The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #24868 Message #289803
Posted By: BlueJay
02-Sep-00 - 02:18 AM
Thread Name: Household Folklore and Tips
Subject: RE: Household Folklore and Tips
The best way I've found to get rid of a wasp nest is to wait until near-dark when they are all in their happy little home, then spray it with automotive starting fluid. They just drop to the ground instantly. I don't know if it's the ether in the fluid, or the cold temperature, but if you hit them, they go down fast. Bug sprays don't work: it usually just pisses them off and they attack you till they die. The starting fluid won't kill them, however, so once they are immobilized, you need to stomp them or something to kill them off.