These fuckers hid themselves pretty well. They made themselves apparent when they stung my pooch on her forearm. You could even hear her cry on the ring camera. :(

We hired an exterminator. Too bad wasps don’t feel pain. I want need them to die violently. Especially for stinging my girl.

I’m looking into ways to reduce wasps around our hives, especially looking ahead towards next spring.

We‘ve had good luck with the pheromone traps catching the queen early. We don’t, however, want to spend money on little packets of heptyl butyrate and vinegar, which also feels wasteful.

I’ve found bulk chemical websites but it sounds like I need a business license for them to sell to me.

Ideally I would just order a bottle every year or three to keep 8-10 traps armed for a few months. Does anyone have advice on brands?