what alien life form is this???

oh..and for the record...I'll be safe inside. LOL!!!!!! so...hope my hubby hits the mark and moves fast.

Hey, you don't have to be faster than a 7th grader, just faster than the person with you.

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You have to be careful about light. If any aren't knocked down, they may fly to the light and sting anyone there. We take a directional floodlamp with stand, two people, one with spray, one with light, all other lights inside and out off. The one with spray gets ready, the one with light turns it on aimed at nest and leaves, the one with spray blasts nest. Hornets can fly at night, though less likely to. However! Have you seen these insects in the nest? If they are orangish and black and not black and white, they may be European hornets and they DO fly all the time at night. They are very aggressive, sting without provocation and I hate them with a passion. They usually build in a cavity, but not always. Be careful.

ok..the man is home. he is armed with spray. I will be hiding. sure, I told him to wait til dark.....but the man has a different brain. if you don't hear from me...then it went bad. cause I told the man I do have to walk that area to get dogs. (they are out right now for a little air between storms) oh...man..this isn't going to be pretty.....

suddenly I wish we just had a skunk under the porch or something that doesn't hurt...just smells. LOL

We get these all over and yellow jackets too. never had them go crazy after us once sprayed. I think I have been lucky by the sounds of it. They are usually too drunk to come after me and drop dead right away.

I heard a very funny story, once.

The gist of it was that one cold day some people took a hornets nest inside their home because it looked so neat. Only, in the warmth of the home the hornets would up from their chilled slumber, and then they had an entire hive full of hornets inside their home.

Do not rely on winters cold to kill the hornets: it is not very reliable!!!!!

Good luck to your husband when he goes after that nest!!!!!!

Well, I don't know if this is too late to help but I can give you a safer way to deal with the hornets., They are quite aggressive and live here in large numbers(which in a way is good) but not good when they build where you or children may encounter the nest.

This is how I deal with them for myself and the neigbors who call me. Not dangerous at all and no insecticides.

Chose a night without a bright moon, during lighter nights and in the daytime there are sentries at the nest entrance...you can see them although this species is quite small. Then put your ladder in place the NIGHT BEFORE REMOVING THE NEST!

Get ready with a clean handkerchief, a tall kitchen garbage bag, a pair of plant nippers and a person on the ground to shine a very quick light on the nest entrance when you are ready ...very quick.

Climb up the ladder, have helper turn on light, you stuff handkerchief into the entrance, slip bag over the nest, clip the nest off the "anchor" which is quite strong, and climb down. It goes very quickly and smoothly when you are prepared.

Then put the bag and nest in a very cold freezer(they will die and you can dispose of it all) OR my preferred thing is to take the bag somewhere a distance away from where the upset hornets will not be bothered...DON'T WAIT!!!...and and put it down. The hornets can and will chew their way out.

I've done this a number of times and have never been stung. The species was always bald faced hornets though, no experience with the European species.

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No tips to add (other than keep your sneakers on for running!) but I love the window box

I hope everything went okay. Last time I had to spray a paper nest like that, the spray completely disentigrated (dissolved AND blasted open) the side of the nest and the entire population came boiling out. Only about 2/3 of them got hit with the killer foam. The other 1/3 came seeking vengeance.

That is a bald face hornets nest. We call them hornets or black hornets around here. They catch flies and such and are beneficial in that aspect. However they are very aggressive and persistent in chasing you when the nest is disturbed. And their stings are much more painful than a wasp or yellow jacket imo. I am allergic to insect stings so I do destroy any nest I find on our place to reduce the chances of me being stung. It is not on a stalked base that can be 'clipped'. It has a broad base that is cemented/glued to the house. My method would be night time, secure ladder. two layers of thick hunting clothes tucked in, motorcycle helmet with full face shield, two pairs of thick gloves, and a couple of cans of good wasp killer. Spray continuously into the entrance hole until can is empty and repeat. You will get 'most' of them but some will escape and be around the next morning. You can finish off the stragglers on an individual basis. TTT

I had one in my cedar tree and waited til about 4 am, went out with a flashlight and a can of spray and boy did I get a surprize. They have guards on duty outside the nest, I kid you not. They weren't sleeping either, they were on duty. When the light hit them I could see their bodies shift like they were ready to take flight. I left em alone and they never bothered me.

Check your bifocals, grandpa!

I think trying to smoke & then bag them sounds better than the spray.
Then I would put it in the freezer or airtight trash can. Do not leave where
kid with trash chores will open !!
The spray will kill some but that leaves some to seek revenge !!

Do you know a neighbor that has honeybees & would loan you a smoker & a bee suit ?

Do not accidently knock into that thing! Ask me how bad it hurts! I bumped into a tiny little new nest above the door of my old childcare center while knocking webs down one day, wow, only one wasp, but it was enough. I knocked the wasp to the ground and squashed him,but not until it stung me twice.

The nest is under the left hand eve of the dormer in about the middle.

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Well, when you get done killing the hornets, you better do something about that ghost in the window. LOL

I think Cabin is just "pulling our leg"!

The nest he harvested at my mothers house he just used a 5 gallon bucket and lid about an hour after dark.

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Oh my gosh! Cabin Fever is right! There's a hornets nest but there is also what looks like a ghost in the window.



Mamita, good luck with the hornets.