Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 

Go Back   Montana Owners Club - Keystone Montana 5th Wheel Forum > MOC Technical Forums > It's a Dirty Job but Someone has to do it!
Click Here to Login

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 07-09-2015, 08:50 AM   #1
DQDick
Site Team
 
DQDick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
Watch for Wasps

A friend had parked her Class A next to our rig at our RV home base. Yesterday she went to move it and got stung. Her screen had shifted on her furnace opening next to her door and there was a nest in there about the size of half a baseball with wasps everywhere. Got them killed and or run out and then when she went to store her shore cord there was another group building a nest in the opening the cord comes out of. We've been spraying them all summer both around the rig and in our sheds. Just a reminder to look before you reach your hand in there.
 
__________________
Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
DQDick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-09-2015, 10:01 AM   #2
BB_TX
Montana Master
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,122
M.O.C. #6433
Been there, done that. Good warning.

Good friend cracked his AC shroud on a tree limb and, him being physically unable to climb on the roof, I said I would replace it for him. Took the screws out and started to lift the shroud and out they came. There is no safe place to go on the roof. Still do not know how I kept from getting stung. I think maybe because I just sat back and was still as there was little else I could do. He tossed up a can of wasp and hornet spray and I managed to kill most and run the rest off.
__________________
Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
BB_TX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-09-2015, 12:09 PM   #3
sambam
Montana Master
 
sambam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Bridgewater
Posts: 1,196
M.O.C. #13166
Yeah, the A/C shroud is a popular spot for them. I got stung a few times last summer cleaning the roof, unaware they were around. I set my brush on the bedroom A/C shroud. Next thing ya know, I'm getting stung on the lower legs. Looked down and they were all around me. YIKES! Practically fell off the ladder trying to get out of there. Returned with spray and took'em out.
__________________

2010 Montana 3455SA, Mor/Ryde pin, wet bolts, TST 507, Progressive HW50C, GY G614
2019 Silverado D/A 3500HD LTZ DRW CC
B&W Companion
sambam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2015, 08:21 PM   #4
Art-n-Marge
Montana Master
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
Send a message via MSN to Art-n-Marge Send a message via Yahoo to Art-n-Marge
Before we started fulltiming, we often left the rig parked for months at a time on our driveway waiting for a rare outing. Even though I tried to keep up, the rig often got spider webs from several types of spiders, mostly black widows. I'd go out at on occasional evening and hunt for the proud black widows that came out at night and killed them when I could. Eventually, I stopped the nightly hunts I wasn't finding any more spiders. Oh well, they musta left or died from hunger.

NOT! Several months later I discovered empty mud dauber nests in my front storage area. There were several "tubes" of these mud structures and lucky for me, they were empty. The babies had hatched and were gone. In the process of removing these nests, there were numerous spider carcasses... ewwww. So I got lucky enough to wait long enough for mud daubers to lay nests and remove my rig of any spiders.

Now that we full time, I pay more attention. So far, the paper wasps are only occasionally found under the eaves of the house and we haven't see any mud daubers anywhere. As for the occasional spider, we get some almost every campground we stay in as we fulltime, but at least at a frequency I can manage.

I hope I never get stung by mud daubers, or paper wasps, and no spider bites either. There's danger in small packages out there, folks.

Art-n-Marge is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2015, 08:16 AM   #5
davidaf
Montana Master
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Aguanga
Posts: 606
M.O.C. #13601
Had a Tarantula Hawk (wasp) get into the rig one night. It didn't build a nest or anything but silly me not knowing what it was spent 5 minutes chasing it around and trying to squash it with various shoes and magazines. I finally won and didn't get stung but had I known it packs the second most painful sting of any insect I would have planned my attack a bit better.

http://www.desertusa.com/insects/tarantula-hawks.html
davidaf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-11-2015, 03:48 PM   #6
DQDick
Site Team
 
DQDick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
Yes, those dudes will usually leave you alone on the trail, but cornered they can really be bad news.
__________________
Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
DQDick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2015, 08:00 AM   #7
Slink
Montana Fan
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Mt Home
Posts: 163
M.O.C. #15851
Too late, already stung 8-9 times while changing propane tankthe nest was up inside arm still swollen
Slink is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2015, 11:35 AM   #8
DQDick
Site Team
 
DQDick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
That's another place they seem to like.
__________________
Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
DQDick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2015, 12:01 PM   #9
Mark N.
Montana Master
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Ogden
Posts: 638
M.O.C. #13862
I put one of these in each propane closet and the front storage bin. They last a good long time and they work!:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019BK8AG/...rds=pest+strip
Mark N. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2015, 12:11 PM   #10
Slink
Montana Fan
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Mt Home
Posts: 163
M.O.C. #15851
thanks mark will order
Slink is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2015, 02:08 PM   #11
sambam
Montana Master
 
sambam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Bridgewater
Posts: 1,196
M.O.C. #13166
Good idea Mark. Usually I don't think about wasps until they're swarming. That's good preventative maintenance.
__________________

