm sheet of Visqueen plastic for underground ants.

[@foxer2u]

maybe it has to do with their breathing mechanism because of no lungs. mr. google: Wasps breathe through a network of tubes called tracheae, and tiny openings in their exoskeleton called spiracles: 1. Spiracles Air enters the wasp's body through spiracles, which are usually located along the wasp's abdomen. 2. Tracheae The air then travels through the tracheae, which are a network of tiny tubes that branch out throughout the wasp's body.

[@FUNKBOOGIE1]

SeidelRanch ? Does that dawn and water work on spiders and insects ?

[@davidsizemore1452]

Coats their skin and they can't breath.

[@WilliamEllison]

Wasps, like other insects, rely on a fascinating respiratory system that differs greatly from mammals. Instead of lungs, they use a network of tiny tubes called *tracheae* to transport oxygen directly to their body tissues. These tracheae form an intricate system branching throughout their bodies, allowing for efficient gas exchange. Air enters this system through openings called *spiracles,* located along the sides of the wasp’s exoskeleton. These spiracles act as gateways, filtering and guiding oxygen into the tracheae. Once inside, oxygen is distributed directly to the cells, and carbon dioxide, the waste product, is expelled through the same system. The absence of a circulatory system for gas transport makes this process fundamentally different from the way humans breathe. It’s an efficient method for insects given their small size and body structure. However, this unique respiratory system is also quite delicate and vulnerable. When a wasp is exposed to *soapy water,* the soap disrupts the functioning of the spiracles and tracheae. Soap reduces the surface tension of water, which allows the soapy mixture to seep into the spiracles more easily, essentially *flooding their respiratory system.* The tracheae, which need to remain clear for gas exchange, become clogged with the soapy solution, making it impossible for the wasp to breathe. The soap also coats the surface, preventing oxygen from diffusing properly. Effectively, this blocks the oxygen intake and leads to *suffocation.* So, while the wasp’s breathing system is well-adapted to their environment, it’s incredibly susceptible to disruptions like those caused by soap. This is why soapy water is an effective method for killing wasps-it exploits their respiratory vulnerability, cutting off their oxygen supply and leading to a quick demise. The more you know.

[@dd___dc]

I caught a wasp in a bottle and I put a lid on it lasted like 2 weeks how it that possible

[@creesenebeker5686]

​@@dd___dc The amount of oxygen required by the wasp is much less than a larger animal would have to have. What was trapped in the bottle was sufficient for the wasp's needs. The air exchange through the threads of the lid & bottle were possibly not air tight. It is likely the wasp dehydrated or starved, no water or food being available, than that it suffocated.

[@BigBlackDog70123]

I had the same answer.. yours is better than mine.

[@barry1122]

A link would have saved you and folks so much time

[@mattiantorno2241]

The soapy water works on all insects: ants, fleas, spiders, cockroaches, crickets, moths, mosquitos

[@jimseviltwin1]

The soap breaks down the wasp’s exoskeleton, causing them to suffocate and die. And yes, it does work ( entomologists say that 2 tablespoons per quart of water will do the job).

[@SeidelRanch]

Good info. Thanks. I think I do more than that so maybe that will help me save on soap.

[@seagull6931]

If you would condense all the extra non-essential talking and just get to the point, the video would be good😮!

[@johncroboski4836]

Used it on a wasp nest in a shrub. Worked well. Defoliated the area where I sprayed. Figured that it would be an eyesore forever. Thankfully leaves resprouted after a couple of months. Probably should have rinsed the area with plain water after the wasps were gone. Thanks for the demo.

[@CycleGeezer-cq9lm]

Definitely works! Dawn and water takes wasps out almost immediately!

[@SeidelRanch]

Yeah, I love it. So easy too.

[@tammiehuthmacher322]

I have have done this all my life and also being deathly allergic to bees and wasps I can 100% attest it WORKS! However I always used regular Palmolive. It always amazes people when I show them in real time. And you are correct they will not come back to that spot. It’s a safe alternative to harmful chemicals

[@gearhead366]

Thanks for this! This formulation (Dawn & water) works on in-ground Yellow Jacket nests too. I treated one with this, and it worked great. I never thought it would work on above-ground nests.

[@SeidelRanch]

Yeah, from what I have been reading (trying to understand the science behind it) this works on many types of insects.

