Battling the hornets AGAIN!
08 October 2013, 04:22 PM
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Battling the hornets AGAIN!
Little b@stards!
The next person who tells me hornets never return to the same nest, or nest site, is getting a slap.
These little bar-stewards have been back FOUR years running, three in the same chimney flue!
It was a bit cool the other night, so I lit the pot-belly, (no, not mine, the stove
). It smoked like hell and refused to draw, so I knew they were back. I smoked 'em out and burnt the nest in early summer, also at Easter, but yep, they are back again.
Every time I light the stove, they come down the chimney and into the cooker hood...there must be a hundred in there now.
Every time they come into it, I turn it on low and spara flyspray up it...then turn it off again. They don't like it up 'em...they go mad.
Meanwhile, I've killed over twenty that have somehow got into the kitchen past the fireplate at the bottom of the chimney opening. They get dispatched with a fly-swat, Rod Laver stylee....
TWELVE today! One was hanging on the tap handle, underneath. I was just about to run the tap and saw one of it's legs...
That one was dispatched with a flick from the forefinger that once broke a Subbuteo crossbar!
I WILL win!
Tonight, I've sourced some conduit and am going to insert it right up the chimney, preceded by fly spray, and totally anihilate the nest.
Wish me luck.......
The next person who tells me hornets never return to the same nest, or nest site, is getting a slap.
These little bar-stewards have been back FOUR years running, three in the same chimney flue!
It was a bit cool the other night, so I lit the pot-belly, (no, not mine, the stove
). It smoked like hell and refused to draw, so I knew they were back. I smoked 'em out and burnt the nest in early summer, also at Easter, but yep, they are back again.Every time I light the stove, they come down the chimney and into the cooker hood...there must be a hundred in there now.
Every time they come into it, I turn it on low and spara flyspray up it...then turn it off again. They don't like it up 'em...they go mad.
Meanwhile, I've killed over twenty that have somehow got into the kitchen past the fireplate at the bottom of the chimney opening. They get dispatched with a fly-swat, Rod Laver stylee....
TWELVE today! One was hanging on the tap handle, underneath. I was just about to run the tap and saw one of it's legs...
That one was dispatched with a flick from the forefinger that once broke a Subbuteo crossbar!
I WILL win!
Tonight, I've sourced some conduit and am going to insert it right up the chimney, preceded by fly spray, and totally anihilate the nest.
Wish me luck.......
08 October 2013, 04:47 PM
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LOL
Is the chimney lined?
I keep getting wasps nest in the attic. Swiftly dealt with via a propane torch (I never do things the safe way ), they keep coming back.
I also have a bumble bee nest under the floor in the garage, I've had them there for two year now. Not bothered to get rid of them yet, but they are quite amusing to watch, as they can only find their way in when the garage door is shut. When its open they can't find the entrance and just swarm around outside.
It does mean I can't work in there with the door shut and the lights on though as they swarm about inside and headbutt the lights.
Is the chimney lined?
I keep getting wasps nest in the attic. Swiftly dealt with via a propane torch (I never do things the safe way
), they keep coming back.I also have a bumble bee nest under the floor in the garage, I've had them there for two year now. Not bothered to get rid of them yet, but they are quite amusing to watch, as they can only find their way in when the garage door is shut. When its open they can't find the entrance and just swarm around outside.
It does mean I can't work in there with the door shut and the lights on though as they swarm about inside and headbutt the lights.
08 October 2013, 05:08 PM
#7
You have to take the nest out and kill all the larvae which ideally want's to be done around now when they will fly off to mate, they produce larvae all year and then turn into full grown inside the capsules in the nest, so some will be new born so to speak.
You need to deal with the nest at night when there are no outside lights, to make sure they are all at home, that way you don't get any stragglers that re- start the nest.
Pick a cold dark night and they'll be dormant but you need to get them all in one go otherwise they will come back, there are special sprays you can get just for hornets, regular fly spray is not strong enough for them.
You need to deal with the nest at night when there are no outside lights, to make sure they are all at home, that way you don't get any stragglers that re- start the nest.
Pick a cold dark night and they'll be dormant but you need to get them all in one go otherwise they will come back, there are special sprays you can get just for hornets, regular fly spray is not strong enough for them.
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08 October 2013, 11:25 PM
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Perhaps a mapping session, some pipe from exhaust to fieplace chimney 8000 rpm should see them rite . They hate loud noise .just for good measure flick on the anti lag. good luck to u ! . Keep an eye out for false widows to there on the increase .
good luck to u ! . Keep an eye out for false widows to there on the increase .
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Just had a nest destroyed.
