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A freaking hornet invasion
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These guys:
I believe they are European hornets. They started hanging around the door light and the lights in the shop. This made it hard to get in or out of the house and prevented working in the shop. I killed them everytime I saw them and finally hunted down the nest(Turns out it is about twenty feet from the front door.
I have doused that nest with hornet killer four times now. I spray at dusk, when they are in the nest, and usually find about 8-10 dead ones on the patio and in the shop in the morning. But they keep on coming out of the nest. Any ideas?
Sorry, I meant this to be in Help/Advice
I believe they are European hornets. They started hanging around the door light and the lights in the shop. This made it hard to get in or out of the house and prevented working in the shop. I killed them everytime I saw them and finally hunted down the nest(Turns out it is about twenty feet from the front door.
I have doused that nest with hornet killer four times now. I spray at dusk, when they are in the nest, and usually find about 8-10 dead ones on the patio and in the shop in the morning. But they keep on coming out of the nest. Any ideas?
Sorry, I meant this to be in Help/Advice
Another day in the bike shop Pretty much what it sounds like. The secret lifestyle, laid open.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornet maybe? I'm sure you've already checked I'm just trying to make this more valid but JESUS CHRIST
Douse it in alcohol or petrol and set it on fire.
This is really bad advice without knowing where the OP lives.
True, the size of the Hornet nest and the fire it could create is a big factor.
Then either call the exterminator or if it's not too big try to bag it in a sack when they're all inside, making sure to seal the top as quickly as possible. Then go throw it in a lake :P
Moved.
Parents had an infestation a couple years back and as they're allergic and somehow I'm not, I got to deal with it. The foam is awesome and helps trap them in their coffin that way. I don't remember what time of day it was but morning feels right to me.
European hornets are non native, brought into the US in the 1840s. There are no hornets native to the US. Also, they kill native species, including honey bees.
The Hornets have had their nest sprayed four times over the last ten days. They seem to still be alive, tho I keep finding dead ones in the morning.
The foaming spray can reach up into the tree even without you having to climb, it goes something like 15ft. I have used it before on a wasps nest and it even partially melted the paper nest they have.
So you can work on your motorcycle when there are a dozen flying around you? You are Ok with them in your house, so your cats can "play" with them? Send me your address and I will see if I can box them up and ship them to you.
The sting may not be that bad but I have reached my max for being stung. The total is in the upper fourties between wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets. Most were single stings but two were attacks from a nest. The worst was 18 sting sites with multiple stingers left in causing several infections.
Spiders. I've got a bunch of spiderwebs outside my front door, including a big mean looking spider that likes to hang out above my doorway. What's the best way to go about killing them?
just use a broom or something. That is a million times easier to deal with than a hornet nest.
On the other hand.. if you can find some way to burn or drown it, it might be better than spraying chemicals around your yard if you have any outdoor pets.
With the hornets nest i'd say turn the hose on it and if it doesn't fall out of the tree, so that you can then boil the fucker or set fire to it in the night, then do as I said before and sack that big old bastard and throw it in a lake. It's a fully possible thing to do, my dad did it to a huge wasps nest in my attic when I was about 16.
I have a problem with centipedes in my apartment:
and they run at about 500 miles per hour. you cannot bait or trap them because they only feed on living pray. you pretty much just have to accept them. all around the web, they stress how these centipedes are harmless, and they'll eat other insects like ants and spiders, so you should ignore them. Oh, great, that makes me feel so much better - the centipedes will gorge themselves on tiny spiders, multiply and swarm all over the apartment, holding lightning speed drag races across my walls and ceilings (and probably my person also). that's exactly what I want.
You CAN build up an allergy for these things if you get stung enough... or so i heard this weekend (can anyone verify that? the person i talked to claimed he turned allergic )
Last time I saw a dude deal with a hornet nest, he used a 20 ft long metal pole + flaming kerosene soaked rag. Not terribly safe, but it worked. Not recommended unless you're the crazy redneck type.
edit: you can indeed become allergic to them throughout your life. Happened to one of my coworkers. She has to carry an epi-pen around and whatnot.
aaaaaaAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH i hate those things and i am so glad i could only see a bit when i clicked the spoiler
uuuuggghhhhh
they're so fucking hideous
when i lived in an old house, they multiplied in an old sealed-off section of the basement - if you have a similar area of non-exposure, renovation can get rid of them.
Knock it down, or saw off the branch into a big bucket of water.
Get a slingshot and knock down the nest from far away with some ball bearings.
The hornets may come out and get angry, but they won't know what's causing the damage so they'll go back inside. You could also plug the nest up with the foam spray then knock it down, sealing the little bastards inside.
Or just use a hose to drown the nest.
They cast a shadow like a sundial in the morning light. It was half past 10.
For the OP, I second using the foaming spray, and I agree that the best time to use it is early morning when most of them are still in the nest. One other thing to note though is that, after it's been sprayed a couple of times, make sure you knock the nest down and get rid of it. If you don't knock it down, it doesn't matter how many times you spray it, those guys will keep coming back eventually.
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The centipedes would be annoying. Not dangerous but freaky looking(Same reason I don't eat tomatoes)
As for spiders, I have no problem with them, we have loads around here, including some huge wolf spiders with about a 5-6 inch leg span.
My irrational fear is silverfish. I would rather live with a nest of brown recluse than have silverfish in my apartment. That picture you posted looks like satan and a silverfish had terrible spawn. I will never be the same. I would move if I were you.
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Man, I used to have Wolf Spiders where I lived. I hate those fuckers! They're rather aggresive and liked to hide in my washing machine. I get the chills just thinking about them.