RE: [CH] RE: Painful Peppers
Parkhurst, Scott Contractor (PARKHURS@LEAV-EMH1.ARMY.MIL)
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:48:23 -0500
>These guys are nastier. Being paper, rael's
>technique will work even better, but does this
>change the recommended approach?
I had some of those guys try to settle in on my
house. The wall-o-flame technique was not an
option (insurance doesn't cover acts of arson).
There are chemical sprays that allow you to stand
off 10+ feet, but I ruled those out (too much $$$).
I just take a broom and swat down the nest, then
run like hell. Come back later and squash the nest.
If you bother them enough in their attempts at
home-building they will give up and try elsewhere,
(hopefully a distant elsewhere). Try to eliminate
the nests when they are small since there will be
lesser numbers to mount a counter-attack.
Scott... chacoense transplant complete... KCK