Should You Destroy Hornet Nests?
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Comments (6)Wasps are the 1st creature ever to make paper, and humans are 2nd because a Chinese man watched a wasps family build it nest or hive what you want to call it. Nest Âa place used by insects, fishes, turtles, rabbits, etc., for depositing their eggs or young Hive- something resembling a beehive in structure or use P.S. Wasp stings more than 1s. Bees sting 1s and die for the Queen, plus the queen bee can't feed themselves and Wasp queens can feed themselves....See MoreHornet's Nest
Comments (2)If you can easily reach it, wait until after dark and carefully cut the limb it is on and seal it in a plastic trash bag. Another option is to carefully cut it down at night and toss it into a fire(in a safe place!). Probably the easiest and safest way would be to saturate it with Raid! or other wasp & hornet spray, concentrating at the entrance. Do this at night when they are inside and inactive. This last method is the one I would use. Good luck!...See MoreI have a pair nesting am I doing everything I should be.
Comments (21)I need to check on mine today Gary. My male is fairly skittish, and he like to do a big "fly in your face to intimidate you" kinda thing. I never get bombed by the birds in my yard, and I think it's because I am out there so much. This particular male though is skittish, and it really worries him for me to actually touch his box! He is fine as long as I don't touch it. :o) I may take my step stool and an umbrella out so that it's easier on him and me!! I will let you know. Mine should be hatched out by today if all is going well.~~Angie...See Moreunderground nest, hornet/wasp/yellowjacket?
Comments (8)You guys got off easy ! These are THE most vicious of all bees I have encountered in my years. I ran over a nest once with a bush hog and got 26 stings all over every exposed area until finally outrunning them. They are super aggressive. I do not know their official name but I call them ground bees or yellow jackets. They typically occupy abandoned mole tunnels. Usually they get stirred up and many of them find you before you realize they are even around. Not only vicious they sting many times and keep on stinging. My solution has worked every time: pour about 1/4 pint of gasoline in the hole from a narrow neck bottle or some handy spouted container. Then toss a match onto it. The result is not what you might expect. There is a flame 6" or so high that just burns for quite a while. The vicious $%^& try to fly back in the hole and most are burned in the attempt. The ones inside never make it out. A day later none will be found. I agree with others that bug spray is useless except for 1 or 2 caught alone....See MoreTRLambert
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