Trampa para Velutina con botella | Permacultura en Galicia

Bottle Trap for Velutina | Permaculture in Galicia https://www.permacultureingalicia.com/ Bottle Trap for Vespa Velutina (Asian Wasp) The Vespa Velutina, or Asian wasp, is an invasive exotic species whose presence seriously threatens our ecosystems. It can be a health risk, but above all, it is a danger to pollinating insects, on which it feeds voraciously. It also causes a major socio-economic impact on the beekeeping sector. Collaborating in this fight is everyone's responsibility. Below, we show you an interesting option for a homemade trap to capture velutinas. To make our Velutina trap, we will recycle a plastic bottle. We need to cut off the top of the bottle. We turn it upside down and insert it into the bottom. We make a hole a couple of centimeters from the edge, passing through both sides of the bottle. The same thing happens on the opposite side. We tie the end of a cord, rope, or cable to one of the holes. We leave it long enough to hang the bottle from it later... and cut it. We fasten the other end to the second hole. Another alternative is to insert the tops of two bottles into the sides of a third. This will give us a trap with two entrances, which has also proven to be very effective. Next, we make the mixture that will attract the wasps. We will use: A glass of 13-proof white wine. Half a glass of cranberry juice (any other juice with a similar sweetness and aroma will do) A third of a glass of beer, preferably dark beer. We mix the three ingredients well in a container. If we add half a tablespoon of salt, the liquid will retain its properties for longer. Our mixture is ready. We then pour it into the trap, leaving enough space between the mouth of the bottle and the liquid so that a wasp can enter without difficulty. The trap is now finished. Now we'll place it in an area of ​​the garden frequented by velutinas. Installing several traps in different locations throughout our garden is essential to maximize their effect and ensure a good catch. Each female we trap in our bottles can mean one less nest next season. The mixture will attract wasps to the inside of the bottle. Due to the shape of the trap's entrance, wasps will be able to enter but won't be able to get out. Once trapped, they will fall into the liquid and die from drowning or starvation. The key factor of this mixture is that its alcohol content will attract wasps but won't have the same effect on bees. For bees, the trap won't pose any danger. We will therefore achieve selective effectiveness by capturing only Asian hornets. Surely sooner rather than later, the trap will be crammed with invasive wasps. When the time comes, we will empty the remains, clean it, and restart the process to use it again. Music: "Bomber (Sting)" by Riot "Hon Kyoku" by Doug Maxwell/Zac Zinger #permaculture #velutina #wasptrap #wasp