[@kevinkeim5944]

Works on ants also.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

@@g-man8980did you have to mix it extra strong?

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

@@g-man8980 one time a friend used soap, at night, and they chased him around his yard. So he went back with gasoline. I had a similar experience myself. They are the worst. Thanks!

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

@@g-man8980 I was working on an old,old farmhouse one time. I stuck my head up into the attic and heard this rustling sound. There were two wasp nest , both over 1’ in diameter. I slowly backed down and mixed up a container of soapy water and nailed every one of them. Thankfully, it was fairly cool. Great trick to know. Take care!

[@MOTrav]

Good tip! And it cleans your shed to keep it smelling fresh.

[@SeidelRanch]

And who doesn't need a clean shed? I know I do.

[@josephplasse5782]

It suffocates them, they breathe through their exoskeleton. I've been doing this for years. Great info, thank you.

[@someplaceonearth7506]

insects breath through their ecto-skeleton, when you spray soapy water on them, it plugs their pores and they suffocate... This method will work on any insect..

[@joew8440]

Does it work on crackheads?

[@olemancharles4108]

Bingo

[@SeidelRanch]

Thanks. I will try it on other bugs and see how well it works.

[@SeidelRanch]

Try it. Worst it could do is clean them up some.

[@Lance-b2l]

@@joew8440 tried on yourself and then ask yourself that question

[@BRAVO_TWO_NINE]

I've used this mixture on ground yellow jackets nest holes this past summer. Sprayed into the holes in our yard, and as they crawled out they died. Also sprayed peppermint oil in areas where I saw wasp nests. They never came back. Great stuff.

[@buckrockerm]

I used a foamer on a large yellow jacket nest this summer. Worked like a charm with dawn.

[@SeidelRanch]

Awesome. We use it all the time.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

What kind of foamer? One time a friend poured Dawn in their hole and they chased him around his yard. And it was nighttime!

[@buckrockerm]

@@rayburnyarborough4695 just a generic one from Walmart. If you use a light at night they will come to the light and attack.

[@stoneroastery]

You just fill the hole with dish foam? I have a foamer. I may get one of the fast younger fellers to give it a shot.

[@buckrockerm]

@@rayburnyarborough4695 Just a generic foamer from Walmart attached to my pressure washer. It actually will knock down the bees as they come out. Do it during the day so you can see the ones flying back to nest. Never use a light on yourself when attempting to kill bees at night. Place a light away from you. The bees are attracted to the light and will attack whatever is near it.

[@elppedro77]

Great tip! Also works on ants and mosquitos.

[@SeidelRanch]

Good to know! Thanks.

[@RB-er6gu]

I use a mixture of dawn, water, and hydrogen peroxide to stop blyte fungus on my tomato plants 🪴 and other vegetables as well! Works great 👍

[@christianh1787]

Thank you sir now this is a worthwhile video you spend a ton of money on wasp sprays in this state of Pennsylvania and this is going to solve so many problems for me thank you

[@SeidelRanch]

Awesome. Glad it was helpful.

[@pinschrunner]

Oh I NEED this! Pygmy wasps got me bad this year. Regular wasps put up nests everywhere like whackamole all Summer. I used so many epipens and ER visits this year

[@davidrobins7753]

An excellent demonstration of how simple "and clean" it is to destroy the pest nest. Hope you receive a sponsorship from Dawn Soap.

[@SeidelRanch]

I could use a lifetime supply of that stuff. Let me know if you can hook that up. 🤣

[@windmolenfarm8030]

OUTSTANDING! I get a lot of wasps in the summer here in OK and I have never been happy with the use of pesticides and the risk of stings (I am mildly allergic but my grandkids are Highly allergic). This opens up a whole new treatment of wasps and not only in the barns, but around the eves near the vegetable garden and the house. Thanks so much for this presentation. 😄😁😊🤩

[@SeidelRanch]

So happy you liked it. Glad I could help.

[@michaelmeans9187]

Wasps do not breath through their mouth. They have a breathing hole on their back. The dawn dish soap gets in their breathing hole and they suffocate. Thanks for sharing. That's a great tip. Kid/pet/animal safe, no harsh chemicals, inexpensive, simple, easy and readily available. Keep up the good work.

