Wasp & hornet spray

light · June 21st, 2009, 07:16 PM

I did a search here & found only a couple references to using Wasp & Hornet Spray as a defense tool.
After reading the following post elsewhere, I'm curious now.
Anyone herd of actual results of this stuff in the eyes? Probably not much testing going on

"I have a friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area who was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead. The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would.. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection. Thought this was interesting and might be of use..."

scgunlover1 · June 21st, 2009, 07:44 PM

Interesting. I believe I will mention this to my wife so she can pass it on to the folks at church.

falcon1 · June 21st, 2009, 07:49 PM

Perhaps because it works like a nerve agent?

BTW, I haven't heard of its use this way either, nor am I advocating it or not.

Ram Rod · June 21st, 2009, 07:49 PM

I ran across some really good stuff at a Wal Mart vendor's convention several years ago. Twenty foot stream is probably average, and this stuff killed on contact. I mean dead...no falling from flight, stagger around on the ground...dry off and fly away scenario here. Industrial strength stuff. Never heard of, nor have any knowledge of what sort of effects this has on humans, but anything that can down a wasp or a whole nest from 20', and lay 'em on the ground without a quiver has got to do some damage on the overly sensitive human body and organs. Only thing is....those cans of certain death are rather large and cumbersome to be carried around hanging from a keychain or stashed in a purse.

light · June 21st, 2009, 08:02 PM

Yep, it's bound to be "hard on the eyes".
And I agree about being to big to carry around, but good to keep options like that available at home & maybe some other places too, especially if it's effective & legal.

retsupt99 · June 21st, 2009, 08:05 PM

The 'plus' with hornet spray, I would think, is that the BG would most likely end up in a hospital for treatment...and thus, identified and caught.

TerriLi · June 21st, 2009, 08:09 PM

I've had that stuff in my eyes. It burns like heck, not as bad or as long as mace though. Go with mace, because mace works on me.
To clarify I went through the tear gas chamber and literally was unaffected, I thought it was some kind of big joke till I looked at the other guys, nope it just doesn't affect me.

crzy4guns · June 21st, 2009, 08:13 PM

The spray (jet stream) should take the "sting" out of any BG!

Seriously, this just might be the ticket for those urban areas where pepper spray and Mace are banned (Chicago?, New York?, L.A.?).

ccw9mm · June 21st, 2009, 08:27 PM

I know that a 5ft stream of CLP took out a hornets nest for me, very neatly. Can't say whether their eyes stung, as they were too busy rolling over and flopping onto the ground, stone cold dead. I imagine a good brake cleaner would do much the same thing.

Raptorq7r13 · June 21st, 2009, 08:33 PM

It is a rather accurate stream. I have to use the stuff all around my house all the time. Nice to know it works against bad guys too.

June 21st, 2009, 07:16 PM	#1
light Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: winston-salem, NC Posts: 93	Wasp & hornet spray I did a search here & found only a couple references to using Wasp & Hornet Spray as a defense tool. After reading the following post elsewhere, I'm curious now. Anyone herd of actual results of this stuff in the eyes? Probably not much testing going on "I have a friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area who was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead. The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would.. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection. Thought this was interesting and might be of use..."

June 21st, 2009, 07:44 PM	#2
scgunlover1 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: In the Lowcountry of SC Posts: 108	Interesting. I believe I will mention this to my wife so she can pass it on to the folks at church. __________________ SCGunLover1 Glock 23, Browning Buckmark .22, S&W M-19 .357 w/CT, S&W M&P 340 .357 S&W M-36 .38 Special Colt Police Positive .32

June 21st, 2009, 07:49 PM	#3
falcon1 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,807	Perhaps because it works like a nerve agent? BTW, I haven't heard of its use this way either, nor am I advocating it or not. __________________ If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.--Candidus (in the Boston Gazette, 20 January 1772)

June 21st, 2009, 07:49 PM	#4
Ram Rod VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: crawford county, arkansas Posts: 8,643	I ran across some really good stuff at a Wal Mart vendor's convention several years ago. Twenty foot stream is probably average, and this stuff killed on contact. I mean dead...no falling from flight, stagger around on the ground...dry off and fly away scenario here. Industrial strength stuff. Never heard of, nor have any knowledge of what sort of effects this has on humans, but anything that can down a wasp or a whole nest from 20', and lay 'em on the ground without a quiver has got to do some damage on the overly sensitive human body and organs. Only thing is....those cans of certain death are rather large and cumbersome to be carried around hanging from a keychain or stashed in a purse. __________________ RamRod-----sans remords live, eat, breathe, sleep Glock

June 21st, 2009, 08:05 PM	#6
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,405	The 'plus' with hornet spray, I would think, is that the BG would most likely end up in a hospital for treatment...and thus, identified and caught. __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

June 21st, 2009, 08:02 PM	#5
light Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: winston-salem, NC Posts: 93	Yep, it's bound to be "hard on the eyes". And I agree about being to big to carry around, but good to keep options like that available at home & maybe some other places too, especially if it's effective & legal.

June 21st, 2009, 08:09 PM	#7
TerriLi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 788	I've had that stuff in my eyes. It burns like heck, not as bad or as long as mace though. Go with mace, because mace works on me. To clarify I went through the tear gas chamber and literally was unaffected, I thought it was some kind of big joke till I looked at the other guys, nope it just doesn't affect me. __________________ I know not what this "overkill" means.

June 21st, 2009, 08:13 PM	#8
crzy4guns VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,263	The spray (jet stream) should take the "sting" out of any BG! Seriously, this just might be the ticket for those urban areas where pepper spray and Mace are banned (Chicago?, New York?, L.A.?). __________________ Kick the bums out of congress. Vote in 2010!

June 21st, 2009, 08:27 PM	#9
ccw9mm VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 8,267	I know that a 5ft stream of CLP took out a hornets nest for me, very neatly. Can't say whether their eyes stung, as they were too busy rolling over and flopping onto the ground, stone cold dead. I imagine a good brake cleaner would do much the same thing. __________________ Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it. Thoughts: Justifiable self defense. Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims? Deal with evil through strength. Affirm the good in Man through trust. NRA. GOA. OFF.

June 21st, 2009, 08:33 PM	#10
Raptorq7r13 New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 14	It is a rather accurate stream. I have to use the stuff all around my house all the time. Nice to know it works against bad guys too. __________________ Give us this day our daily lead...

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