First it was spiders...now I find this in the back yard

DetroitDarin
DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
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Bald-Faced hornets.

Large pic - here's the url:

http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/hangingnest.jpg

Bald-faced hornets are aggressive and will attack anyone or anything that invades their space. This makes bald-faced hornet removal somewhat difficult. They have smooth stingers, so they can sting over and over again. Their stings also carry venom that makes the stings hurt, itch, or swell for about 24 hours
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  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    Yikes! What you gonna do? Id just move house if I were you :D
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    Yikes! What you gonna do? Id just move house if I were you :D

    :)

    I have 9.95 other acres to live...gonna take them out with wasp spray. At night. Geared-up. From within a truck. Hiding like a little girl with just my hand out of the window, holding the can. :p
  • PattieCakes23
    PattieCakes23 Posts: 336
    just reading that gave me goosebumps.
    Run....just run away
  • VictorianJade
    VictorianJade Posts: 705 Member
    Bald-Faced hornets.

    Large pic - here's the url:

    http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/hangingnest.jpg

    Bald-faced hornets are aggressive and will attack anyone or anything that invades their space. This makes bald-faced hornet removal somewhat difficult. They have smooth stingers, so they can sting over and over again. Their stings also carry venom that makes the stings hurt, itch, or swell for about 24 hours

    O.m.f.g.

    I am fatally allergic to wasps and all of their cousins.

    Even SEEING that picture, made me shudder and regress into memories.
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    Yikes! What you gonna do? Id just move house if I were you :D

    :)

    I have 9.95 other acres to live...gonna take them out with wasp spray. At night. Geared-up. From within a truck. Hiding like a little girl with just my hand out of the window, holding the can. :p

    At night? I hope you have badass night vision goggles and really go rambo style on it! Im also curious as to 'first it was spiders', were the spiders as terrifying?!
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    *dies*
  • SouthernSweetie74
    SouthernSweetie74 Posts: 844
    awww

    poor baby
  • Skych123
    Skych123 Posts: 96
    fuuuuuckkkk that inout.gif
  • Iceman1800
    Iceman1800 Posts: 476
    You can use wasp spray during the day. It shoots from about 15' away. They will come at you but in a straight line following the stream. Hold your ground, they'll die long before they get to you. Be there, done that, killed them dead
  • PattieCakes23
    PattieCakes23 Posts: 336
    spray the contents of the can into a bucket...

    stand NEAR them...but not too near.

    throw bucket and hope the crap lands on those things!

    I would do that, and of course it probably wouldn't work for me...but it may for you!
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    Torch the whole place. Collect insurance. Build a concrete bunker.
  • Skych123
    Skych123 Posts: 96
    Torch the whole place. Collect insurance. Build a concrete bunker.
    this is the best and most reasonable solution
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    You can use wasp spray during the day. It shoots from about 15' away. They will come at you but in a straight line following the stream. Hold your ground, they'll die long before they get to you. Be there, done that, killed them dead

    A stream of hornets and you're like 'come at me bro', now thats badass!
  • VanillaBone
    VanillaBone Posts: 119 Member
    Nuke it from orbit...It's the only way to be sure.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    You can use wasp spray during the day. It shoots from about 15' away. They will come at you but in a straight line following the stream. Hold your ground, they'll die long before they get to you. Be there, done that, killed them dead

    A stream of hornets and you're like 'come at me bro', now thats badass!

    Whoa, yeah! Le swoon.
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    You can use wasp spray during the day. It shoots from about 15' away. They will come at you but in a straight line following the stream. Hold your ground, they'll die long before they get to you. Be there, done that, killed them dead

    You have my mancard now... :)

    Awesome. Maybe I'll get vid when I attack. Has the potential to be funny - or life-threatening...but funny :)
  • yngone
    yngone Posts: 52 Member
    Kill em & Keep the wasp nest for good luck!
  • Edestiny7
    Edestiny7 Posts: 730 Member
    We've seen one of those on our deck. They are huge and ugly.
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member

    At night? I hope you have badass night vision goggles and really go rambo style on it! Im also curious as to 'first it was spiders', were the spiders as terrifying?!

    Today's spider adventure: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/718991-i-live-in-true-fear
  • DetroitDarin
    DetroitDarin Posts: 955 Member
    ...huge and ugly.

    That was my nickname in college :(
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    thanks Darin...i'm now afraid to leave the house and leave my chair...

