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Old 04-18-2017, 02:01 PM
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One-Shot, WD-40 and Carb Cleaner (other than lawn equipment what has a carburetor these days?) all contain hydrocarbon solvents that can irritate mucous membranes and cause neurologic problems. The wasp is a lot smaller than a human. I'm sure if one of us bathed in a tub of Carb Cleaner we wouldn't do very well, either, but incidental exposure to tiny amounts is not something most of us need to worry about.

A guy I knew in the Army many years ago was clearning a piece of equipment with a solvent when the door to the enclosure got closed and he was overcome by the fumes. He wasn't found for about twenty minutes. When he got out of the hospital, they sent him home on disability.
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