OT: wasp nest - take it down or let it go?

[Gsinill]

Tapping once again into the collective off topic wisdom here on TPL.

This has been going on for weeks now under the roof on my deck.



There isn't a lot of buzzing at the moment, as a matter of fact it almost looks like it's only one or a few of them that are building this.

We don't spend too much time out on this side of the house, so I am wondering whether I should just let it go...?
Feel kind of bad for the guy(s), should have taken it down when it was still really small.

Or will that turn into a buzzing nightmare at some time?
Kinda all black fellas rather than yellow jackets or any of the other usual black/yellow kind.

Right now, if I did take it down, I would just use a long 1x4 board and shear it off from under the soffit, throw the board away and then RUN...
Patio (escape) door is literally 10ft. away.

[Mike Bryant]

Hornets.
I’d take it down if it were on my house. Long reach wasp spray in the late evening or early morning while they’re not out and about. Aim it towards the hole of course, but watch out as they might have a back door.


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[TiminVA]

This is coming from someone that seems to attract bees, but my advice is TAKE IT DOWN!

[Cicli]

Those make really crummy volleyballs. Take it down.

[OldCrank]

It's never a prob until you accidentally wander 'too close', wherever that is.

I'd evict them pronto.

[dave thompson]

Hornets, wasps, and yellow-jackets are all territorial and can be very aggressive when they feel threatened. They don't co-exist very well with humans. I'll echo the recommendation that the use of a spray is the best offense/defense.

[josephr]

those are hornets and they gotta go....long reach spray with a very fast retreat to safety route to get back in the house. may take a several treatments since they have barrier layers of the nest....but once its abandoned, have a buddy hold a bag over it while using a scraping tool to pop it loose. considering its on a vent, there's probably a bit more nest up in your eave. Be safe, have an epi-pen around too.

[William]

Originally Posted by dave thompson

Hornets, wasps, and yellow-jackets are all territorial and can be very aggressive when they feel threatened. They don't co-exist very well with humans. I'll echo the recommendation that the use of a spray is the best offense/defense.

Have to go with Dave T. I tend to leave bees alone around the home unless it's one of those three...then they have to go. If you aren't comfortable doing it yourself hire a pro.







W.

[pdmtong]

yikes man...you let that thing go until it got that big?

I'd hit it with the long range spray a few times then knock it off with a 2x4. if that's a fail, hire someone.

the last larger nest we had fortunately was on the ground so my tax dollars bailed me.

https://www.smcmvcd.org/post/yellowj...p-nest-removal

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by pdmtong

...then knock it off with a 2x4.

Timing here, is everything....

[wildboar]

Sometimes a hose works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-Udg99yT4

[ScottW]

One of only a few traumatic incidents I recall from my childhood (5 y.o. at the time) was getting my ass lit up by wasps after following our neighbor's cat behind some of our shrubbery. There was a nest pretty deep into the foliage that my parents never saw. About a dozen stings on my back. My screaming had every one of our neighbors bolting out their doors towards my house to investigate the commotion. Terrified my mom pretty good.

So yeah, eff 'em. Cans of poison, then knock it down. After that you can burn it too, just for fun.

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by William

Have to go with Dave T. I tend to leave bees alone around the home unless it's one of those three...then they have to go. If you aren't comfortable doing it yourself hire a pro.

W.

Bees are good....leave them alone.

Wasps, hornets, yellowjackets....must be destroyed!

We have lots of yellowjacket traps around our yard, and I just ordered one of these: Bug-A-Salt Gun

[Blown Reek]

Originally Posted by Mike Bryant

Long reach wasp spray in the late evening or early morning while they’re not out and about. Aim it towards the hole of course, but watch out as they might have a back door.

This is the only correct answer.

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by Mike Bryant

Hornets.
I’d take it down if it were on my house. Long reach wasp spray in the late evening or early morning while they’re not out and about. Aim it towards the hole of course, but watch out as they might have a back door.


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+1. That's a good-sized nest. I'd have at least 2 cans of the long-reach spray on hand, and don't let up. Have a retreat path cleared and ready, but your spray is your best defense.