    LOL...what's next..chair stuffing bugs?
  • Edestiny7
    Edestiny7 Posts: 730 Member
    Management

    Baldfaced hornets can be considered a beneficial insect in that they reduce populations of unwanted insects (including other yellowjackets) and will help pollinate flowers when they are searching for nectar. Therefore, unless the nests are located close (within 10 feet) of an entrance to a building, under an eave that is close to the ground or in shrubbery next to a lawn that is mowed, the nests can be ignored. However, individuals with known sensitivities to wasp and bee stings should have any nests close to their homes removed by professional pest management personnel (pest control companies).
    Those individuals without medical concerns and with a degree of daring can kill the colony by spraying a ‘wasp and hornet’ spray into the nest opening during the nighttime. The nest should be scouted during daylight to determine the best approach that will not disturb the wasps prior to introduction of the insecticide. DO NOT stand away from the nest and spray only the exterior as this will anger the colony and increase the risk of stings during the next several days. Effective control can only be achieved by stealthy approach and then spraying the pressurized material directly into the nest opening – holding the nozzle against the hole. The pressure of the spray in addition to the nozzle will retard any attempts by the wasps to exit. It is advisable to wear long sleeved clothing, long rubber gloves and goggles to protect yourself from any insecticide that falls out of the nest or splashes off the surface. Launder clothes and take a shower immediately after application if any insecticide falls on you.
    Always read the insecticide label and follow those recommendations.
  • zombiesama
    zombiesama Posts: 755 Member
    You can use wasp spray during the day. It shoots from about 15' away. They will come at you but in a straight line following the stream. Hold your ground, they'll die long before they get to you. Be there, done that, killed them dead

    A stream of hornets and you're like 'come at me bro', now thats badass!

    That's epic, I hope if I have such a problem, that I can deal with it in such a badass way.
  • homerjspartan
    homerjspartan Posts: 1,893 Member
    Nuke it from orbit...It's the only way to be sure.

    Props on the Aliens quote. I was thinking the same thing.

    Maybe just move, like the family in Jaws: The Revenge. They moved because the shark was eating ONLY their family. And they moved to The Bahamas.... because there are no f--king sharks in the Bahamas.

    Richard Jeni bit. I miss him.
  • lisag2007
    lisag2007 Posts: 130
    I just went outside as my husband was lighting his grill and there was a HUGE spider on the wall. I said, that looks like a tarantula and he is all "nah, just a blah, blah, blah" is what I heard as I ran for the door. I hate spiders with a passion. And the day before my son turned one, he disturbed a yellowjacket nest and was stung 15 times. Off to the ER we went and he was fine. I think I needed some xanax to settle me down, but you couldn't tell anything had happened to him besides the welts by the time we got to the hospital. He has also been stung by a stinging scorpion and had a lovely spider crawling on him (no bite from that though). He's a toogh little guy....not a big chicken like his momma. Kill those effin hornets, but be careful doing it. Geez, what a mess. Good luck!!
  • rumor23
    rumor23 Posts: 21 Member
    Those are some bad *kitten* personal trainers. Let's look at the work out you would get from this shall we...
    Obvious one, running at fast pace
    two, screaming like a little girl strengthens the lungs
    three, internal organs get stronger from trying to maintain bodily functions
    four, butt clenches to keep from pooping pants

    hmmm, I am with the rest, either stay in and watch tv or just put the house on the market and move.
    You could say, comes with built in security, no need for ADT here!
  • _EmmaStrong_
    _EmmaStrong_ Posts: 647 Member
    You must get rid of the nest quickly, left alone, these things can get as big as a house. They are monsters, horrible little black and white monsters. What you need to do, is basically wait until sundown ....spray the nest with insect spray...then go back the next evening and knock the nest into a bag. Start a bonfire, then throw the bugger onto a fire and watch in delight, then, celebrate 'til the cows come home!! I LOVE bonfires!!
  • Katahna
    Katahna Posts: 326 Member
    You could always move the tree!

    Truck + rope + patience =]
  • pet1127
    pet1127 Posts: 572 Member
    I would also hide like a girl. Wait I am a girl lol but I:tongue: hear ya on that . I just lost my two year old compost pile (would have been ready this spring) to wasps grrr but THEY ARE DEAD
  • stagknight
    stagknight Posts: 130 Member
    My last home I ended up with three wasp nests in the loft, so may father dressed in thick overalls, gloves and full helmet and mask, climbed through the hatch with sprays to kill the nests. Me being allergic to wasps stayed 20 foot away at the bottom of the stairs. One wasp flew past him, paid no attention to the man dressed like an alien bringing Armageddon to it's home, dived down the stairs and stung me! Net result I end up on the floor gasping for breath being jabbed with epipens while the wasps slowly die in the nest. Four people in the house and it find the one person that is allergic.

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