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Old 10-05-2019, 10:41 PM
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Thanks again to all. I've eradicated the nest.

Today it was very cool in N. Illinois and the wasps were relatively dormant and and staying inside the nest. I bolted down 2 shots of Scotch (to prevent shaking) and then shot a stream of Great Stuff expanding foam into the entrance/exit to seal it. When I was confident they weren't coming out I cut the small branch the nest was built on, dropped the nest into a 5 gallon pail of very hot water with some bleach in it, and then laid a board across the top of the pail. An hour later I took the dead nest out of the pail, wrapped it in 2 trash bags, and then flattened it with the lawn roller.

Whew!! The only time I've been more frightened of a wildlife encounter was when I had to get a skunk out of a cage trap.
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