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bald faced hornet nest - how to remove? zootal 07-10-2007
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Posted by zootal on July 11, 2007, 12:16 am
Gini wrote:
> "zootal" wrote
>> I have discovered a bald faced hornet nest in my garden. It is about the
>> size of a softball so far, but growing. My daughter has already bee stung
>> by one of them. I'll tolerate paper wasps and honey bees and mud daubers,
>> but these things have to go. How can I get rid of them without getting all
>> stung up. Can I just hit them with horner spray after dark? Or will they be
>> active enough to come after me even after dark?
> ==
> I sprayed/saturated a large--no, huge--nest after dark and none came after
> me.
> I was standing as far away as I could get and close to my back door. I had
> already
> been attacked by this swarm and wasn't taking any chances. Next day there
> was no
> movement from the hive. They were done.
>

Ahh, good. I know wasps are not usually active after dark, but I've
never taken on a yellow jacket or bald faced hornet nest before. I think
they are more active when it's hot, I wonder if I should wait until the
weather cools? It's 100 today and tomorrow but expected to cool down
soon. This particular nest is 4' above the surface of an above ground
pool, which is right next to the garden. I'm not sure if I can spray it
without contaminating the water....but it's gotta go....

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Posted by Frank on July 11, 2007, 7:10 am
> Gini wrote:
> > "zootal" wrote
> >> I have discovered a bald faced hornet nest in my garden. It is about the
> >> size of a softball so far, but growing. My daughter has already bee stung
> >> by one of them. I'll tolerate paper wasps and honey bees and mud daubers,
> >> but these things have to go. How can I get rid of them without getting all
> >> stung up. Can I just hit them with horner spray after dark? Or will they be
> >> active enough to come after me even after dark?
> > ==
> > I sprayed/saturated a large--no, huge--nest after dark and none came after
> > me.
> > I was standing as far away as I could get and close to my back door. I had
> > already
> > been attacked by this swarm and wasn't taking any chances. Next day there
> > was no
> > movement from the hive. They were done.
>
> Ahh, good. I know wasps are not usually active after dark, but I've
> never taken on a yellow jacket or bald faced hornet nest before. I think
> they are more active when it's hot, I wonder if I should wait until the
> weather cools? It's 100 today and tomorrow but expected to cool down
> soon. This particular nest is 4' above the surface of an above ground
> pool, which is right next to the garden. I'm not sure if I can spray it
> without contaminating the water....but it's gotta go....- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I spray them anytime I see them which is when it is light. Wasp/
hornet spray knocks them down immediately and I've never had a nest
empty out and come after me. A good shot of spray in nest opening
will probably kill whole colony and you can remove the next day.
Frank


Posted by Lar on July 11, 2007, 9:43 am
zootal wrote:

> Gini wrote:
>

>
> Ahh, good. I know wasps are not usually active after dark, but I've
> never taken on a yellow jacket or bald faced hornet nest before. I think
> they are more active when it's hot, I wonder if I should wait until the
> weather cools? It's 100 today and tomorrow but expected to cool down
> soon.

Can't recall messing with bald faced hornets in cool weather, but they
are actually not a hornet but a type of yellow jackets and a trait of is
yellow jackets that they are somewhat cold tolerate. I have seen them
active with temps in the high 30's.


> This particular nest is 4' above the surface of an above ground
> pool, which is right next to the garden. I'm not sure if I can spray it
> without contaminating the water....but it's gotta go....

Should be able to protect the water with a drop cloth and some tall
stakes. Secure two corners to the tall stakes. Then secure two other
corners to shorter stakes creating an angle for the over spray to run off.

Lar

Posted by Lar on July 11, 2007, 12:21 am
zootal wrote:
> I have discovered a bald faced hornet nest in my garden. It is about the
> size of a softball so far, but growing. My daughter has already bee
> stung by one of them. I'll tolerate paper wasps and honey bees and mud
> daubers, but these things have to go. How can I get rid of them without
> getting all stung up. Can I just hit them with horner spray after dark?
> Or will they be active enough to come after me even after dark?

BFH are good night fliers so don't have anyone actually holding the
flashlight if you attack by night. If the nest is free hanging you can
quickly cover it with a trash bag and break it off inside the bag.

Lar

Posted by Richard J Kinch on July 11, 2007, 12:42 am
zootal writes:

> How can I get rid of them without
> getting all stung up. Can I just hit them with horner spray after dark?
>

Spectracide Pro Wasp and Hornet Spray from Home Depot.

This stuff is the old fashioned petroleum distillate (roughly a light
kerosene or mineral spirits) with a little insecticide. Squirts a stream
from the can. Soak the nest.

Water-based stuff is asking for a duel. Hit em with kerosene and they're
*immediately* disabled. You're far enough away that they never know what
hit em. Even if they did, they can't navigate in the dark.

Once you do this you'll see how easy it is.

A little diesel fuel, lamp oil, Coleman fuel, or other petroleum distillate
works just as well, if you can figure out how to squirt it.

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