[@diane4537]

We have wasps nests around our house and they never sting us! There was a board with a nest and my husband moved the board around because it was in the way and the wasps just flew around but never tried to sting my husband. We have friendly wasps. One summer my son saw wasps dying from thirst and gave them water, I guess they like us?

[@BigPeter1313]

I also use a bit of peppermint essential oil and that seems to work faster.

[@JT_70]

I saw wasps fly in in and out of the small cable connector box on the side of the house. I used wasp spray and later counted over 100 dead wasps. A few years ago I made the mistake of opening the box and the wasps got after me. While trying to run backwards in flip-flops I tripped, broke my glasses and ended up with eight fractures in my forehead and orbital socket. My wife, who had spent the night in the ER in a nearby state with our adult daughter, found me lying in the driveway with a bloody head as she drove up. She took me to the local ER. 2 ERs in 2 states in less than 24 hours. What a gal!

[@SeidelRanch]

Wow. That is crazy. Glad you are still here to comment.

[@chipsramek3868]

Did You learn why flip-flops are not for outside house work ?

[@JT_70]

@@chipsramek3868LoL! For sure. I normally don’t wear flip flops but was waiting in the driveway to greet my wife when she got home from her trip and for some dumb reason decided to open the cable box door. She received quite a greeting.

[@bruceb5481]

I got busted up pretty good 'coz of a disintegrating flip flop. I flipped and flopped.

[@cmwHisArtist]

Dawn soap can do a lot of things. NEVER wash dishes without gloves.

[@justindozone2160]

I believe you🙂 Soaps are effective against many insect species which is why food growers and gardeners wanting to avoid toxins use them. There are also organic soaps available which are also effective against pests and your wallet. I spray my fruit trees and vegetables with organics and my wife uses your mix to kill aphids and other pests on non food bearing plants.

[@txrick4879]

Also works on fleas and ticks .

[@SeidelRanch]

Thanks. I have not had to try that luckily, but if I get some I will.

[@MrSymbolic7]

And Fire Ants, but I also add a couple of ounces of concentrated oil from oranges , but it will kill the grass around the mound !

[@gracie2298]

Try grits on fire ants.

[@gueto70]

Common in gardening for pests. Suffocates and strips the wax coating off of exoskeletons. Add a bit of vegetable based oil. Still harmless to people and pets but even more deadly to insects and also kills there eggs.

[@SeidelRanch]

Great tip, thanks. I will try that.

[@suephillips2191]

How much vegetable oil would you add to a sprayer like he was using?

[@gueto70]

@@suephillips2191 For plant pests you only add a few Tbs of each so you don't harm the plant too. The soap breaks down the waterproof coating on the skin to let the water drown them. Insects breath through skin. The oil fills the pours so they can not survive if the water evaporates.

[@jerrymedium]

This is great to know !!! I've used the dawn since I was a kid , 35 yrs ago , kills black widows , roaches and ants , just the suds itself 🌟

[@dananderson7330]

Instead of nostrils, wasps breathe through openings in the thorax and abdomen called spiracles. The soapy water suffocates them immediately. I also put peppermint oil in with the soap. Wasps hate peppermint. It doesn’t piss them off. They just want to get away. This helps to ensure that they don’t come back to the same nest area.

[@SeidelRanch]

That is good to know! Thanks.

[@jonjonr6]

Sprayer pro tip: Buy a 3/4 inch tire stem from the auto parts store. Use a step drill bit to still a 3/4 inch hole. The tire stem fits in from the back, so feed a string through the hole and out the top, tie it to the stem, and carefully pull it back through the hole. Now, you can use a handheld tire inflator to pump up the sprayer, instead of pumping it manually.

[@SeidelRanch]

Automation at it's finest.

[@RB-er6gu]

Great idea 💡 👍

[@garychandler4296]

I always use gas in a quart oil bottle with a small hole in the lid. I don't use near what you did, and if they even just fly thru the vapors they have less than a minute to live!

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Nice informative and demonstration video.