Found an intact hornet dead on the floor - my son was delighted that he can take it to school for 'show and tell'
It's now in a jar....
Found an intact hornet dead on the floor - my son was delighted that he can take it to school for 'show and tell'
It's now in a jar....
09 October 2013, 07:36 AM
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Little b@stards!
The next person who tells me hornets never return to the same nest, or nest site, is getting a slap.
These little bar-stewards have been back FOUR years running, three in the same chimney flue!
It was a bit cool the other night, so I lit the pot-belly, (no, not mine, the stove). It smoked like hell and refused to draw, so I knew they were back. I smoked 'em out and burnt the nest in early summer, also at Easter, but yep, they are back again.
Every time I light the stove, they come down the chimney and into the cooker hood...there must be a hundred in there now.
Every time they come into it, I turn it on low and spara flyspray up it...then turn it off again. They don't like it up 'em...they go mad.
Meanwhile, I've killed over twenty that have somehow got into the kitchen past the fireplate at the bottom of the chimney opening. They get dispatched with a fly-swat, Rod Laver stylee....
TWELVE today! One was hanging on the tap handle, underneath. I was just about to run the tap and saw one of it's legs...
That one was dispatched with a flick from the forefinger that once broke a Subbuteo crossbar!
I WILL win!
Tonight, I've sourced some conduit and am going to insert it right up the chimney, preceded by fly spray, and totally anihilate the nest.
Wish me luck.......
The next person who tells me hornets never return to the same nest, or nest site, is getting a slap.
These little bar-stewards have been back FOUR years running, three in the same chimney flue!
It was a bit cool the other night, so I lit the pot-belly, (no, not mine, the stove
). It smoked like hell and refused to draw, so I knew they were back. I smoked 'em out and burnt the nest in early summer, also at Easter, but yep, they are back again.Every time I light the stove, they come down the chimney and into the cooker hood...there must be a hundred in there now.
Every time they come into it, I turn it on low and spara flyspray up it...then turn it off again. They don't like it up 'em...they go mad.
Meanwhile, I've killed over twenty that have somehow got into the kitchen past the fireplate at the bottom of the chimney opening. They get dispatched with a fly-swat, Rod Laver stylee....
TWELVE today! One was hanging on the tap handle, underneath. I was just about to run the tap and saw one of it's legs...
That one was dispatched with a flick from the forefinger that once broke a Subbuteo crossbar!
I WILL win!
Tonight, I've sourced some conduit and am going to insert it right up the chimney, preceded by fly spray, and totally anihilate the nest.
Wish me luck.......
09 October 2013, 08:08 AM
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Rather than constantly aggravating the Hornets if you really can't live with them it is best to contact the council/local authorities. Many will now relocate bees nests rather than destroy and see wasps as an environmental benefit which they are! Not sure about relocating Hornets, but nest is best completely removed once they have gone. Seems a shame to kill the little *******. You can sit beside a Hornet nest and watch them come and go, I have done it and they aren't bothered. It is only when nest is under attack that they kick off.
09 October 2013, 08:42 AM
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Little b@stards!
The next person who tells me hornets never return to the same nest, or nest site, is getting a slap.
These little bar-stewards have been back FOUR years running, three in the same chimney flue!
It was a bit cool the other night, so I lit the pot-belly, (no, not mine, the stove). It smoked like hell and refused to draw, so I knew they were back. I smoked 'em out and burnt the nest in early summer, also at Easter, but yep, they are back again.
Every time I light the stove, they come down the chimney and into the cooker hood...there must be a hundred in there now.
Every time they come into it, I turn it on low and spara flyspray up it...then turn it off again. They don't like it up 'em...they go mad.
Meanwhile, I've killed over twenty that have somehow got into the kitchen past the fireplate at the bottom of the chimney opening. They get dispatched with a fly-swat, Rod Laver stylee....
TWELVE today! One was hanging on the tap handle, underneath. I was just about to run the tap and saw one of it's legs...
That one was dispatched with a flick from the forefinger that once broke a Subbuteo crossbar!
I WILL win!
Tonight, I've sourced some conduit and am going to insert it right up the chimney, preceded by fly spray, and totally anihilate the nest.
Wish me luck.......
The next person who tells me hornets never return to the same nest, or nest site, is getting a slap.
These little bar-stewards have been back FOUR years running, three in the same chimney flue!
It was a bit cool the other night, so I lit the pot-belly, (no, not mine, the stove
). It smoked like hell and refused to draw, so I knew they were back. I smoked 'em out and burnt the nest in early summer, also at Easter, but yep, they are back again.Every time I light the stove, they come down the chimney and into the cooker hood...there must be a hundred in there now.
