Yeah, but it really messed up those wasps! They had more than a head-ache. Also, notice all the cars and trucks driving around you? I'd worry about breathing what comes out of them for 30 years and not so much about a little wasp poison. Just sayin ---- AMIRITE?
--- Andrew Diller On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: > Around 1pm today I was driving along the 4700 block of Windsor and noticed > the Dept of Health (white truck) spraying a substance up in the air, towards > a wasp/hornet nest hanging from a tree branch (sidewalk, north side, about 2 > houses down from 48th). I talked to the guy who was spraying and asked > about the product. It's called Lesco Wasp and Hornet Plus. Pretty toxic > stuff, harmful to humans and animals. He said he sprayed a standard > bottle's worth, but the mist, from where I was standing, maybe 30 feet away, > looked pretty heavy, and he must have sprayed for more than than a minute - > I didn't see him set up - and he wasn't that close to the nest itself. He > said The Dept of Health was called to come out and deal with the nest... :( > Crazy, but the guy wasn't even wearing a mask. I could smell the stuff > down the block, and had a headache soon after. Just wanted to let folks > know you may want to avoid walking down that side of the street, especially > if you have a dog, for a day or so. And watch out for pissed off > wasps/hornets - I just read that spraying such nests isn't wise during the > daytime, as the wasps are awake and busy!! > > :( > > Bottle label: > > http://www.kellysolutions.com/erenewals/documentsubmit/KellyData%5COK%5Cpesticide%5CProduct%20Label%5C10404%5C279-3401-10404%5C279-3401-10404_Lesco_Wasp___Hornet_Plus___097400__7_15_2010_4_43_38_PM.pdf > > > <http://www.kellysolutions.com/erenewals/documentsubmit/KellyData%5COK%5Cpesticide%5CProduct%20Label%5C10404%5C279-3401-10404%5C279-3401-10404_Lesco_Wasp___Hornet_Plus___097400__7_15_2010_4_43_38_PM.pdf> > -LL > > > _______________________________________________ > This message came to you by way of the Penn-FSNI mailing list: > [email protected] > To manage your subscription, visit this web page: > https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/penn-fsni > >
