[wxqc] Req for suggestions - wasps and rain gauges

[Dexter McIntyre]

I recently evicted a group of wasp from an outside camera enclosure.  Seems they 
can't stand the smell of WD40!  I'm not sure how long it will take about half an 
ounce of WD40 in a small spray paint can cap to evaporate but for the last two 
weeks I regularly see the wasp visit their old home and immediately move on.

Dex

> 
> -----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)