David Combs wrote:

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

[snip]

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

If you can see where the wasps are going in and out, you can throw a
small handful of insecticide powder in the hole. (I use methoxyclor 50%
WP, but 10% Sevin dust ought to work.) You might want to wait until
twilight when the wasps are not active. The wasps will get the powder
on their feet and track it into the nest and kill the whole hive.

Bob