07-24-2012, 05:06 PM
Our nest was around the size of a softball. (This was years ago.) I held the flashlight while my mom threw gasoline on the nest. No fire involved. I was amazed that most were still on the nest while only a few dropped off. As I said before, instant death.
If I had a nest as large as a basketball (can't imagine), I would probably take a bucket or large pan and douse them very quickly. Yeah, you have to be pretty close but after dark holding a flashlight on them and immediately throwing it on them would not scare me at all ... and I am deathly afraid of wasps/bees.
I can't imagine someone telling you to set fire to it. Ours was also on a window of a combination garage, coal room, cellar, a smokehouse, etc. Trust me, the second the flashlight is on, douse them very quickly, and you'll be amazed. Of course, ours was about five to six feet from the ground. The height could make a difference whether you can saturate the entire nest.
Let me know what happens.
If I had a nest as large as a basketball (can't imagine), I would probably take a bucket or large pan and douse them very quickly. Yeah, you have to be pretty close but after dark holding a flashlight on them and immediately throwing it on them would not scare me at all ... and I am deathly afraid of wasps/bees.
I can't imagine someone telling you to set fire to it. Ours was also on a window of a combination garage, coal room, cellar, a smokehouse, etc. Trust me, the second the flashlight is on, douse them very quickly, and you'll be amazed. Of course, ours was about five to six feet from the ground. The height could make a difference whether you can saturate the entire nest.
Let me know what happens.