On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 04:29:10 GMT, "Ken Moiarty"
wrote:

The attic itself can only be accessed and exited through a ceiling hatch
inside a tiny closet (unless you're a wasp, of course), and this hatch is
much less than 15 feet away from the two nests. Can't see myself spraying
these guys from any kind of 'safe distance' here...


I had a yellow jacket nest under the front concrete landing that
nothing could reach and they had too many alternative escape routes.
I (live alone) was quite happy to let them be but the postman left a
note that my mail would be stopped if I didn't remove them. My final
solution was to use a badminton racquet to swat them. Best fun I ever
had. Good workout. Ecologicall friendly and didn't cost a cent. I
could cut them into half in mid-flight and they didn't even know what
hit them. Therefore none I hit could send any warning signals to
their nestmates. Over three days I must have killed enough to starve
out the nest.