Every time they come into it, I turn it on low and spara flyspray up it...then turn it off again. They don't like it up 'em...they go mad.
Meanwhile, I've killed over twenty that have somehow got into the kitchen past the fireplate at the bottom of the chimney opening. They get dispatched with a fly-swat, Rod Laver stylee....
TWELVE today! One was hanging on the tap handle, underneath. I was just about to run the tap and saw one of it's legs...
That one was dispatched with a flick from the forefinger that once broke a Subbuteo crossbar!
I WILL win!
Tonight, I've sourced some conduit and am going to insert it right up the chimney, preceded by fly spray, and totally anihilate the nest.
Wish me luck.......
09 October 2013, 10:53 AM
#17
Not been stung myself, touch wood, (maybe my four-leaf clover collection has protected me).
My wife got stung about seven years ago, three round her right eye. It swelled up so it was closed and for a week afterwoards she couldn't see out of it properly, plus the "bags" that are under your eyes filled out with fluid...she looked like Quasimodo. Couldn't drive for a week and was in agony all night after the stings.
We tried the local chemist, but she sent us straight to the doctor. Apparently, more than one sting can be dangerous
Keep in mind this is rural France: no Rentokil, the Pompiers (firemen) used to deal with nests, but don't now. I've been quoted between €80 and €150 to deal with it.
TBH, if it weren't blocking the chimney flue, I would ignore it, but they come down the chimney into the kitchen....and wife is due out by Ryanair in about ten days. She is understandably quite frightened of them, so I need to deal with them.
We had a nest in the rear stone wall, and I ignored them, they ignored me. This time of year, though, there's lots of roting fruit about, they can be very nasty. Someone told me they got "drunk" on the fermenting fruit juices?
I'll find one to photograph.
her's the collection from last time:
And closer with a ruler:
Bear in mind they curl up when they die...they are between 35 and 40mm long
My wife got stung about seven years ago, three round her right eye. It swelled up so it was closed and for a week afterwoards she couldn't see out of it properly, plus the "bags" that are under your eyes filled out with fluid...she looked like Quasimodo. Couldn't drive for a week and was in agony all night after the stings.
We tried the local chemist, but she sent us straight to the doctor. Apparently, more than one sting can be dangerous
Keep in mind this is rural France: no Rentokil, the Pompiers (firemen) used to deal with nests, but don't now. I've been quoted between €80 and €150 to deal with it.
TBH, if it weren't blocking the chimney flue, I would ignore it, but they come down the chimney into the kitchen....and wife is due out by Ryanair in about ten days. She is understandably quite frightened of them, so I need to deal with them.
We had a nest in the rear stone wall, and I ignored them, they ignored me. This time of year, though, there's lots of roting fruit about, they can be very nasty. Someone told me they got "drunk" on the fermenting fruit juices?
I'll find one to photograph.
her's the collection from last time:
And closer with a ruler:
Bear in mind they curl up when they die...they are between 35 and 40mm long
10 October 2013, 12:54 PM
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Yep that's the ones we have here in Croatia, people die from their stings.
I'm just waiting for the weather to change before I deal with my 2 wasps nests and 2 hornets nests.
Surprisingly one of my hornets nests is about 1m from one of the wasp nests and the hornets have not killed them off.
Now I would normally leave them alone but one is in the garage roof another above the living room window and 2 near the washing line next to an out door eating area and there's no way I want them to get to the size of the one in my mates loft.
I'm just waiting for the weather to change before I deal with my 2 wasps nests and 2 hornets nests.
Surprisingly one of my hornets nests is about 1m from one of the wasp nests and the hornets have not killed them off.
Now I would normally leave them alone but one is in the garage roof another above the living room window and 2 near the washing line next to an out door eating area and there's no way I want them to get to the size of the one in my mates loft.
12 October 2013, 11:26 AM
#22
Rather than constantly aggravating the Hornets if you really can't live with them it is best to contact the council/local authorities. Many will now relocate bees nests rather than destroy and see wasps as an environmental benefit which they are! Not sure about relocating Hornets, but nest is best completely removed once they have gone. Seems a shame to kill the little *******. You can sit beside a Hornet nest and watch them come and go, I have done it and they aren't bothered. It is only when nest is under attack that they kick off.
12 October 2013, 12:30 PM
#23
All the above is fine...so long as they haven't a) blocked my stove flue and b) don't come down the chimney and somehow into the kitchen when you light the stove.
Otherwise, I'd gladly ignore them...they are costing me time and money, plus aggro.
Otherwise, I'd gladly ignore them...they are costing me time and money, plus aggro.
