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TIL that dish soap and water can be put in a spray bottle to kill wasps and other insects from a distance without getting stung (blogs.k-state.edu)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

If it's just passing the fire over the nest it shouldn't catch the wood on fire, but it could damage the paint. You don't need the heat under the nest for long though, just long enough to burn the wings of the adult wasps