General The Safest Way to Remove a Wasp Nest?
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Yeah, soak it, then knock it down, then laugh at all the ones that come back looking for their home.
Ive told this story before but when I was a real little kid I lived on a commune in norcal, basically my first fully formed memories are from there.
Anyway.. we had a wasp or hornet invasion. I mainly remember because it was so bad none of us little bastards could go outside for a couple days while the hippies dealt with it.
I have a crystal clear memory of a naked man on a ladder trying to knock a giant hive into a 5 gallon bucket.
It went exactly as you'd expect.
I remember watching this hippie jump off the ladder and hit the ground running as the hive emptied and went after him. He ran for his life to a shallow creek and dove in.
I remember not really understanding what was going on but also laughing hysterically at the naked hippie running away. Another kid was crying because she thought he was going to die.
Anyway.. we had a wasp or hornet invasion. I mainly remember because it was so bad none of us little bastards could go outside for a couple days while the hippies dealt with it.
I have a crystal clear memory of a naked man on a ladder trying to knock a giant hive into a 5 gallon bucket.
It went exactly as you'd expect.
I remember watching this hippie jump off the ladder and hit the ground running as the hive emptied and went after him. He ran for his life to a shallow creek and dove in.
I remember not really understanding what was going on but also laughing hysterically at the naked hippie running away. Another kid was crying because she thought he was going to die.
I once tried to use a firework to blow up a wasp's nest back in the 90s.
The nest was under the edge of the garage roof. I tied a banger to the end of a long pole, and a group of friends gathered round to watch. I lit the fuse, propped the pole up so the banger was against the nest, and we all scurried to the other side of the garden. Some wasps immediately emerged from the nest to see what the disturbance was.
After the loud bang, we looked across and saw that a chunk of the nest was gone. A bunch of stunned wasps were crawling or buzzing around on the ground, but the majority of them were pouring angrily from the nest. I guess the banger didn't have the explosive force I was hoping for.
We ran inside as the pissed off wasps fanned out around the garden, making it a no-go zone for the next half hour.
A couple of days later we succeeded with
@Fan_of_Fanboys' "spray with insecticide and run away" technique. Nowhere near as fun though 
The nest was under the edge of the garage roof. I tied a banger to the end of a long pole, and a group of friends gathered round to watch. I lit the fuse, propped the pole up so the banger was against the nest, and we all scurried to the other side of the garden. Some wasps immediately emerged from the nest to see what the disturbance was.
After the loud bang, we looked across and saw that a chunk of the nest was gone. A bunch of stunned wasps were crawling or buzzing around on the ground, but the majority of them were pouring angrily from the nest. I guess the banger didn't have the explosive force I was hoping for.
We ran inside as the pissed off wasps fanned out around the garden, making it a no-go zone for the next half hour.
A couple of days later we succeeded with
@Fan_of_Fanboys' "spray with insecticide and run away" technique. Nowhere near as fun though
Because wasps.
Ans because he wasn't a chick.
Naked hippie chicks are awesome.
Naked hippie dudes need to be jailed.
I spray em at night, takes em longer to respond.I once tried to use a firework to blow up a wasp's nest back in the 90s.
The nest was under the edge of the garage roof. I tied a banger to the end of a long pole, and a group of friends gathered round to watch. I lit the fuse, propped the pole up so the banger was against the nest, and we all scurried to the other side of the garden. Some wasps immediately emerged from the nest to see what the disturbance was.
After the loud bang, we looked across and saw that a chunk of the nest was gone. A bunch of stunned wasps were crawling or buzzing around on the ground, but the majority of them were pouring angrily from the nest. I guess the banger didn't have the explosive force I was hoping for.
We ran inside as the pissed off wasps fanned out around the garden, making it a no-go zone for the next half hour.
A couple of days later we succeeded with
Most of my childhood memories have naked hippies in them.
I didn't understand this wasn't normal until we moved back to the city lol.
Had a wasp nest under an eve on my shed years ago.
Fuckers chased me inside twice, lol.
Spray and run wasn't working.
I went out there at like 2am, sprayed the shit out of it, smacked it like a pinata with a canoe paddle, and ran like a bitch. But not 1 followed me.
I'm telling you, fuck with them at night when it's coolest and dark.
Same reason we raid crack houses at 5am, lol.
Fuckers chased me inside twice, lol.
Spray and run wasn't working.
I went out there at like 2am, sprayed the shit out of it, smacked it like a pinata with a canoe paddle, and ran like a bitch. But not 1 followed me.
I'm telling you, fuck with them at night when it's coolest and dark.
Same reason we raid crack houses at 5am, lol.
