[wxqc] Req for suggestions - wasps and rain gauges

[Steve Hatchett]

You have to be careful because some insecticides may react with the parts in
the weather equipments. I have not tried this, but I think it would work if
you put a single moth ball in the gauge tucked in a corner where it would
not get wet.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick R. Sklenar [mailto:pat at sklenar.info] 
Sent: 06/04/2007 5:55 AM
To: Discussion of weather data quality issues
Subject: [wxqc] Req for suggestions - wasps and rain gauges

Got up this morning to discover I've had no rain in the past 24 hours 
... interesting considering the pop-up t-storms of yesterday afternoon 
and the arrival of the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry over night.  
0.00" rain seemed a tad ... unlikely.  especially considering how wet 
everything is and the fact that I could see rain hitting the surfaces. 
:(  grabbed a stool, went out, got up on the stool, removed the funnel 
... wasps!  argh!!  three small nests.  two up in the outter edges of 
the funnel ... no impact to anything.  but the third one ... was built 
on the base and was actually blocking the tipping bucket. <sigh>

the nests are gone.  the tipping bucket is now working.  but has anyone 
found anything that really does repel the wasps?  anything i could put 
in, under or around the bucket that won't prevent proper functioning?

Thanks,
pat----
N1PRS-9
(AR651)
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