Close call with a pissed off wasp nest today - $450 Orkin truck to the rescue

Went to treat what I thought was just ants in the backyard but turns out it was a massive wasp nest under the deck. Guy damn near got me with his spray and I bailed quick, heart pounding. Luckily my buddy with the Orkin setup came over and handled it for $450, taught me to always probe first next time.

Homeowners who DIY this crap and leave nests everywhere are the WORST, makes our jobs a minefield.

Haha, sounds like you moonwalked right out of there. Classic.

Always wear the full bee suit for wasps, saved my ass more than once.

Probe with a stick first, never your hand. Learned that the hard way.

Damn, that sucks. Wasps don't mess around.

PEST companies charging $450 for a nest zap? Highway robbery, we all know it.

Wasp nests in decks are sneaky, always look from below too.

Same here, had a close one with hornets last week.

Feel that, near-misses keep you sharp but damn they rattle you.

Use a shop vac with soapy water for nests, pulls em right in without the chase.

Watched a Roger Wakefield video on wasp control, he swears by dusk treatments when they're less active.

Probe and PPE, basics but people skip em and pay later.

Hit $50k in pest jobs this quarter, mostly from idiot DIY fails like this.

Frustrated with clients who say 'it's just bugs' until it swarms em.

Dust with Delta Dust for long-term kill, works wonders on wasps.

LOL, $450? I do it for half with my Bifen setup.

Gets under your skin, huh? Pun intended.

Bait stations around the perimeter prevent most nests from forming.

Man, hate those surprise stings, ruined a whole day once.

Clients blaming us for their half-assed yard work.

Echo that, wasps are no joke in tight spaces.

Smoke em out first with a fogger, then spray.

Don't skimp on the suit, one sting and you're out $200 at urgent care.

SharkBite for plumbing but for pests, it's all about the right chem - Talstar P never fails.

Buddy of mine got 15 stings, out for a week. Scary stuff.

Guy in Pest Control Professionals group posted a similar near-miss, said always have a partner.

Use pyrethrin sprays for quick knockdown, they're lifesavers.

Saw a thread on r/pestcontrol about wasp deck nests, everyone said the same - probe first.

Just closed a $10k commercial contract off a bad wasp job referral, turned it around.

These homeowners thinking they can handle nests with Raid - total BS, ends in ER visits.

Agreed, the collective stupidity on pest DIY is killing me.