Last year I had 50+ wasps in my compost bin. There are several toddlers around and the wasps often came into the house, not to mention the risk taking out the compost. I dressed up in thick clothing, quickly covered the bin in a large sheet of clear plastic and tied it around the bottom of the compost bin. Once the bin was sealed, I had all the time to belt the wasps through the plastic with a magazine. If any appeared outside the plastic, I just left it for a while. The plastic stayed on for a few days incase any emerged later, or were only stunned instead of squished. It worked and suprisingly I didnt get stung. They didnt return to the compost bin this year.
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