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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 26, 2022 14:54:36 GMT -5
Warning, IT'S STILL ALIVE!!!! Beats me what to do about it until Winter and I'll need to mow before that.  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 26, 2022 16:20:36 GMT -5
Go hit it with a big stick or Long range wasp spray in the middle of the night.
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Post by greghopper on Aug 26, 2022 16:34:42 GMT -5
Go hit it with a big stick or Long range wasp spray in the middle of the night. I would suggest that action after the sun goes down…. Darker the better. |
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Post by mossberg500 on Aug 26, 2022 17:21:19 GMT -5
Act like that nest is the Death Star and shoot a Roman Candle into the entrance of the nest
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 26, 2022 18:33:40 GMT -5
Act like that nest is the Death Star and shoot a Roman Candle into the entrance of the nest That’s a good way too!’ |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 26, 2022 19:03:34 GMT -5
I plan on trying to spray the entrance with jet spray hornet killer at night but should make sure I've still got a red lensed flashlight. I've thought about spraying it down with carburetor cleaner and light it while I was spraying to make a flame thrower but don't want to burn down the tree. I've never tried killing 1 of these so I'm rather nervous about it.
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Post by scrub-buster on Aug 26, 2022 19:23:04 GMT -5
Roman candle. Make sure someone video's it.
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Post by pigeonflier on Aug 26, 2022 20:00:14 GMT -5
Don't be a sissy. Just walk up there and put it in a bag and throw it away......that's what I would do...
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Post by duff on Aug 26, 2022 20:59:00 GMT -5
Can of hair spray and a bic. Be a man.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 26, 2022 22:27:46 GMT -5
I have dealt with a few. In the old days, as said by pigeonflier braveheart, slip a bag around it to the branch, snip branch, tape or zip tie shut, have trash can burning, drop in and follow with small cup of gas as you stand back. Have seen MANY come out on fire! Lol
Tried carb cleaner, engine degreaser, kerosene, etc and light on fire. Unless tree withering, wont burn down.
Have tried just torch on a stick. Slow to light. Mostly get attacked this way.
I shot one with a shotgun thru the truck window before. Roll up and go away for several hours.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 26, 2022 23:57:37 GMT -5
Don't be a sissy. Just walk up there and put it in a bag and throw it away......that's what I would do... It's fastened all the way around a 2" limb and the limb's about 8 feet long, it'd have to be cut off with a chainsaw and I don't want to cut it off. It's also within a few feet of the 500 gallon propane tank. |
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Post by blackmouthcur on Aug 27, 2022 1:49:47 GMT -5
I just got rid of one of those myself. And I learned a few things too. One is don’t wear a light at night cause it attracts them and they will come after you even at night. Also if they get a good look at you, they have a photographic memory of who was attacking them so you better be sure to get them all. Those are bald faced hornets that you’re dealing with, real mean buggers! I used carburetor cleaner and a propane torch, and you got a move fast before they can get out. Good luck!
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Post by welder on Aug 27, 2022 5:11:33 GMT -5
The first step is spraying foam insulation in the hole to trap them to inside after dark.
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Post by pigeonflier on Aug 27, 2022 5:54:10 GMT -5
I probably forgot to mention that I would have my bee suit on before I walked up there. Most times those kind are not super aggressive. I just did a removal last weekend where they were in the inside wall of house. They had ate a basketball size hole in the drywall and were coming inside the house.
I would guess that nest has been there all summer?
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Post by jjas on Aug 27, 2022 6:31:24 GMT -5
Whatever you decide to do, get someone to record it and post it to social media. It might be real entertaining...  |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 27, 2022 7:07:31 GMT -5
I probably forgot to mention that I would have my bee suit on before I walked up there. Most times those kind are not super aggressive. I just did a removal last weekend where they were in the inside wall of house. They had ate a basketball size hole in the drywall and were coming inside the house. I would guess that nest has been there all summer? I don't think it's been there long. If it's been there I've been super lucky and blind as a bat because I mow right under it every week and it's low enough I don't see how my head has not hit it when I mow under it or why I haven't seen it when I walk past it looking for duck eggs and checking the grapes. |
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Post by beermaker on Aug 27, 2022 8:20:54 GMT -5
One of my guys got into some the other day while trimming some bushes. He thought a kid was shooting him with a bb gun at first.
If legal and safe, I'd blast it with a 12g before leaving for the day. May not be 100% effective, but fun and a good story to tell.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 27, 2022 8:21:58 GMT -5
I just got rid of one of those myself. And I learned a few things too. One is don’t wear a light at night cause it attracts them and they will come after you even at night. Also if they get a good look at you, they have a photographic memory of who was attacking them so you better be sure to get them all. Those are bald faced hornets that you’re dealing with, real mean buggers! I used carburetor cleaner and a propane torch, and you got a move fast before they can get out. Good luck! I've read they can't see red lights so I'll try that. |
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Post by freedomhunter on Aug 27, 2022 8:22:47 GMT -5
Pay a pro with a bee suit. They could kill you. I've been chased by yellowjackets and stung it is no bueno
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 27, 2022 8:23:32 GMT -5
One of my guys got into some the other day while trimming some bushes. He thought a kid was shooting him with a bb gun at first. If legal and safe, I'd blast it with a 12g before leaving for the day. May not be 100% effective, but fun and a good story to tell. It's too close to the gas tank for that. |
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