Traps
Lantern Wasp Trap
Reusable glass-and-steel trap that catches wasps and leaves honeybees alone.
$28
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Wasp control & beekeeping equipment
Work out what it is.
Then deal with it.
We sell traps, protective kit and tools — and no insecticide at all. Most of what goes wrong with wasps starts with somebody misidentifying a honeybee, or going up a ladder they should not have been on.
No insecticide, everFree shipping over $75
30-day returnsShips same day before 2pm PT
Equipment
What we stock
Four categories, eight products. Everything here is a physical tool — nothing we sell is a pesticide, and the attractant in our traps is food-grade bait.
Traps
Attractant Refill, 6-pack
Food-grade liquid attractant. No insecticide, no neonicotinoids, nothing systemic.
$19
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Tools
Telescopic Inspection Pole
4m carbon pole with a phone mount, so you can look at a nest without climbing to it.
$96
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Protection
Sting-Rated Full Suit
Three-layer ventilated mesh. The gap between fabric and skin is what stops the sting.
$189
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Before you buy anything
Is it actually a wasp?
Roughly half the enquiries we get are about honeybees, bumblebees or hoverflies. Three of those are protected or beneficial, and none of them should be trapped. Here is how to tell them apart.
Yellowjacket
Vespula spp.
- Bright, hard-edged yellow and black bands
- Hairless and glossy
- Legs tucked in flight
- Nest papery, often underground or in a cavity
A trap is appropriate. Nests in walls or above head height are a professional job.
Paper Wasp
Polistes spp.
- Longer, narrower body than a yellowjacket
- Legs dangle visibly in flight
- Open honeycomb nest with no outer shell
- Much less aggressive than a yellowjacket
Often best left alone if the nest is away from doors and walkways.
Bald-Faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
- Black with an ivory-white face and markings
- Large — up to 20mm
- Grey football-shaped aerial nest
- Defends a wide radius
Do not approach. This is a professional removal, every time.
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
- Golden-brown, fuzzy, softer outline
- Amber not bright yellow
- Carries pollen on hind legs
- Dies after stinging once
Never treat. A swarm is free-collected by local beekeepers; a wall colony needs a removal specialist.
Bumblebee
Bombus spp.
- Round, very furry, audibly heavy flight
- Broad bands, often with a white or orange tail
- Small colony, usually under 400
- Rarely stings unless handled
Leave alone. The colony dies back naturally by autumn and will not return to the same site.
Hoverfly
Syrphidae
- Hovers dead still, then darts sideways
- Two wings, not four
- Large fly-like eyes meeting at the top
- No sting at all
Harmless mimic. No sting, no nest, and a useful pollinator. Nothing to do.
Honeybees
A swarm is not an infestation
A honeybee swarm hanging in a garden is a colony between homes. It carries no stores, so it has almost nothing to defend and is usually docile. It will typically move on by itself within 48 hours.
Your local beekeeping association will very often come and collect it for nothing. Spraying it is the one genuinely wrong answer, and it is the one people reach for first.
How we think about it
Three rules we actually follow
01
Identify before you act
A trap in the wrong place kills pollinators and does nothing about your problem. Thirty seconds with a chart beats a season of guessing.
02
Equipment, not poison
We do not sell insecticide and will not start. If a nest genuinely needs chemical treatment, that is a licensed professional's job.
03
Know where to stop
Above head height, inside a wall, bigger than a football, or anyone in the house is allergic — put the kit down and make a phone call.
Questions
Do you sell insecticide?
No, and we do not plan to. Everything here is equipment: traps, protection, tools. The attractant is a food-grade bait with no poison in it. If a nest genuinely needs chemical treatment, that is a licensed professional's job, not a mail-order one.
Will your trap catch honeybees?
The 9mm entry cones turn away most honeybees and bumblebees, which are bulkier than a yellowjacket. No passive trap is perfect. Siting it away from flowering plants makes far more difference than the cone size does.
I have found a nest. Can I remove it myself?
Sometimes. A small, visible, ground-level nest with nobody allergic in the household is within reach of a careful person in proper kit. A nest above head height, inside a wall or roof, or larger than a football is not. Our safety page sets out the line in detail.
Someone in the house is allergic to stings.
Then do not attempt any removal yourself, at any size, in any kit. Protective equipment reduces risk; it does not eliminate it. Call a professional and stay indoors while they work.
There is a swarm of bees in my garden.
Do not spray it. A honeybee swarm is docile, usually moves on within 48 hours, and your local beekeeping association will very often collect it for free. Our identification page explains how to tell a swarm from a colony.
How fast do you ship?
Orders placed before 2pm Eastern go out the same working day. Protective equipment can be returned unworn within 30 days; opened attractant cannot, for hygiene reasons.