Mike Yetto wrote:

Steve writes and having writ moves on.
Stan Brown wrote:

On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:03:22 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:

That's why I use a water jet.
It doesn't kill them (well, maybe a few), it drives them away and because "flood" is a
natural occurence, it isn't flagged as a an intruder attack and put them on defense and
cause them to seek an attacker.

I agree that the water jet seems safe to the user. But, as you say,
it doesn't kill them. Turn off the water and they come back to the
nest or just build another one, right? Correct me if I'm wrong, but
wasps aren't like bees or ants: they don't need a queen to survive.

I've been reading this thread and it has confirmed my suspicions
that if there is a really dramatic flash bang way of doing
something simple, you yanks will chose that way.

For a simple no nonsense method Google "ant powder"+wasps, or
ignore that and just use a really big water cannon or a really big
flame thrower.

How is a hose or a simple smoker and less simple than ant powder
and an, as yet, undisclosed method to use it?

Undisclosed?
MID om
"Puff ant powder into entrance hole at night when they are not
flying". Virtually zero chance of getting stung and far simpler
than smoking or soaking them out.

Mike "some people just like to criticise Americans" Yetto

I don't go out of my way to criticise Americans. Sometimes,
though, they just make such big targets.