Saw this for the first time today, asking those who know, any idea how many wasps it takes for a nest this size?
Saw 2 on it, but by the time I got the spray , one had left.

Yep. Red Wasp.
More aggressive than a typical paper wasp. Good for killing caterpillars.

I leave them except in areas I travel where I may accidentally agitate them.

If you're in an older home be careful spraying wasp spray near a water heaters or furnaces with pilot lights.

Thanks, no open flames, just the beer fridge in there. I normally leave alone but this one is head high about 6" from the door. Found the 2nd on on the paper towels, they are not long for this world.
& BTHOmiami

Kill em all!

A nest of these guys caused me the worst pain I've ever experienced last summer when I stirred up a nest of them accidentally while pulling toys out of a shed.



Now granted, the main pain was because in my "dignified and manly retreat" I tripped and fell in a weird twisting motion that tore one of my quad muscles right off the hip bone, but I'm still blaming these little ****ers for it.

We had a hole on the porch of our shop that wasps kept flying in and out of. Sprayed some wasp killer up in the hole. Counted 60 dead wasps on the ground. Others flew away. Best we pulled out was about 10" across.

Cool starry bra.

Burn house down.

Fortunately I made it out today unscathed, hope your doing well & your summer was better this year

I have a two story house out in the country near Brownwood.
I had a board near the top eave with a big crack… I ordered a sprayer and used Dawn soap to treat the infestation of red wasps. I soaked it and a few days later the board fell down as well as a nest larger than a dinner plate. I hate those wasps…

**** wasps. Don't care what kind they are. They're *******s

When I was a kid my grandpa would give me and my cousin a couple of cans of wasp spray. He's send us into the barn, sheds, etc. to clean those rascals out. God times!

Animal Eight 84 said:

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Yep. Red Wasp.
More aggressive than a typical paper wasp. Good for killing caterpillars.

I leave them except in areas I travel where I may accidentally agitate them.

If you're in an older home be careful spraying wasp spray near a water heaters or furnaces with pilot lights.

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Wow! Its sounds like you have experience!

I have had some near death experiences from wasp. A lot of them all include jumping out of a deer stand because of them.

I will scream like a girl if one comes near me. I'll admit it. I am scared of them.

After killing them, take down the nest and step on it good. If you don't, more will hatch out from the nest soon.

AgsMnn said:

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I have had some near death experiences from wasp. A lot of them all include jumping out of a deer stand because of them.

I will scream like a girl if one comes near me. I'll admit it. I am scared of them.

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biggest nest I have seen was in a deer blind - went straight off the ladder to the ground. I swell like a stuck pig when popped.

Worst was when I was trying to fill a bird feeder. Opened the lid and one flew out - I threw the feeder and escaped. Came back about 20 minutes later, picked the feeder to to fill it with birdseed. I see some movement to the left and the red wasp came in like it was in slow motion straight my upper lip. My lip swelled up to three times normal and I literally look like a beaver because the lip was no longer able to cover my front teeth. My kids were rolling on the ground when they saw me. The SOB was waiting in ambush until I came back and then lit me up.

Grew up in the country with a pool. Red wasps in the summertime were a daily event. No matter how many you killed more would show up.

The worst I was ever stung was when I was visiting the folks with my kids. We were out swimming and I was holding the baby. One of those ass holes landed on my chest right next to my baby boy. I couldn't swat it away because it would go in the babies direction so I straight grabbed it and threw it. He popped me once on the chest and twice in the fingers. Fingers hurt the worst.

Never been hit by one nor a bee. Just remember killing hundreds of them each summer by soaking a shirt and chasing them down.

No freaking clue why I didn't respect them nor why I've still not been hit, but eff 'em.

Reminded me of the time I was probably 7 in my grandfather's back yard. Decided to be a big kid & tried a pull up on the clothesline pole. Got to the open end of that T & pow. My lip swelled so big, Dad said I looked like someone from the Amazon in the Nat Geo magazine