daveinspain Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 How about an update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 I went over there Sunday night with a long pole clipper, but couldn't hold it steady enough without jostling the branch. Plus it was hard to see in the dark. I gave up. My wife is waiting for an answer from a friend of hers who's husband is in pest control. I still may end up doing it myself, but not sure yet. Since it's only hanging from that one thin branch, I think putting a sack around it shouldn't be too difficult. I can get stung a few times, but I don't want to whole nest descending on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacealf Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Ah, you know what beekeepers wear around hives. Might want to really think about getting someone to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 It really was a beautiful nest. They are amazing little creatures. If you could have waited till the first good freeze it would have been a simple matter of cutting it down and tossing it into a sealed bag.They used to sell powdered cyanide in hardware stores, you put it in a hand held puffer. It is a small cylinder of rubber with metal caps on each end and a thin metal tube protruding from one of the metal caps. when you squeeze the puffer the dust comes out in a cloud. The way to use it is, you put on a bee suit, you get a ladder set up, at sundown you climb up and place the tube into the entrance and hold your breath! Squeeze the puffer and in about 2 seconds every wasp in the nest is dead.If you take a breath of the stuff you will be too. That is why they don't sell that stuff anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I bet that expression "mad as a hornet" has a basis in fact; just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I've done it and emerged unscathed. In retrospect, I would have just left the nest alone as they really weren't hurting anyone. Ya this ^ The only reason I removed(3 nests now) them is I have young kids. Otherwise they don't bother me. And using those cans works really well. Go for it.. the adrenaline rush is a hoot. Just follow the instructions and do it at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 This cat seems to know what he is doing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raSmAcDguKQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 if it were "red wasps" i'd just walk up & splash it w/a mason jar filled with gasoline......they're all dead before they hit the ground. Hornets can sting through "honeybee suits".....i'd wait until it's "blue cold" outside to deal w/it unless you're calling a pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 This cat seems to know what he is doing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raSmAcDguKQ I bet that dude wears a helmet to ride a bicycle ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 <<< had to deal w/an underground yellow-jacket nest yesterday.......examined the area for "exit holes" which they bore immediately after the hive is established. saw none, so it took only one bottle half filled w/gasoline to plug the "entrance" hole. NO I do NOT ignite the gas.......but in late winter i'll remove the bottle from the hole. We always seem to find those using power equipment. My mother found the last one mowing the border of her garden. They got her pretty good. About 10-12 years ago I found 2, once when I was running a DR mower to clear out and replace a fence line. Luckily I had my Trooper really close. I left the mower running for about 20-30 minutes while sitting in the 4x4 with the windows up! They finally disappeared. The second time I was cutting a downed tree about 50 feet from the first nest. A couple of those got me before I hid in the 4WD again. When the Bald-Faced Hornet nest in the barn was found I had the Wasp & Hornet Spray in one hand and a long narrow stick in the other. I got about 6 or 7 before the one got me. He would have hit me between the eyes without some evasive action! They fly very fast and, unlike bees, will sting multiple times if they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Has anyone else experienced the terror of riding through a swarm of bees while ride a motorcycle at a high rate of speed ? No fun having a bee in your bonnet and your shirt at the same time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Has anyone else experienced the terror of riding through a swarm of bees while ride a motorcycle at a high rate of speed ? No fun having a bee in your bonnet and your shirt at the same time.. Not swarms, but I have had individuals get under my shirt sleeves. Some traveling all the way into my shirt before stinging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidl Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I stumbled on a ground nest a couple of weeks ago when clearing some old wood from a tree felling. They got me 7 times. I went back in the evening and sprayed with wasp killer and the next day the area was still swarming with them. I'm waiting for a freeze now. I usually get stung about once a year and it only hurts for a little while and goes away completely. Not this time. These stings hurt like heck for many hours and left marks for 2 weeks. Good thing I'm not allergic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 if you mess with hornets, they'll make you sorry. there was a guy in our neighborhood who tried to remove one wearing a bee keeper's suit. i don't remember what went wrong, but i remember the ambulance that took him away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Well they're gone! A friend of mine, 20 years my senior BTW, went over there and removed them. Believe it or not, here's how he did it. He just pulled his pickup truck underneath the nest. Put a trash can lined with a heavy bag directly under. He clipped the branch and when it fell into the can he closed the bag and put another bag over that. Somehow he didn't get stung once. He took the whole thing to a secluded wooded area and jettisoned it from his truck. Now there are still about 30 hornets hovering around where it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 And you didn't take photos or video tape it? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 And you didn't take photos or video tape it? :( Believe me, I would have. But he did it without even consulting me first. When I went over to check on it, I saw that it was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Glad you got the problem solved. By the way, removing a hornets nest is subject to criminal prosecution in Germany and can be charged with a fine up to 50,000 EUR, approximately 65,000 US-$: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet#Endangered_species_and_legal_protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 We always seem to find those using power equipment. My mother found the last one mowing the border of her garden. They got her pretty good. About 10-12 years ago I found 2, once when I was running a DR mower to clear out and replace a fence line. Luckily I had my Trooper really close. I left the mower running for about 20-30 minutes while sitting in the 4x4 with the windows up! They finally disappeared. The second time I was cutting a downed tree about 50 feet from the first nest. A couple of those got me before I hid in the 4WD again. When the Bald-Faced Hornet nest in the barn was found I had the Wasp & Hornet Spray in one hand and a long narrow stick in the other. I got about 6 or 7 before the one got me. He would have hit me between the eyes without some evasive action! They fly very fast and, unlike bees, will sting multiple times if they can. when I was a kid my neighbor kid got stung ON THE EYEBALL by a bumblebee......the day he got home from the hospital for spotted fever.......he went blind in that eye.......poor kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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