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To: Kirk © who wrote (961)	2/17/2021 11:27:34 PM
From: Underexposed	Respond to of 1084

I am not sure how docile wasps would be in winter. I believe thy stay alive drumming their wings to keep the hive warm. My father had a live and let live philosophy with respect to wasps and bees. as long as they did not threaten us he left the nests alone. Wasps eat a lot of insects as the fly around and he had a large garden next to his cottage. It was surrounded by a high fence to keep deer and rabbits out of there....and we set traps to kill mice but not birds. (the mouse trap was neat....we sunk 5 gallon pails in the ground all over the garden. Then we placed a self resetting teeter totter with smelly cheese at the end over the pail....there was 4-5 inches of water in the bottom.... mice fell into the water and drowned...we would catch 4-5 mice in each pail this way each night). Anyway if wasps were annoying it was time to get rid of the nest. He would have a large wasp spray, wait til late at night when they were in the nest.... then with a large paper bag in the other hand he would walk towards the nest spraying constantly at the opening....then he enveloped the nest in the paper bag, twisted it shut....took out a lighter and set the bag on fire...we never got stung or were bitten bees don't bite. Be careful if you try it, especially if you need a ladder to reach the nest. UE