Hornet nest near hives...

[Hemlock]

This nest is 30 ft from my hives so I don't want to use the hornet & wasp spray.  Cant burn it either since the swing set is made of wood.  If i knock down the nest they'll rebuild it, right?  Any suggestions...

Thanks

[Kathyp]

those suckers are nasty.  you can get some of that 20 foot hornet spray and spray it at night.  you really need to soak the thing with it and may need to do it more than once.  i'd tarp the bees while you are at it.  might want to suit up too.  if you don't get it down the first night, be prepared for them to be nasty the next day.

after you have soaked it and don't see much coming and going, you can put a 5 gal bucket with some water in it, under it (at night) and knock it into the bucket.  put the lid on, slosh it around a bit, and leave it.

they are easy to knock down, but you don't want a gazillion angry stingy things coming after you...trust me...so kill as many as you can first.  the nest will get soggy in the bucket and in a couple of days you can shake it up and then toss it.

[Hemlock]

So i could tarp the hives overnight and pull it off in the morning then.  That spray has a strong 'knock down' power.  It definitely makes me nervous that close to the bees.  I'd move the swing to the front yard except it's feet are buried to stabilize it.

[jgaito]

i just got rid of one like that after i was stung twice.   put my jacket and veil on around 8:00 pm and dropped it into a one gallon glass jar.
there were a few stragglers for about a day but they eventually moved on.   get rid of it now before they get you.

[D Coates]

Try a super soaker with some dish soap in the water.  The soap will break the surface tension of the exoskeleton and they drown in the foam.  They can't fly with the foam either.  Hit them hard at night.  DO NOT WEAR A HEADLAMP!!!  Ow, ow, oww...  I've seen on TV entire swarms killed  during the day in New Mexico (or AZ?) by city workers this way.  The City had a destroy on site regulation due to AHB.

[AllenF]

Go in at night with a can of Great Stuff Foam.   First spray it in the hole and wait a few then coat the outside.   Come back in the morning and knock that sucker down.   The will be dead inside a big foam ball, just let it dry hard before you touch it.  You can scrap it off when hard.

[iddee]

Listen to D Coates. Set a 5 gallon bucket under them with a gallon of water and a good dose of dish soap.make suds in it. Then spray them at night with soapy water. Any that fall will drown in the bucket. Dawn dish liquid is especially good.

[bull]

nice ,thanks i like new ideas.
i just plug the hole and put it in a paper sack and light.

[luvin honey]

Somewhere on a hornet forum, hornet enthusiasts are shaking their heads at the ignorance of people who don't appreciate hornets and their place in the world, sighing at people who actually would spray the poor things!   :evil:

[hardwood]

Yeah, what she said! Leave the hornets alone! Now wasps on the other hand...I find that spotted owl fat mixed with whale blood gets the job done.

Scott

[JP]

Well, you could kill them, bag them and relocate the entire thing (full suit a must!) or even vacuum them up. Take your pick.

Hey Scott, any more info on the vacuuming idea? PM me if you've heard anything else on that.

Thanks!


...JP

[Paynesgrey]

Another vote for the dawn dish soap and a super soaker! Another advantage is that the dishsoap residue contaminates the nestsite as far as wasps & hornets are concerned, and they will not nest there. If it was inaccessable and you couldn't (or didn't want to bother trying to) knock it down, they'd abandon it and let the young starve.  Squirt the undersides all around, and you should be free of them coming back for 6 months to  a year or more, depending on how much sidewise rain you get that washes it off. Dusk is a good time, because you get all of them. We do all the eaves etc in the spring, so there is nowhere they are interested in nesting. Tarp your bees when you spray, as dishsoap slop or drifting would not be good for them either.

[Hemlock]

WOW! Thanks for all the ideas.  I knew y'all would have a battery of suggestions.  I'll take care of it this weekend. 

Again, Thanks to all

[Irwin]

Yeah, what she said! Leave the hornets alone! Now wasps on the other hand...I find that spotted owl fat mixed with whale blood gets the job done.

Scott

:lau: :cheer:

[Kathyp]

the hornet enthusiasts would change their tune if the pulled down a high bale of hay and knocked one of those things loose on their head!

[jajtiii]

I'd knock it down at night (and scurry off after doing so). I'd then return before daybreak and put a 5 gallon bucket over it, with a brick or two on it.

That's a small nest (actually, I have never seen one that small in my neck of the woods.)

[Hemlock]

BeeMonkey,
Yeah i figure it's not that old.  If it was farther back in the woods i wouldn't mind but not on the kids swing set.

[Scadsobees]

I've actually got 2 of the little buggers forming on different parts of my house this year.  We don't get too many accessible paper hives so I'm still debating whether to kill them before they get to big or risk it and let 'em grow for a while....

right now I could just squish 'em with a 4x4.....

[podius]

I was going through a hive this morning and on the bottom box, tucked in a frame, was a wasp hive. I would of loved to take a picture of this, but I had to smash it!

[Finski]

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When wasps are at home, suck them into vacuum.