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Gardening

NJCher

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18. doubled over

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #13)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 04:16 PM

Jul 2012

with laughter!

This one is less harmless than gasoline and the ending is very sobering:

A friend of mine told me about an Omaha woman who was watering with the hose/nozzle. She noticed a ground wasp's nest and, not really thinking this through too well, aimed the nozzle in the nest.
Very bad idea.

The tremendous number of bites put her in the hospital and there were complications. I think it was six months later that she died.

Cher

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beac 2 , Yellow Jackets 0 -- It worked AGAIN!! [View all] beac Jul 2012 OP

interesting, easy NJCher Jul 2012 #1

When I found the original idea (can't find that link now, darn it) it did mention that beac Jul 2012 #5

May I ask, Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #2

Probably IS a bit of overkill BUT the diatomaceous earth is easier to sprinkle from a distance beac Jul 2012 #3

LOL! Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #4

Do you think this would work for the woodchuck that moved in under my shed? Denninmi Jul 2012 #6

Maybe Ednahilda would ship you her local one for a small fee? beac Jul 2012 #7

Hey, that's a thought. Denninmi Jul 2012 #8

Postal Worker: "Does the package contain anything perishable or dangerous?" beac Jul 2012 #9

"Cheap honey" roody Jul 2012 #10

I usually buy wildflower raw honey for our own comsumption, so I guess beac Jul 2012 #15

Doesn't work for European hornets - they bore holes into the vinyl siding. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #11

Yup, definitely only a solution for ground-dwellers. beac Jul 2012 #12

We had some ground hornets near the house in NH - step-dad suggested pouring gas down the hole. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #13

Yeah, I read that "tip" in multiple place while I was searching last year. beac Jul 2012 #14

Oh, yeah, that would be SO good next to the house. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #16

Wasps- gone! House-- gone! beac Jul 2012 #17

doubled over NJCher Jul 2012 #18

That's a neat idea kurtzapril4 Jul 2012 #19