When my daughter was 12 years old she was paddling around in the swimming pool and for some reason a hornet decided to sting her. She was crying, screaming really, and in great pain. We put whetted baking soda on the sting location which significantly reduced her suffering.
Up until that moment I was a live and let live kinda guy, but that day I declared war on all stinging creatures that thought to make a home in, on, or around anything I own. Fast forward to today, 31 years later, and I'm still killing hornets with a vengeance. About a dozen today. I'm still using the same spray can I purchased over 3 decades ago. Obviously, excellent quality. I've included an image. The ammunition is camp stove fuel also known as white gas. Kills 'em dead without leaving a residue like other petroleum distillates. I fill the spray can half full with camp stove fuel and use my air compressor to charge it to 100 PSI.
After my daughter was stung that summer before winter I recorded killing over 375 hornets and destroying two or three nests under the deck I built around the swimming pool. In the 31 years I’ve killed thousands of them. I especially find the challenging mid-air downings to be very satisfying.
Now it’s my grandchildren that might get stung, but not on my watch! Grandpa is armed and dangerous!
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My weapon of choice:
