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Re: Removing a Wasp or Hornet's Nest?
Posted By: Kelly, on host 12.39.97.101
Date: Friday, June 29, 2001, at 07:40:23
In Reply To: Re: Removing a Wasp or Hornet's Nest? posted by Stephan on Friday, June 29, 2001, at 00:59:59:

> Hail Thee,
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> What I learned from a similar situation is that you are *expected* to dress in a spacaman suit, or something similar, for instance from the area of nuclear reactor maintenance. Dressed like that you can be bold and daring (and also clumsy, so be careful), go to the nest, simply pluck it off the wall and dispose it.
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> To dispose it you have a wide range of options to choose from. Got any neighbors you dont like ?
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> But lets get serious for a change :) Those nests are indeed relocatable by an insect expert. This usually costs money and is the option for those who dislike exterminating the nest and its inhabitants. The other option is: total extermination. Instructions for how to bet do this have already been posted.
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> Stephan

I did see a show (one of those animal rescue type shows on Animal Planet) once where they featured a guy who removed wasp and dirt-dobber nests free of charge. He had a rather elaborate vaccum cleaner-Tupperware device that sucked the wasps into a big Tupperware container. He'd then take them out to the woods or, as he joked, over to his ex-wife's house, and release them.

His vacuum-Tupperware device wasn't all that complicated. You could make one at home easily. All you need is a vacuum cleaner, a large container, and a roll of duct tape...and voila!...instant wasp removal system.

Or you could just kill 'em. That's a whole heck of a lot easier.

Kel"wondering if the international folks on the forum know what a dirt-dobber is"ly

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