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

[Louis]

Originally Posted by tctyres

Now I sort of want a video of the OP's exploits!

http://10gifs.com/img/user/gif/2/1/5...7486515343.mp4

[54ny77]

Having taken down plenty myself, the best recommendation I have is pay someone else to do it while you relax and have a beer. Inside.

[Gsinill]

Originally Posted by tctyres

Now I sort of want a video of the OP's exploits!

I’ll do my best, IF I decide to take them out

Now, let’s assume I’d be able to knock the whole thing off with a 10’ 1x4...
No spray, no poison, no gasoline etc.
Will they abandon it at some point after it fell on the ground?

[Tandem Rider]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

I’ll do my best, IF I decide to take them out

Now, let’s assume I’d be able to knock the whole thing off with a 10’ 1x4...
No spray, no poison, no gasoline etc.
Will they abandon it at some point after it fell on the ground?

Just knock it off a little before daylight in the morning, they will be asleep then, not sure if they would abandon or not though. If they don't you could go out a couple days later and deal with it in the yard, laying on the ground is easy compared to a ladder.
If it's partially above the soffit, that's another problem, but one bridge at a time, and the only way to find out is knock it off.
IME, wasps, yellow jackets and their ilk get much more aggressive as fall gets closer.

[tctyres]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

I’ll do my best, IF I decide to take them out

Now, let’s assume I’d be able to knock the whole thing off with a 10’ 1x4...
No spray, no poison, no gasoline etc.
Will they abandon it at some point after it fell on the ground?

You basically have one strike with a board. You might want to practice swinging before you use that one strike on the nest.

They all move when the queen moves. I'm guessing the queen won't want to be on the ground: predators (skunks) and moisture. Again, you could smoke them out: an old grill with wood in it or something like that. Leàve it for an hour or two and come back to check on the nest.

[PeregrineA1]

A note on carb cleaner. We used to use carb cleaner with tube on the nozzle, aim it at flying insects, and light the stream on fire with a Bic. Napalm on June Bugs....alcohol may have been involved.


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[thirdgenbird]

Originally Posted by rwsaunders

I had a few paper wasps nail me in the head a few years back and I ended up unconscious and required an EpiPen to bring me back to this fine world courtesy of an EMT crew. Have a pro deal with them as they are mean mofos.

I got a call from the emergency room this evening. My mom survived a similar experience. She was only stung once but still experienced anaphylaxis and went unconscious. It wasn’t the first time in her life that she has been stung, but the first time she has experienced that reaction. These guys are no joke.

[pdmtong]

since we are talking wasp nests, a few weeks ago I am parking my suburban on the driveway and before I open the door to get out, a wasp flies onto my side mirror and then crawls BEHIND the mirror.

Hmmmmm

so I keep the window rolled up and use the power switch to rotate the mirror.

HOLY $ HIT there's a small nest being built behind my mirror about the size of a king marble. I decided not to hit it with spray (so as not to eff up my mirror electronics) but stand on a stool, flick it out with a long bamboo garden stake, and run.

worked. survived. no stings.

[kiwisimon]

why not just leave good enough alone? They aren't being aggressive, you know they are there and they will clear out and die in the winter. The nest will be empty then and safely removed. Hornets are beneficial insects to have in your garden.

[Nomadmax]

Originally Posted by MattTuck

One of my favorite video genres is "removing hornet/bees/wasp nest gone wrong"

I'd just like to thank you for making me spend a day on Youtube

[cmbicycles]

I just got "alerted" to a yellow jacket nest while mowing yesterday. It was right inside the corner fence of my neighbors yard, and they didn't like my ankles walking by with the mower. If it wasn't on his property, and he didn't have chickens running around as well as honey bee hives it would have been defcon Level 1 on those suckers. I just told him about it and will be more careful around that corner.

[DreaminJohn]

We had a pro remove one a couple of years ago after my special-needs son got stung twice at the same time. He still won't go outside for leisure activities.

Anyway, the nest was built near a crack that he missed while removing the nest proper. All I can say is it's good thing he had his suit on. Those SOBs not only attacked him but followed him out to his truck. Not sure what method he used to get rid of them. I would have driven away with the suit on.

Like the others have said - nasty f'ers.

[rwsaunders]

Originally Posted by thirdgenbird

I got a call from the emergency room this evening. My mom survived a similar experience. She was only stung once but still experienced anaphylaxis and went unconscious. It wasn’t the first time in her life that she has been stung, but the first time she has experienced that reaction. These guys are no joke.

Make sure that she’s prescribed an EpiPen now that she’s had a reaction and advise her to carry Benadryl as well. I’d been stung plenty of times prior to that incident without issues as I was a caddie when I was a kid, but after the paper wasp sting, I’ve had a few bee encounters that required the pen. In all cases, wasps and yellow jackets have been the culprits.

[steveoz]

unless they are paying rent they gotta go

[soulspinner]

Love my Bumblebees in my back yard. They are working on the rose bushes before dawn and in 29 years they have been on me in my clothes and never stung me. Just working....