Paper wasps are frequent here, build small open nests under the eaves and in bushes. I usually leave ‘em be unless they are close to a doorway or path.

One good thing is every wasp I’ve ever sprayed was incapacitated almost instantly by even plain ol’ pyrethroid sprays. Unlike a cockroach for example that can take several minutes.

"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744