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Killing wasp nests, any ideas?

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flag bobochobo
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:14 Quote
So far I've found 2 wasp nests on our rather small hill, preventing us from expanding our trails in either direction. I only know the general area of the nests so fire isn't really an option.
I need some reasonable eco friendly and serious suggestions, thanks.
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:16 Quote
Leave them in there will add to the extremeness.Salute
flag bobochobo
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:20 Quote
Hmm, could work as a punnishment for slow people...
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:24 Quote
bobochobo wrote:
Hmm, could work as a punnishment for slow people...

That's the idea,or kick it on the way past will soon sharp speed up the slower ones.lol
flag Unhallowed
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:28 Quote
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flag bobochobo
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:29 Quote
Problem is, it's in an area we've not started work on yet, joining onto the original trail, so we need to persuade the wasps to leave/ kill them before we can build the trail. I've thought about leaving a trail of sugar or something into a small pool of someting sticky or toxic...
flag bobochobo
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:31 Quote
I've thought about spray, but I don't want to be coating a largish area of the land in it hoping to catch the wasps, seems kinda irresponsible.
flag shredwurst
FL
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:34 Quote
http://www.ehow.com/how_2122056_remove-wasp-nest.html
flag callum181093
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:37 Quote
which hill is this? just poke it with a stick
flag bobochobo
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:38 Quote
Thanks for your suggestion, but its a ''yellow-jacket'' wasp nest that I think is in a rotted log, so it is probably underground.
flag callum181093
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:40 Quote
roll over the log then run fast. then come back with a wheelbarrow of mud and cover the hole if there is one
flag bobochobo
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:43 Quote
I think I did move their log, they didn't seem too happy. Other downside is we don't have a lot of tools up there, i.e, a rusty spade head and a broken folding-spade...
flag 817moto
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:43 Quote
u said fire is not an option fire is always an option!!! my recomendation is to get a can of axe bodyspray anda lighter and man up and burn them its cheap,fun,and works if they are all around u just spin and burn....plus when its all done it will leave youe new trail a nice fresh scent Helmet Salute
flag bobochobo
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 at 11:49 Quote
callum181093 wrote:
which hill is this? just poke it with a stick
It's up callum's hill, we started biulding up there again, better than nowhere :p
flag willyraleigh
Posted: Jul 29, 2010 at 20:10 Quote
If the nest is small (size of your fist or smaller), a blow torch works best. If its bigger, use smoke bombs, it will kill them all if the nest gets a good whiff of smoke.
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