Quote Originally Posted by Hummer View Post
Yellow jackets have the worst sting, like connecting with a live electric wire. I've sometimes found their underground burrows and hit them with wasp spray and the flame thrower. In Palisade our biggest problem is with the European Paper Wasps that make their nests all around the house under eaves, fences and the farm equipment. I do battle with them constantly and get nailed 2-3 times a year.
UGH. Wasps of any kind scare me to death.

We now have ten cans of various wasp/hornet spray on our deck, ready for battle. KILL! KILL! KILL!!

Tom blasted the nest with two cans and then put the pool upside down over the burrow. After the sun started going down, he checked. Ding, dong! The wasps are dead!

On the plus side, it looks like my remaining plants are doing fairly well. My peppers look like they may even have some lumplets (or whatever the proper terminology is) that may grow into peppers.