You might get some enjoyment out of Mark Rober's series where he builds contraptions to mess with porch pirates. Nothing directly harmful like wasps, but he builds a box that basically records the thief, glitter bombs them, sprays bad smells, and in some later iterations, has an ominous countdown and fake police radio.
He also tries to catch some people who break into parked cars the same way, but with much less success as they turned out to be a lot more organized and scarier.
He may release them.
With bee swarms it's common practice to starve them for a day before putting them into their new hive. That way they don't immediately swarm/leave again.
Wouldn't be surprised if something like that works with hornets too. Starve them a bit then release them in the woods.
FYI no need for poison. Just use dish-soap water. (Works for bees at least and their carapace is the same material as hornets/wasps)