Another reason for CLOSED CABS.

[Hay Dude]

Nasty lookin
Worlds largest hornet
Workers 1.8 inches long!
Queens are 2.2 inches long!!!!
Venom so potent that multiple stings can kill a human

 

[ovrszd]

Wow!!!! We don't have those that I know of. Sure hope not. His tail gun is impressive!!!!

 

[CobyRupert]

Dang! Those things are huge. I found some pics on the interwebs. Hate to drive into a swarm of them on a motorcycle with an open face helmet.

 

[Hay Dude]

Did a little light reading. No full nests reported found in USA yet, but a few single hornets have been found in Washington State.
They are being found in Vancouver Island BC, Canada.
It looks like they were more likely European Hornets, maybe??? Look similar, but smaller????

 

[Hay Dude]

sorry duplicate

 

[LouNY]

That would call for a bit more then just a cabbed tractor,
were in the heck can a person buy a flame thrower with a SSQA mount.
Glad no one got stung by those things.

 

[saxnbees]

If you really think they are Giant Asian Hornets, you should report to the authorities, probably the state Department of Agriculture. As stated above, I don't think they have been found in the U.S. except a few in Washington. But if they are there, the authorities will want to find any other nests that may be in the area and destroy them. Those hornets will devour a honey bee colony in a couple of hours and are extremely dangerous. I believe I have read that their sting can cause kidney damage or death for some individuals.

 

[Hay Dude]

If you really think they are Giant Asian Hornets, you should report to the authorities, probably the state Department of Agriculture. As stated above, I don't think they have been found in the U.S. except a few in Washington. But if they are there, the authorities will want to find any other nests that may be in the area and destroy them. Those hornets will devour a honey bee colony in a couple of hours and are extremely dangerous. I believe I have read that their sting can cause kidney damage or death for some individuals.

Indeed. I read what they can do to honey bee colonies and people. We don’t want those hornets anywhere in the US.

 

[kthompson]

If I lived closer I'd take you up on that! It's a bit of a ride for me, though! 41 hours if I drove straight through!

You might find shipping cost to justify having it shipped. Or you may find the cross country trip worthy of all the tails to tell and memories. Right now you might find it easier to find a company who is looking for cargo.

 

[airbiscuit]

I like the Visegrip adjuster on the trencher.

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[Hay Dude]

Yucky !!!:thumbdown:

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

If they have established on Vancouver Island (only 1 colony was found and eradicated) it is only a matter of time before they spread across the continent to any place with a temperature range favorable to them. Two hornets were found late last year in Blaine WA which is 20 mile flight from Vancouver Island so it is doubtful they were from the eradicated Vancouver Island colony. If they can fly that far it would be an easy task for them to island hop across the San Juan islands to the mainland with no flight being longer than 5 miles. The State was going to set out traps for them this spring, but I don't know if they have with the much smaller bug causing so many problems these days.

 

[Gator6x4]

That makes twice a close cab saved me. The other time I was clearing some mesquite trees with a closed cab skid steer.
I pushed forward with the grapple to make a grab and as I pushed forward the thick brack slipped off the grapple and snapped back like a mousetrap.

It hit that windshield so hard the sound alone scared the heck out of me. Had that windshield not been there - who knows.

radios1 - good point. I need to see if I can get a dead one to check it out. Quite frankly I'm scared to death to even go near that patch now. I've never seen bees so aggressive and chase something for so long, they were relentless.

Another point why I get cabs is I would always get dust pneumonia after working with an open can even though I had a mask. I'd work the day then spend the next week coughing my brains out.

Just some advice for the guys that are on the fence when it comes to cabs. I have to give kudos to the guys I see on youtube in an open can late at night plowing the snow of snow blowing the snow in freezing temps with a high windchill. I don't know how you guys do that.

Probably a large old established yellow jacket nest. Some of those get very large the size of a Queen or King size mattress.

"Skunks eat yellow jackets

Raccoons and Skunks

Raccoons will sniff out the insects' nests at night, dig up the nests and eat the yellow jackets. Skunks play a key role in curbing yellow jacket populations. Like raccoons, skunks ferret out yellow jacket nests in the night."