Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China

A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower drone in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. 

Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China

A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower Drone in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. 

Villagers in Zhong county have teamed up with Blue Sky Rescue, a volunteer group that conducts search and rescue and other emergency work. They raised 80,000 yuan, or $12,200, to buy a drone and equip it with a gasoline tank and an arm-length nozzle. 

In videos released by Blue Sky, the drone operator flips the ignition switch and the drone spits bursts of fire onto a hive. The operation has destroyed 11 hives. 

Originally published at Wthr