# Wasp's nest in my mailbox

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-nest-in-my-mailbox/453710>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-nest-in-my-mailbox/453710 "2008-06-21T18:56:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-nest-in-my-mailbox/453710/21 "2008-06-22T01:21:22Z")

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[QUOTE=fluiddruid]  
… I meant the back and the front – in other words, it has two doors.  
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Sorry - shoulda thought of that.

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> my first light pass … seemed to have discouraged them

Not surprising. Even a small amount of insecticide should work, given a little time.

Sounds as if your problem is solved.

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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasps-nest-in-my-mailbox/453710/22 "2008-06-22T02:19:17Z")

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I had a few wasps in my BBQ two weeks ago. I opened it up, placed a flaming newspaper inside, then closed it and walked away. About a hour later a few wasps were still hanging around, so I nudged them with what was left of the paper. When they were all gone I washed the BBQ and left it open so it wouldn’t be as appealing.

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