[@SeidelRanch]

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

[@aarondavis8433]

My grandfather, grew up on the farm. He championed using soap to get rid of all sorts of pest. Got moles/ voles pour soapy water on the lawn or just use soap powder (tide, borax etc) it will kill the insects in the ground the moles/ voles eat, so they l;eave. ants use tide or borax. Now he grew up on a farm, but as an adult was considered one of the most preeminent chemist in the world. The reason soaps in high concentrations will kill the insects are 2 fold 1. soaps are used primarily to cut through grease oils and fats. connective tissues, and various parts of the nervous system are comprised of, well fats. With how small a creature we are dealing with, you con imagine whats going on there. 2. Borates, insects hate these, the smell alone will keep them away, sprinkle Borax around the yard, you'll get rid of ants, aphids, grubs, underground stingy flying things etc. wont hurt your lawn, your crops and will actually do a bit of fertilizing. Spread it or broadcast it out late in the day (towards sunset) and water it in or let the rain do it and voila they'll be gone. what isnt killed will be driven off. ( little note on this: dont use this on anything that needs a high ph level soil, it will lower the acid levels, so better to use dawn on tomatos)

[@SeidelRanch]

Great info. Thanks.

[@QueenGail]

Will it kill earthworms and grasshoppers?

[@gscop1683]

Great tip! does it work on black ants and fire ants too ?

[@robertsmith6739]

It also helps you yard to breathe. I spray everything on my back porch about an hour before we sit outside to control mosquitoes

[@mlt6322]

Dish soap is an old trick used by carpenters too for putting nails into wood without bending them. It makes it like putting your finger into water, theres very little resistance when nailing.

[@SeidelRanch]

That I did not know. I will have to try that.

[@mlt6322]

@@SeidelRanch yea my former neighbor was an old timer from Nebraska who made most of his own furniture and swore by dish soap on nails. He said it also helped prevent splitting when nailing trim work. He worked in the koke ovens at the local steel mill and relined the furnaces with pumace bricks. He made all kinds of brick shaping tools out of wood with soda bottle caps as cutting blades.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

A painter that worked for me years ago told me about this method for killing wasps. An old painter was the one that told him. If it’s tried and true, I’m sure I know why it was changed.

[@beebob1279]

Nice video but one correction. Wasps do not produce honeycomb. They are considered paper nests made from the wood of an area

[@SeidelRanch]

Thanks for the info.

[@samsien9105]

Yes sir ; dawn and pine oil that is my daily use, it is cheaper, for pump you needs to replace an O ring, do not leave air presser after use that is long last the tank .

[@PaulGriffin-ox1gp]

I like to mixe a bit of ammonia with the dish soap,but it kills b6 two different means, and one isit washs the wax/oil off the wasps , and the other is it causes hemarage of their breathing and of all the joints.

[@arthurnewman3483]

I have 2 in ground yellow jacket nests in my pumpkin patch. 20foot by 30foot one nest is right in the middel and one is on the fence line. I to have killed a shrub using wasp killer to get rid of a nest right next to an enrty way to a house . Im gonna try this cause i really wanted them to help polinate but i was dreading harvest time i think this will help alot . We shall see

[@SeidelRanch]

Good luck. It should take care of it. Maybe mix a lot in a bucket and pour it in to flood the mound.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

Someone else commented that they used a “foamer” and it worked with Dawn. Yellow jackets are much more aggressive than wasps and I’ve not had much success with just Dawn. I’ve used gasoline mostly. What’s ironic is that my dad and my older brother both went to Georgia Tech. Lol.

[@The1313jeff]

I used this dish soap this year and it killed anything I sprayed it with I mean anything . There was just one drawback all the leaves on the plant that I spread started to dry out and die! Now I was spraying a few times a week but yes the leaves just started dying over time! That was Cherry trees and raspberry bushes and the garden plants! Maybe after spraying take fresh water and wash the soap. I will try that next year!

[@sandracox4341]

I make dawn power wash with water dawn and alcohol. I fill my pump sprayer with it. I've washed the outside of my house with it, and my awnings that were covered with pecan sap. It worked like a charm.

[@jacknormus4495]

I wait till it gets dark,they are all on the nest at night.

[@SeidelRanch]

Yeah, that would be smarter than what I did for the video. They are much less active.

[@CaptK-py8rq]

Bull-crap! Not hornets! I know that from experience. Ouch!

[@herbertocobock9436]

I go early morning at the coldest but with enough daylight to see. Also the wind is usually less. My dad always used a torch formed with a newspaper whenever he saw a nest .

[@kimsargeant8126]

Night time might work on wasps but it does not work on ground hornets.

[@kimsargeant8126]

I wish 8mhad known this before I used 8 cans of hornet spray. Expensive.

[@Queencreole504]

Sprayers are fantastic though. I’ve been using a mixture of water dawn and neem oil. Just for regular pest, not wasps, however. And I wonder why my efforts were going in vain. I was not using enough dawn with my cheap self.

[@randyburkett1300]

I use it Dawn dishwashing liquid in a sprayer all the time👍

[@whocares4464]

I have done this and it works really quick! So much better than wasp spray and works faster

[@SeidelRanch]

Agree. I like it better because I don't have them swarming me as I do it.

[@barry1122]

No. My raid works quicker

[@jimf.625]

Safe for ducks. Deadly for wasps. Brilliant! Thanks for the info.

[@SeidelRanch]

Sounds like a great slogan. Glad you liked it.

[@tim8508]

It works for carpenter bees also..... happy hunting!

[@SeidelRanch]

I will try that next time I find some. Thanks.

[@Jaeh1]

I will be trying this! I've been using WD40 on Carpenter bees. A quick squirt in the hole, if occupied, they fall out. Their Christmas canceled. This method, if it works, WAY cheaper. Thanks!

[@imgadgetmanjim]

@@Jaeh1Me too. As a kid I used tennis racket. As adult I switched to wd40, and now going to use dawn.

[@garycordle5295]

I have a question ⁉️ will this work with those terrible carpenter bubble bee 🐝 thank you.

[@victorpayne6586]

This really does work! I always had wasps, hornets and dirt dobbers around my place. I do this and they are gone!

[@SongJLikes]

I dash of dish soap mixed with water in a sprayer works wonders for fighting mold/mildew for outdoor plants

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Recently at work on a house we had wasps nearby and my guys were afraid. I put a couple squirts of hand soap in a bottle of water and shook it. I poked a hole in the lid and squeezed the water all over the wasps. Done. They all fell down immediately. We smashed them but I think they were doomed anyway. I also mixed Dawn soap, alcohol, peroxide, tea tree oil, mint oil and water in a sprayer for squash bugs. The soap breaks the surface tension of the water and it soaks into bugs, drowning and waterlogging them. The alcohol and peroxide also help. The oils were for repelling bugs and didn't work well. But spraying the bugs killed them quickly. When I lived in Costa Rica I made a tea out of habanero peppers and tobacco leaves. It killed and repelled bugs down there. And if you have been to Central America you know they have bugs, lots of them. My garden looked better than the ones with poison sprayed on them.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

Interesting, because tobacco is one of the best things to put on wasp stings. I did it recently. This was one time I’m glad my buddy smoked. Lol. Got nailed right on my finger. 🤬

[@foadrightnow5725]

Make it with a gallon of vinegar, a cup of salt, and a good squeeze(2-3 ounces) of Dawn dishwashing liquid and you got yourself a great non-toxic weed killer!

[@GerritRysdyk]

Dawn is a surfactant and it is toxic.

[@anthonyr6286]

Does it work on poison ivy?

[@randolfkila2125]

Why vinegar ?

[@dad7130]

Works with all insects. If you have a bunch of flying insects in the house make a gap with vinegar and dish soap in an open bowl near them. When the area is still for several hour. (Overnight works best) the get draft in by the vinegar and stick in the soap.

[@MarlenevT]

I saw another video of this method. I tried it and it worked. I will only do this now... no more HOT SHOT.

[@meshark_t]

Can I use car soap, I got planty of that.

[@waltrv8]

I used an old super soaker. It keep you off the mark a bit.

[@SeidelRanch]

Nice. I think I will try that. Good idea.

[@williamhudson4938]

The Super Soaker is a good alternative, but I wouldn't buy one for that purpose. They cost at least twice what that pump -up sprayer costs.

[@oops8985]

In 3\4 gal you really only need a 1/8th cup of soap or less. The soap kills oil on skin of wasp and clogs skin. This with hot water works best

[@terrystevens8890]

It doesnt have to be Dawn. Any dish detergent will work.

[@SeidelRanch]

True. We have just always bought Dawn, but I am pretty sure we have used other soaps.

[@Vernonu9]

Dawn has worked better for me. I've tried some budget friendly brands and they didn't work very well.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

Dawn has always worked the best and fastest for me.

