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Humane ways to kill wasps

i think there is a nest near my flat because this is the 5th wasp we've caught in 3 days :eek: i always catch them in a glass because i dont like to anger them by trying to hit them or antyhing, but what do i do with them after:confused:

i dont like to let them go cos they are evil little critters but i dunno the best/fastest way to kill them. I just flushed one down the toilet but if anyone has any better methods i'd love to know....

thanx :smile:

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Reply 1
i took a massive one down yesterday with a pad of paper...but i don't suppose that was very humane as i had to finish it off

i'm sure if you just squash it with something they must die pretty instantly
Reply 2
1) Catch them and place them in a container in a fridge
2) After a few hours they will have fallen asleep, then attach a piece of string to them with superglue creating a wasp on a string
3) Attach the string to a long stick, now you can annoy people with it

Okay maybe its not 100% humane but its better than letting a cat bite its wings off and then play with it like mine does
rpotter
1) Catch them and place them in a container in a fridge
2) After a few hours they will have fallen asleep, then attach a piece of string to them with superglue creating a wasp on a string
3) Attach the string to a long stick, now you can annoy people with it

Okay maybe its not 100% humane but its better than letting a cat bite its wings off and then play with it like mine does


:toofunny: brilliant!! i could make a squad of them.... do you reckon i could train them to do synchronised flying or tricks? or i could set their tails on fire and be like the red arrows....
Reply 4
didn't you want to be humane?

surely that's just exploitative

while you're at it get some flies as well and have them fight each other
Reply 5
Pezking
surely that's just exploitative


No obviously they have to sign contracts first :rolleyes: :wink:
well i started out wanting to be humane but that sounds much more fun (insert evil laugh here)!

no but seriously, im not a huge fan of killing anything...i bought a venus flytrap to deal with flies but these wasps are too big for it. i cant whack them, my aim isnt that good and they just get angry and malicious!
rpotter
No obviously they have to sign contracts first :rolleyes: :wink:


but now this seems a fair method again....
Reply 8
humane way to kill wasps...

here we go

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Reply 9
i catch them under glasses 2
y dont u just leave them under the glass after half an hour they die from oxygen deprivation then i can throw them outside
mind u my dog usually eats them so whatever you think
Reply 10
Put them in a see through container that you can apply heat to using a blow torch. Apply flames while watching the little devil go mental trying to escape. Awesome :biggrin:
hehe you cruel people! I'm not bothered cos i hate wasps evil little blighters i love the idea about a wasp on a stick lol! ill have to try that some time
Whack them, with something large, and heavy. They'll just try to sting you otherwise, horible little beasts.
linx + a lighter?
I'm terrified of wasps, I think we have a nest near us too so I keep Raid fly and wasp spray and a swatter in my room all the time!! They seem to die in a few minutes if you squirt them lots.
they don't deserve a humane death, they deserve a slow, tortured one
Reply 17
Eru Iluvatar
they don't deserve a humane death, they deserve a slow, tortured one


Exactly, wasps are just like the french
rpotter
Exactly, wasps are just like the french


... i'm not goint to say i agree with that... but :rofl:
Aye! Kill the buggers! I;m allergic and can't stand the things. Our school has a nest in it somewhere, so really awful. No joke, we had wasps over an inch long and really really massive (I thought it might have been a hornet). Apparently if you spray them loads with a fast drying hairspray it paralyses them. I don't really want to try anything at all in case it goes wrong and it's still alive :frown: