[Aim]  To identify the best trap type, and position relative to beehives, for trapping wasps. [Methods]  Five types of traps were evaluated; 500 mL conical bottles (Trap 1), 300 mL Nongfu Spring juice bottles (Trap 2), 500 mL Coca-Cola bottles (Trap 3), 1.25 L Coca-Cola bottles (Trap 4) and 4.5 L Wahaha Pure Water bottles (Trap 5). Each trap type was evaluated in five different situations relative to beehives; 0.3 m from an elevated beehive (H-D0.3), 1 m from an elevated beehive (H-D1), 0.3 m from a ground level beehive (L-D0.3), 1 m from a ground level beehive (L-D1), and hanging on a branch 2 m from a beehive (T-D2). Traps were baited with 50% sucrose solution and trapping was conducted over 14 days with three replicates per treatment. [Results]  Significantly more wasps were caught by trap 1 than by traps 2, 3, and 4 (P < 0.05) in all five locations over the first 9 days, and at H-D1 on day 14. Trap 1 also caught slightly more wasps than trap 5, however this difference was not significant (P > 0.05). Comparing the number of wasps caught at different positions over the first 9 days, and by trap 1 on day 14, the best position was H-D1, where significantly more wasps were captured than at the other three positions (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the number of wasps caught between H-D0.3, L-D0.3 and L-D1 (P > 0.05). Considering both trap type and situation, placing conical bottle traps 1 m away from elevated beehives achieved the best results (P < 0.05). [Conclusion]  Placing conical bottle traps 1 m away from elevated beehives was the best overall wasp trapping regime and is recommended as an efficient, environmentally-friendly, integrated, method of wasp control.