About 15 years ago, I found that paper wasps had built a nest about the size of a basketball between 2 strands of barb wire on one of my fences. It made it dangerous to walk anywhere around there, as the wasps were protecting the nest.
That evening I drove the pickup to about 50 feet from the wasp nest. It was about dark, but I could still see well enough to shoot the wasp nest with my 12 gauge shotgun. The shot pattern really destroyed the nest, and a whole lot of wasps came out, like a cloud. But I was far enough away that I could get into the pickup, and while a few wasps came around the cab, none could get in. My son was sitting in the pickup the whole time, and he still talks about the time I shot the wasp nest!
A couple of days later, I carefully approached where the wasp nest had been. Parts of the destroyed nest were on the ground, but I didn't see any wasps remaining on or around it. I have never found another similar wasp nest on my property.
I thought about setting the wasp nest on fire, but it was during the dry part of the year, and I might have caused myself a REAL problem, if a fire got going and got away from me. Fighting fire and wasps at the same time doesn't sound like fun to me.
But a nest in an area where you need to wear waders might be efficiently and fairly safely destroyed with a propane weed burner, of course after dark when the wasps are all home. Or maybe using a couple of quarts of gasoline and a thrown match. Good luck and be real careful!
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