OT? Need yellow jacket repellent

[Spalted Walt]

OR ... :o)

[Hawk]

Funny. SO much for the fake wasp nest.

[krw]

Isn't that always the way? ;-) At least you're prepared for next time. I make sure I have a case of hornet spray in the garage. Never know when I'll need it.

[krw]

That's a good one!

[krw]

After your solution, why do I keep thinking about this?

[DoN. Nichols]

Then, they will build their nests on the case. :-)

Enjoy, DoN.

[krw]

Need a case of cases! Nuke 'em all!

[Joseph Gwinn]

On Aug 8, 2019, [e-mail] wrote (in article):

Good point. Bees don´t do that, I think.

Anyway, I do have an effective approach to wiping wasp/hornet nests out. I use a rose duster, used to apply insecticide dust to rose bushes, to apply Ortho Sevin dust. The dust does not annoy the wasps or hornets, so one can simply walk up to the nest ignoring insects coming and going, put the duster nozzle to the entrance, and crank the blower handle for a while. This blows Sevin dust into all the nooks and crannies. Then walk away. Two hours later, all buzzing has ceased. And the former nest is still poisoned, and so cannot be recolonized for some time.

Ortho no longer makes a plant duster, but see.

And Sevin dust:

Sevin dust used to be 50% active ingredient; don´t know why it was diluted, but I´d suspect the EPA. For this application, probably 5% works just fine.

Joe Gwinn