We had a colony of bumblebees inhabiting the space above the insulated ceiling in our well-house. Rose is the expert on pest control, and she said to use Sevin powder. It is indeed quite deadly to bees -- but only on contact. Now I could sprinkle some around the exits, and *eventually* they would all come in contact with it. But Rose is allergic to bee stings, so a quicker method was called for. Obviously, we must disperse the powder. But how to disperse it in a quite small and inaccessible space? Explosives, of course. Now how to contain the powder until the charge goes off? Hmmm...aa-HAH! Put two tablespoons of Sevin powder, and a small firecracker, in a tiny paper bag. Wrapped it up good and tight to make a nice neat package. Drilled a hole in the ceiling, inserted the package, lit the fuse, stepped outside, and waited.... thud. Nothing. Firecracker went off, but the bag muffled the explosion. Must be too much paper wrapped around the package to enable the firecracker to really do its job. What sort of container will hold the stuff, but rupture easily? Hmmm...a balloon? Nope. Can't get the powder into it -- opening is too narrow. On the right track, though. Need something similar, but with a wider opening. Hmmm...aa-HAH! A CONDOM!! Assembled package, inserted it, lit fuse, waited... BANG! Looked inside the shed. White dust *everywhere*. Perfect. Bumblebee crawls through hole. Covered with white powder. Looks like George Washington with six legs. Can't fly -- sort of spiraled to the ground. Stepped on it. Then out came another one. Same story. Stepped on it too. Then another. Forty-two times. End of problem.
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