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Exterminate!
Jul. 23rd, 2011 02:44 pmYou can die now, wasps.
In the last 24 hours I have learned more than I ever wanted to about wasps' nests, and also that I am still somewhat phobic about the little beasts. I thought I was over that, but no, I can still feel panic just through looking at pictures on a pest-control website.
Fortunately, I found a good exterminator. I decided it was worth paying extra for a 2-hr service, just so they'd be gone, so they are now mostly ex-wasps, and the stragglers will meet their doom within a few hours. When he put the powder in, I could hear them inside the house. For me, this is the stuff of nightmares or horror films: the sound of 5000 dying wasps is worthy of Hitchcock at his scariest. The guy is also a beekeeper, and was talking about handling swarms of honeybees with his bare hands. *Shudder*
In the last 24 hours I have learned more than I ever wanted to about wasps' nests, and also that I am still somewhat phobic about the little beasts. I thought I was over that, but no, I can still feel panic just through looking at pictures on a pest-control website.
Fortunately, I found a good exterminator. I decided it was worth paying extra for a 2-hr service, just so they'd be gone, so they are now mostly ex-wasps, and the stragglers will meet their doom within a few hours. When he put the powder in, I could hear them inside the house. For me, this is the stuff of nightmares or horror films: the sound of 5000 dying wasps is worthy of Hitchcock at his scariest. The guy is also a beekeeper, and was talking about handling swarms of honeybees with his bare hands. *Shudder*
