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I've got a wasp's nest in my shed that I'm not going to touch until first frost... (Original Post) MrScorpio Nov 2019 OP
It never frosts here. We just wasp bomb them LakeArenal Nov 2019 #1
Trust me MrScorpio Nov 2019 #3
i like wasps, but somerines you've just got to stand back and spray rampartc Nov 2019 #2
Make your own frost RainCaster Nov 2019 #4
Great idea! I refuse to use any pesticides in or around my house. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2019 #5
A foam fire extinguisher would have the same effect..... lastlib Nov 2019 #6
The wasps will die and the queen goes and hibernates somewhere for winter. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2019 #7

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
3. Trust me
Sun Nov 3, 2019, 11:48 AM
Nov 2019

Burning is out of the question.

I’ll just wait until there’s a couple of inches of snow on the ground

rampartc

(5,439 posts)
2. i like wasps, but somerines you've just got to stand back and spray
Sun Nov 3, 2019, 11:05 AM
Nov 2019

they drop in seconds and can be swept up without fear.

RainCaster

(10,927 posts)
4. Make your own frost
Sun Nov 3, 2019, 12:03 PM
Nov 2019

I had to remove a wasp nest once that was in a rooftop vent directly over the bed in my camp trailer. I didn't want all that toxic crap dripping down onto my bed, so I froze the bastards out. In the middle of summer.

I got an aerosol can of spray that is used for cooling electronics when looking for temperature sensitive problems. It's called "freeze mist". I dumped the whole can on to that nest, and it turned into a ball of frost. I was then able to scrape off that nest with a drywall spatula. No more wasps, no toxic residue.

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