Late-season common wasp nest removal

Here is another video of me digging a wasp nest. This time the nest is full size (all of the reproductive castes are present). Lots of future queens in the nest. You can see why these are so invasive in NZ because one nest, started by one queen in the spring, can produce several thousand future queens that may establish nests next spring. I estimate that this nest will have produced around 4000 future queens. Even if only 1% survive the winter, that is still another 40 nests next year!