OT - What are you doing now? (2026)

Hi, I'm Botch, and I have a wasp problem.  
My '09 Tacoma is Monaco for paper wasps.  They build nests behind my outside mirrors, behind the gas cap, in the engine compartment, on the spare tire, and now in the passenger doorframe.  Today when I got to the market, I opened the passenger-side door and finally found the nest.  There was just one wasp on it, and I assumed it was the queen, that they stay on the nest and don't have a stinger, like honeybees.  I grabbed a length of tool-kit standard-issue coat hanger wire, and knocked the nest away, but instead of hitting the ground the damn thing bounced into the footwell, Gah!  I finally knocked it out onto the ground, and by then the assumed queen was getting in my face, not happy.  I resisted swatting and scooted over to the driver's side door, and got in without issue.  
I parked on the street to carry in my groceries; wasps won't recognize my truck from even 10' away but their internal GPS is dead-accurate, and there were about four worker wasps buzzing angrily right where I usually park in the driveway, I know they will get even more mad when they see their nest missing!  

Regarding wasp traps.  The big box stores sell a couple different types; I had an older one that attracted wasps into it with a chemical scent, but they couldn't get back out.  It killed wasps by the hundreds but it sure seemed the hive kept pooping out babies to keep up:
 

 
And make sure you buy the type for wasps; a yellowjacket trap uses a different scent and doesn't work at all (on wasps).  
 
Last summer I bought a different style, it was sticky like a fly trap but had this cool, hexagonal optical pattern that was supposed to attract wasps visually; don't waste your money.  Mine caught exactly three over the whole summer.  I did a Ewetube search and one guy suggested a tsp of boric acid dissolved in a bottle of apple juice, poured into a pan.  Add a few sticks so the wasps can drink without falling in (and keep away from pets/kids), and they take the acid back to the hive and kill everyone.  Ordered a bottle from amazoid for $10, will let you know if it works.   

A bit of fishing. Walleye, Brook, and Lake Trout all in the same lake. 39" on the laker, multiple 20"+ brookies and a 27" walleye. Not pictured are the Pike and smaller walleyes caught. Need a bigger cutting board for next time.

Just B!tching @JohnInCarolina

beautiful place to fish. Took last week off with friends but for salmon. The water was too cold for the thermacline to set up yet. Maybe two weeks too early