2010 Montana 3455SA, Mor/Ryde pin, wet bolts, TST 507, Progressive HW50C, GY G614
2019 Silverado D/A 3500HD LTZ DRW CC
B&W Companion
sambam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2015, 02:57 PM   #12
kdeiss
Montana Master
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
They will also nest in the refrigerator vent cover!
kdeiss is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-15-2022, 06:25 PM   #13
Grampa
Established Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Putnam
Posts: 13
M.O.C. #19252
Arma roof replacement is it good
Grampa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-15-2022, 08:27 PM   #14
Daryles
Montana Master
 
Daryles's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Alton
Posts: 2,648
M.O.C. #24086
Watch out when you open pedestal covers too
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	Pedistal wasps.jpg
Views:	44
Size:	164.1 KB
ID:	11526  
Daryles is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2022, 11:09 AM   #15
432bartman
Montana Master
 
432bartman's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2020
Location: UPLAND
Posts: 1,248
M.O.C. #26190
I hate those things.......those and spiders. I've seen what a Brown Recluse Spider can do to one's body.
__________________
2019 Keystone Montana 3560RL, 2020 Chevy 2500 HD, Firestone airbags, Air Lift wireless compressor, Curt gooseneck, 20K Reese Goosebox, TST-507, USMC combat vet & retired LEO. Robert, Anika, Breanna, Dylan (daughter-in-law Stephanie). & our Great Pyrenees Layla
432bartman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2022, 11:14 AM   #16
Wisconsin Retiree
Montana Fan
 
Wisconsin Retiree's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Coloma, Wisconsin
Posts: 200
M.O.C. #28036
In Florida, opened my pedestal to plug in. First, opened cover and just before I put my fingers on breaker to assure it was off I did a quick glance noticing about 100 tiny black baby spiders in there and breaker was covered with a big silky web. I grab some ant spray I had out and gave them a bit of a drink and that is when a large black walnut size spider popped out of the cover. Look before reaching lessons learned...
__________________
Chuck
2019 3121RL 35 ft., 2020 3500 Dodge Ram SRW, Cummins 6.7 HO, Air Bags - Air Lift BT Wireless Compressor, Coloma, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Retiree is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2022, 06:52 PM   #17
Cat320
Montana Master
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location:
Posts: 1,695
M.O.C. #5751
I had some build a nest in my dryer vent big enough so the vent door would not open to let the hot exhaust out. My dryer eventually broke the drive belt, although I can't prove it was the nest that did it. After that, when ever parked in the barn, I covered all exhausts with plastic WalMart bags.
Cat320 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-2022, 06:01 AM   #18
Dave W
Montana Master
 
Dave W's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 1,788
M.O.C. #14547
An oldie thread but still a good reminder as for many, just about the beginning of the camping season.

I've been 'nailed' by wasps under the pedestal cover. Also under the a/c cover. That can get exciting if you are on that 12 to 13 foot high roof
__________________
Dave W
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (Sold!)
2011 Ford 6.7 Lariat CCLB (Went to PU Heaven)
2019 F150SC XLT SE Sport,w/full tow package
Dave W is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-17-2022, 07:24 PM   #19
Lee-CI
Montana Master
 
Lee-CI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Northeast TX
Posts: 931
M.O.C. #30262
Worst red wasp incident I experienced was hooking up to a pontoon boat trailer that had been parked beneath a carport throughout a very wet spring. The trailer had surge brakes and the cavity for the actuator obviously had a very large nest up inside. Boogers got me a few times before I could get away. After eradicating the little boogers, I decided to always duct tape a large garbage bag over the whole tongue of the trailer.
Now don't get me started on knocking down the huge nest I found beneath the eave on the back side of the house last fall...... Reminds me of a line from the Forest Gump movie - "I'm not a smart man Jenny".....
__________________
Lee, Edith, Lil' Bit & Cuddles
22 MHC 331RL, Surge Guard 35550, SumoSprings, Kodiak disc brakes, 412Ah Lithium, Gen 3 Goosebox, Sailun 85s
22 Ram 3500 CC DRW 6.7 CTD Herrin Hauler Classic Bed, 45 gal AUX tank
Lee-CI is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-18-2022, 03:36 PM   #20
wed
Montana Master
 
wed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: woodstock
Posts: 541
M.O.C. #8174
That is correct and the bird nest in the pin box. It’s a good idea to keep a check on all of the out side.
__________________
Ed
Montana Master
Woodstock Ga
2020 3931 FB Legacy
wed is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Wasps, Wasps & more Wasps... Bill-N-Donna The Campsite 7 07-28-2012 03:35 PM
Hey! Watch where you are going!!!!!! Ozz Additions & Improvements 18 08-27-2007 09:33 AM
PLEASE WATCH! Kathi Sitting around the Campfire 10 10-24-2006 03:06 AM
How does one get rid of wasps in pinbox alcove skypilot It's a Dirty Job but Someone has to do it! 10 08-29-2005 06:51 AM
Keeping wasps from nesting in the AC unit 315RLS General Discussions about our Montanas 8 08-18-2005 06:43 AM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Montana RV, Keystone RV Company or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:32 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.