Author Topic: Hornets Everywhere (Read 1425 times)

Airscrew · « **on:** September 28, 2007, 02:02:18 PM »

alright ya'll I need some advice and/or help here. It seems that one corner of the my house has become the favorite hang out for about 200 or more hornets, they seem to have found away to get up in the roof (even though there is screen material blocking the vents) no attic, its a doublewide...

anybody have any suggestions for weapons of mass destruction to use against large hordes of hornets, that minimize my exposure to angry retaliation or result in the descruction of my house. I have some Ortho Hornet/Wasp spray but I usually only encounter a nest here and there with only 10 or so hornets on it.

Is there a particular time off day thats is better to strike? My first concern is getting rid of the hornets that are massed on the corner of the house. 2nd problem is trying to kill all the ones up inside the roof

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2007, 02:31:04 PM »

we hade once a similar problem, the hughe nest was at the garage roof.
At night times some hornets where entering our living room making alot of noise.
What i did i used the vacuum cleaner to suck each one manually in.
i remember 20-30 that night alone. Next night they where much less
and so on until 100% clean.

ps. dont let the vacum-cleaner inside the house, some hornets found a way
out of it! and it started all again... so i put the cleaner outside to finaly get
my deserved sleep.

FBBone · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2007, 02:47:28 PM »

Paul Harvey spoke earlier this week about a product that is shaped like a wasp/hornets nest that you simply place by the existing nest. Apparently they fear attack from the "new colony", so they move on. Dunno if it works and can't remember what its called. Try This Link

Curval · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2007, 02:49:05 PM »

Find the nest, grab it, throw it to the ground and stomp on it.

Post results...with pics.

nirvana · « **Reply #4 on:** September 28, 2007, 03:17:05 PM »

Kill however many you can and seal up any crevices that may exist. When I've had to deal with them in the past they've found tiny holes or made their own holes to next in. Luckily they have a habit of going away in the winter.

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 28, 2007, 03:19:57 PM »

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Hornets Everywhere

I have it on good authority that the F-35 is supposed to address these concerns.

Mr No Name · « **Reply #6 on:** September 28, 2007, 03:23:12 PM »

I saw the thread title and I was hoping it was a quote from Ahmadinejad about the air traffic over Teheran.

red26 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 28, 2007, 03:37:17 PM »

gas works wonders. All you have to do is find a way to deploy it to the nest. you can also use a air-soft gun and from a safe dis, shoot it down. A .22 with rat shot works well too.

But if all else fails grab it throw it to the ground and stomp but please post the pics.

RED26

gpwurzel · « **Reply #8 on:** September 28, 2007, 03:48:34 PM »

Curval, Red, that is just so wrong...but oh so funny..........oh, I've got nothing on getting rid of hornets..sorry.....

Wurzel

Airscrew · « **Reply #9 on:** September 28, 2007, 04:02:26 PM »

funny Curval and Red, gee why didnt I think of that:D besides there is no nest, at least not on the outside of the house... these hornets are massed in an area about 3 feet by 3 feet, just a solid mass of hornets...

The vacuum cleaner idea sounds interesting, all I need is a 20 foot extention cause I dont really want to get any closer than that.

I'm considering pulling the van up beside the house and sit inside, roll down the window, spray the hornet spray, then roll the window back up, wait for them to settle down and then repeat. I might try using the hose and spray them off the house with water but I'm not crazy about the vision of 300 hornets flying around pissed off... I do have a small liquid spray tank that you pump up, I could put some super concentrated bug killer in that, it can be set for stream or wide spray...

I'll take a picture of 'em when I get home

SirLoin · « **Reply #10 on:** September 28, 2007, 04:14:45 PM »

If you need a good anti-hornet spray in a pinch,WD40(or WMD40..lol) works great.The oil coats their wings so they cant fly,they drop to the ground and the penetrating oil finishes em off in seconds.

For added fun,once u get they spray goin,put your lighter to it.

Xjazz · « **Reply #11 on:** September 28, 2007, 04:31:24 PM »

Horde of hornets?

How about?

Airscrew · « **Reply #12 on:** September 28, 2007, 04:35:50 PM »

I would love to do that, just wish my house was made from Asbestos

looks like fun though, I want one...

JB73 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 28, 2007, 05:00:18 PM »

dirty jobs covered this a few episodes ago...

guy in a bee suit, pulled off about 8 foot x 8 foot section of a wall of a house with a nest fully behind / inside the wall.

smoke makes them sleepy or something and they all bunch up, then vacuum away.

I do know plain water = bad

I'd recommend either a pro exterminator or some willingness to be stung a few + times.

MotorOil1 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 28, 2007, 05:07:36 PM »

You use to be able to buy "Raid" for wasps specifically. The can shoots like ten feet in a thick stream. Wait till dusk as they all congregate to the hive at night. Begin spray from a distance and slowly close in. Saturate the hive.

Did this a my place a few years ago, two applications over two evenings, problem never returned.