Hornet Nest near Propane Tank

[k0ua]

Well Dave was there anyone "home" or not?

James K0UA

 

[CurlyDave]

When I got up this morning, it was raining so hard the dogs wouldn't even go out.

I think I am going to put a bucket over it, spray insecticide into it, and wait for a day to put it in a plastic bag.

I will go into town and get my summer supply of spray cans today. Every year we get 4 or 5 mud dauber nests which require the long-distance spray and I always carry a can on my tractor. So, I will get 4 of the long-distance and one regular spray today.

I have lots of 5 gal plastic buckets which have been used for mixing small batches of concrete, paint or something else that is pretty dirty. I will drill a hole near the bottom of one, & spray lots of the regular insect spray into this one. Plug it with something and wait until Wednesday morning. Garbage gets picked up in the middle of the night on Wednesday.

Say aloha to it tomorrow night...

 

[jonyyuma]

it looks too big for this time of year and I like jdgreen idea. Just cover it with a bucket/can and leave for a few days then check it.
I have done both can and garbage bag ideas.

Same here, I use the bucket at night > Put a little spray into it and flip it over the hole or nest. I have some ground yellowjackets that keep popping up..Your nest looks dead ..

 

[tractchores]

I find similar ones quite a bit. I think the hornets abandon them in the winter around here and stay in the ground for the winter then build a new one. One word of caution though is that sometimes they'll be in the ground right near the fallen nest (though this time of year its likely a non-issue as only a very small number live through the winter). Birds and other animals will tear them apart when they find them (occupied or not). I've found that strangely enough certain insecticides (like the foaming spray you can buy) attract animals that eat hornets, wasps and yellow jackets. In my yard when I find them near the ground I just put some of that spray on it and the next morning its totally gone or dug up if its an in-ground nest. The resident raccoons and skunks come when they smell the spray and eat all the bees. Its amazingly effective for in-ground yellow jackets. I forget the name of the spray, but its relatively non-toxic and has a very short half life, so the animals aren't harmed and I don't get stung taking care of nests now.

 

[jonyyuma]

Tractorchore, would it be with the Crysitamans{sp}, like the Tv show guy sprays>?

 

[tractchores]

Tractorchore, would it be with the Crysitamans{sp}, like the Tv show guy sprays>?

I believe its this stuff: ENFORCER® Advanced Problem Solvers

The active ingredient has a very short half-life and apparently isn't very dangerous to mammals in the amounts used. I researched it the first time because I was afraid I had killed the helpful raccoon who dug up the nest. I sprayed it just after dark when the bees were inside and then a few hours later went out to spray it again and found a hole in the ground and bees nest pieces scattered all around. It was in an area I have a camera so I was able to confirm it was a raccoon. Since then I've done a couple more and one shows up and eats the nest after its sprayed about 75% of the time. Its very effective, though I don't know why the spray attracts them.

 

[creekbend]

Send it to a Kabota dealer....:laughing::laughing:

Or your Kioti Dealer.