How does wasp and hornet killer spray work?

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i.e. Raid, etc

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Idk specifically about raid or anything but hornets and wasps have a wax like coating on their bodies. It helps them shed rain water and protects them for other things. Something that removes that waxy coating like WD-40 absolutely fucks them up really really badly ultimately resulting in their death

Source: as a kid watched my dad destroy wasps outside their nest using only a can a WD-40

So I would assume the killer spray has some kind of chemical in it that breaks down oily substances the way WD-40 does and then also has some highly toxic element that more easily enters the wasps after their protective coating is gone