[@barry1122]

Good stuff. The cheap crao, not so much

[@dpete8995]

Pretty much any strong soap solution will get the job done. I buy cheap dish soap at Dollar Tree. Also, works well on fire ant mounds… mix up a strong solution in a 5 gal bucket and soak the mound and the back door (secondary mound near the main mound). Sometimes may require a second treatment but, usually first treatment kills the mound and, if you get the back door the mound will not re-emerge. Will kill other insects on contact as well. PFM!

[@DarinsCards]

Makes your skin soft while doing dishes also!

[@SeidelRanch]

What's this "doing dishes" you speak of?

[@troyledbetter6597]

Great idea. Seeing the video proves it works! Thanks phor sharing.

[@SeidelRanch]

Glad to help

[@jimmyturner5589]

We live in Missouri and usually around September and October, we have to deal with Asian lady beetle and box elder bugs, do you know if it will work for these?

[@Victor-hb4hj]

Dawn is also good for stains on your cloths as a pretreat

[@theclearsounds3911]

Yes, and it's great as a hand soap for greasy mechanics hands. That stuff cuts through grease like nothing else I've tried. Also, if you mix just a little bit of Dawn in your car's windshield washer fluid, it cleans up dead bugs better than just water alone. That stuff is great! I hope they never change the formula.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

@@theclearsounds3911I was told that it contains formaldehyde. It must!

[@theclearsounds3911]

@@rayburnyarborough4695 Your reply made me do a search, and I found Dawn's ingredients right on their own website! You have to be a chemist to understand all of it (which I'm not) but it's an interesting read.

[@theclearsounds3911]

@@rayburnyarborough4695 After seeing your post I decided to search for the ingredients, and Dawn's own web page lists them! You have to be a chemist to understand them, which I'm not, but it's a very interesting read.

[@theclearsounds3911]

Your reply made me look up the ingredients, and they're right on Dawn's web page. Only a chemist can understand it fully, and I'm not, but it's still a very interesting read.

[@brianhelms3491]

Been doing this for years oddly enough it seems like the blue works best works with generic blue also

[@SeidelRanch]

Good to know. I think blue has always been the color I pick up.

[@Tigdude]

It does work...I've used it befor...tks for sharing

[@louspring6872]

You can use a hose sprayer too.

[@mjf1036]

good to have a low toxic method. the lizards like to eat wasps so better to not use those can of poison!

[@SeidelRanch]

Exactly. Just making some good lunch for the other critters.

[@FUNKBOOGIE1]

SeidelRanch ? Does that dawn and water work on spiders and insects ?

[@magna116]

Formula also works on dogs with fleas.

[@SeidelRanch]

Yeah, those farm dogs need it often.

[@carolyneastman6095]

I’m buying a sprayer today…..we have a big wasp problem…..thank you!

[@allanpolk2681]

It's always best to wait until late in the day, or early in the morning when it is cooler, that is when the wasps will be nesting, and you will get the greatest kill.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

They are more dormant also.

[@manuelmunoz1104]

Thank you for that video now I can save on wasp spray gets expensive

[@SeidelRanch]

Glad you liked it. It's less toxic too.

[@thatfeeble-mindedboy]

Detergents break the surface tension of the water, surface tension is what keeps water striders on the surface, allows some spiders to take tiny bubbles below the surface so they can stay submerged for a short time, it causes hard water to form droplets, allows water to ‘bead up’ on some fabrics, and is what causes water to just flow right off your lawn instead of ‘soaking in’ or penetrating the soil. It is also what prevents water from entering the tiny pores, called spiracles that many invertebrates breathe through, It doesn’t CLOG anything, it just makes it easier for water to enter the spiracles, and drown the insect. Consequently this will also work on aphids or grasshoppers.

[@spoonfind583]

I have used this for years also. It works.

[@SeidelRanch]

So well too.

[@davidlampe4153]

Really neat way to get rid of wasps nests. No pesticides so you don’t kill everything around.

[@SeidelRanch]

Yes. Takes out only what you want to take out and does not kill what eats it.

[@TomBTerrific]

Dawn works on any insect with an exoskeleton! Ants for instance.

[@tooManywaystoFall]

windy days and best not to disturb the wasps during angry hour...

