142 WASPS AND THEIR WAYS 



good), wait until some cool evening when 

 the wasps are sluggish, 

 ^^i^^ With a long-handled hoe or other 

 1 implement suddenly pull the nest down 



— and run I 



Get around a corner of the building 

 out of sight and wait a few minutes. 



The wasps will at once cluster on the 

 old site of the nest, not following it to the 

 ground. 



When the excitement is over, in five 

 minutes or so, go quietly back, moving 

 slowly and gently, pick up the combs that 

 are scattered on the ground, taking as 

 many wasps as possible on them. Lay 

 the combs in a cardboard box over which 

 place a cover of wire-netting. 



Combs can thus be taken without cover- 

 ing the face and hands and without get- 

 ing stung, though a few stings rightly 

 regarded only add to the zest of the adven- 

 ture, as a yellow jacket's sting is not a very 

 serious matter, anyway. 



