Wasps in my yard

Bought 3 cans of Spectracide Pro and still on can #1. Wasp Season has been disappoint son.

If you run across a Power Line Crew, or know where a Maintenance Shop is located. Go in and ask what they use to kill wasps that nest in control and transformer cabinets.

We had paint issues with our transformers and were investigating every transformer sitting in yards across Missouri. The first stop, the lady behind the desk says "Hold on guys" and places two cases of wasp spray on the counter "Kill as many of them as you can." I don't remember the name or manufacturer, but the stuff killed immediately. We never got stung once.

Hardly any on my property for three years thanks to this.

Hurricane removed this after I killed the wasps that made it and were active last month. Just used the cheap spray from local Dollar General in a black can.

Killed them so fast I had to get closer to see the "waterfall" I thought was me over spraying and running off was really the wasps falling off so fast and piling up on the porch concrete below. The wasps seen on the nest? They're dead and stuck to the nest.

ETA: corner of the house has a recurring nest that the spray over the years has started killed the azaleas under the eaves so do watch for that.

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building nest in the shrubs daily

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my neighbor was weedeating last week and disturbed an in-ground yellow-jacket colony. He got stung over 50 times and spent 9 hours in the hospital. Doctor said the dozens of stings caused anaphylaxis which can be fatal.