[@ringerson4x4]

Brake cleaner and carb cleaner work also.

[@lovethebearded9506]

Works on ant hills too.

[@1961jagman]

has it got to be dawn dish soap or can you use any other one because i cant find this in the uk

[@SeidelRanch]

Can be any good dish soap that breaks down grease.

[@mustang774]

Any dish soap works. For some strange reason almost every remedy is "Dawn" Way over hyped in my opinion....Take care, Bluefin.

[@outdoorzone]

Love this!! Gonna save lots of money on wasp spray!!

[@SeidelRanch]

Glad it was helpful.

[@carllawson4235]

Does it work on yellow jackets

[@SeidelRanch]

Yes

[@MrPanetela]

thanks for the hack but be honest neglect those nest and after a number of years they will grow to the size of an average adult in height, so get them early get them fast wishing you and yours many blessing from God. (ps went camping with friends, found abandon farm in the barn the biggest hornet nest i ever saw we left immediately and put distance between us and it the sound it made was dreadfully ominous and loud. it sent shivers from the top of the head to the toes. That experience still haunt me every time i think of it)

[@SeidelRanch]

Yeah, they can get big. We had one in the back corner of our barn once that was the size of a basketball. You could hear the buzz from it. Luckily this works very well and we put like 2 gallons of soap and water to kill it all. I used a much higher flow sprayer to put out a lot of spray quickly. They dropped for probably 5 straight minutes.

[@jacktripper5911]

What works on cluster flys? A wasp nest is in one spot, these cluster flys are just everywhere in my pole barn.

[@drillsergeant623]

4:00 to get to the point.

[@barryjanis]

Pine Oil and Ammonia will work as well. Just mix a strong solution .

[@skygh]

I have been doing this for years and you don't need near as much soap. I use a fraction of the Dawn and it wipes them out

[@SeidelRanch]

I will try that. My dad use to say the more soap the better, but maybe that was when it was a dollar a gallon.

[@billiepembor7707]

Works on fleas in grass I spray in spring

[@SusanMcEachreon]

I wonder the secret ingredient in Dawn. This stuff excels at being one of the best products overall.🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@SeidelRanch]

It does seem to have some magical powers.

[@davidrspencer8108]

The soap softens and swells the chitin exoskeleton around the the bugs spiracles (breathing holes on its abdomen) and the bugs suffocate.

[@danielflinn3571]

Thanks for sharing from Australia

[@SeidelRanch]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.

[@barrycole]

A propane torch works pretty good too.

[@SeidelRanch]

Yes. Been there, done that. It's best if the structure is metal though. 🤣

[@johngullo2524]

Will this work on getting rid of Getkos?

[@JoIn-y5s]

Here in PA we often get those small ants that climb over all the counters, they come by the thousands. We put it on the counter top with no water. We spread it but we don't get it up. Ants are gone. BUT, it is so bad this year, we called Terminex.

[@philber57]

Get on Google for a product called termidor...it's what exterminator use.These companies weaken the solutions so you have to keep them coming back.

[@bluewindshield]

Spray them at night when all the critters are back at the nest. Spraying during the day only gets about half of the wasp population in that nest.

[@eduardo13405]

Would this work for ants that build sand hills on drive ways if not do you know of something that will?

[@louspring6872]

It works for Fire Ants too.

[@1956tojo]

The soap suffocates the wasps.... They breathe through their exoskeleton and the soap stops them from breathing.... i wonder if this would work on pelosi....

[@markthomason8396]

Great video, I will try this. Does it work on mud dabbers also? Thanks

[@SeidelRanch]

Yes it does

[@jmr5707]

With this rich of a lather, I would think it would clog the tip. Probably have to disassemble and rinse out the sprayer with pure water, every time. Just to prevent that.

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

Dawn and vinegar make a good cleaning agent too

[@gaspumprepairservice7009]

Not to mention weed killer, when some salt is added. ✌️

[@SeidelRanch]

We use that in the shower. Works great on hard water stains

[@SeidelRanch]

It sure does.

[@lawerancelanham]

Would shaving cream do the same thing?

[@SeidelRanch]

That I do not know. I have never tried that. Let me know how it goes.

[@rayburnyarborough4695]

Most wasps I’ve ever seen are pretty clean shaven.