Above are just those stings on my arm, I also have them on my right ear, behind my right ear, my neck and one on my chest.
These blighters had made a home in a box in my garage
Three days fighting with them, I've finally triumphed (I hope)
First, a friend who I thought was knowledgeable by past experience, told me to go out there at night; the wasps/yellow jackets would be dormant.
Au contraire mon frère, of course I had to have light, when I turned on the overheads they were not in evidence, but began showing up, and when I moved the box a little (I'm still thinking they'd built an underground nest, as is their norm) they swarmed me and I got all those stings.
Yesterday I bought some wasp spray (that shoots a stream from 10 ft or more away) sprayed as much as I could, then today, I went back to finish the extermination
↑Underside of the box↑
↑Looking in from the top down↑
↑The nest excised from the box↑
(summa dem tings is still moving)
But I now think this ordeal is over.
Now if only I could get some relief from this itching
by
Jerry E Smith
©7/10/2023
All images original, taken with my cellphone
