Author Topic: Wasp Nest by Front Door-what to do? (Read 14472 times)

Stand_watie · « **Reply #25 on:** June 28, 2009, 01:29:12 AM »

What you really need is a stepladder, a rolled up newspaper with a lil gasoline on it, my dad, and a garden hose. With those four items you could easily chill out with a cold beer, safe in the knowledge that the problem was handled (unless he keels over from a heart attack, falls off of the ladder ot sets your house on fire, in which case you might want to have your portable phone handy to dial 911).

209 · « **Reply #26 on:** June 28, 2009, 04:26:57 AM »

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Got any tips and techniques that don't involve:
a. firearms
b. gasoline
c. explosives

Well, that eliminates the "what caliber for wasps" input.

We get wasps every year. As fast as they set up their domiciles, I "nuke" them with whatever wasp spray is on sale at the time. Almost all of the sprays seem to work fairly well. If you don't want excitement, spray after dark. If you have the need to run around screaming like a little girl, do what I do and spray the nests in the daytime.

By now I should know better.

If there's a change you are allergic to stings, have someone else do it.

Standing Wolf · « **Reply #27 on:** June 28, 2009, 05:43:04 AM »

I specifically have not advocated mailing the nest to Washington, D.C., which doubtless would be a violation of innumerable laws.

gunsmith · « **Reply #28 on:** June 28, 2009, 07:12:54 AM »

yikes, I clicked on wicki then the asian giant hornet...scary!

Cromlech · « **Reply #29 on:** June 28, 2009, 08:18:48 AM »

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #30 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:04:17 AM »

Now I've got a nest by the front door. It's spreading.

(This is both a personal affront to me, and an insult to God and our American Way of Life.)

280plus · « **Reply #31 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:21:29 AM »

That wasp looks really mad!

Boomhauer · « **Reply #32 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:31:57 AM »

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During USAF Combat Survival, I managed to step into a yellowjacket nest nestled in a cedar fall. I took almost 100 stings, but pressed on, thinking it was a one-time thing and I'd never have to worry about it again. (I wasn't going to wash out of that course just for getting stung, come hell or high water)

Mother of God...

100 Yellowjacket stings? Damn.

I had no idea about the sensitivitie to bee stings. I think I will get me an epi pen perscription next time I go to the doc.

Cromlech · « **Reply #33 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:32:53 AM »

It's one of those Giant Asian Hornets that Gunsmith mentioned. Crazy stuff.

Have you guys seen 30 hornets vs. 30,000 bees?

280plus · « **Reply #34 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:40:38 AM »

Quote from: Cromlech on June 28, 2009, 11:32:53 AM

It's one of those Giant Asian Hornets that Gunsmith mentioned. Crazy stuff.

Have you guys seen 30 hornets vs. 30,000 bees?

Now I want my mommy...

Waitone · « **Reply #35 on:** June 28, 2009, 01:40:40 PM »

Actually gasoline is a pretty good without the use of flame. Fire is merely an added feature.

RocketMan · « **Reply #36 on:** June 28, 2009, 01:51:18 PM »

Quote from: Cromlech on June 28, 2009, 11:32:53 AM

It's one of those Giant Asian Hornets that Gunsmith mentioned. Crazy stuff.

Have you guys seen 30 hornets vs. 30,000 bees?

Does that remind anyone else of the "Bugs" in Starship Troopers?
I thought the Percocet gave me bad dreams. Dayum!

lupinus · « **Reply #37 on:** June 28, 2009, 02:20:57 PM »

Quote from: RocketMan on June 28, 2009, 01:51:18 PM

Does that remind anyone else of the "Bugs" in Starship Troopers?
I thought the Percocet gave me bad dreams. Dayum!

I was reminded of Jedi kicking droid ass.....

RocketMan · « **Reply #38 on:** June 28, 2009, 02:33:40 PM »

Quote from: Gewehr98 on June 27, 2009, 09:48:55 PM

During USAF Combat Survival, I managed to step into a yellowjacket nest nestled in a cedar fall. I took almost 100 stings, but pressed on...

I thought my 30-plus stings after stepping on an underground hornets nest was bad. Yikes.
I had no adverse reaction, though, despite being diagnosed years earlier with a bee sting allergy. Different venom.

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #39 on:** June 28, 2009, 02:40:41 PM »

The suck part was that my survival instructor, upon realizing that I had stepped into the underground nest, had the rest of the squad slowly back away as I was taking hits.

Serves me right for being the point man on that particular orienteering leg.

Now I know where there's a cedar fall, there are probably yellow jacket nests, too.

RocketMan · « **Reply #40 on:** June 28, 2009, 02:44:14 PM »

The one that nailed me was in a small hole in the ground. They went right up my pant leg. My first thought when they started hitting me was, "My leg is on fire." It was dusk, and I remember looking down at my leg, initially puzzled that I could not see any flames.
Then I noticed my little dog dancing around a few yards away. The last time I had seen her behaving that way was when she had spooked a bees nest. That turned into a lightbulb moment.
I was helping a friend put up a dipole antenna between a couple of Douglas fir trees at the edge of the forest behind his house at the time.

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #41 on:** June 28, 2009, 03:05:58 PM »

As much as it caused me to carry a bee sting kit for all those years, I'd still love to go back to the Colville National Forest.

It was beautiful out there, even when we had to live off the land for a week and sleep under low-hanging pine boughs.

Regolith · « **Reply #42 on:** July 05, 2009, 11:20:59 PM »

Just found out today that aerosolized citrus oil does a number on them too.

We keep a can of "Pure Citrus" air freshener around, and I decided to use it today to rid my Explorer (which has been sitting unused for a while because it needs to be brought into the repair shop and I haven't had time yet) of a bunch of paper wasp nests, because I don't have any RAID around and I don't think I'd want to use it on/in my car anyway. The wasps were all on their nests since it had just rained, and I sprayed them down fairly liberally with it. They dropped off the nest a few seconds later, and stopped twitching about a minute after I hit them.

And now my rig smells like oranges.

zahc · « **Reply #43 on:** July 05, 2009, 11:36:07 PM »

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Actually gasoline is a pretty good without the use of flame. Fire is merely an added feature.

True; I remember trying to torch underground yellow jackets by pouring gasoline down the hole and lighting it. Because of the air-fuel mixture, it never would light, but it still killed the nest.

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I had no adverse reaction, though, despite being diagnosed years earlier with a bee sting allergy. Different venom.

I've had similar experience. I got stung on the cheek in a hit-and-run attack by a single unidentified bee-like insect while I was mowing...possibly a hornet. My whole face swelled up pretty bad and I had to take benadryl. A few months later I stuck my leg in a yellow jacket nest while fishing and got stung probably a dozen times, and they were no more irritating than bad mosquito bites.

AJ Dual · « **Reply #44 on:** July 05, 2009, 11:56:02 PM »

Quote from: Regolith on July 05, 2009, 11:20:59 PM

Just found out today that aerosolized citrus oil does a number on them too.

We keep a can of "Pure Citrus" air freshener around, and I decided to use it today to rid my Explorer (which has been sitting unused for a while because it needs to be brought into the repair shop and I haven't had time yet) of a bunch of paper wasp nests, because I don't have any RAID around and I don't think I'd want to use it on/in my car anyway. The wasps were all on their nests since it had just rained, and I sprayed them down fairly liberally with it. They dropped off the nest a few seconds later, and stopped twitching about a minute after I hit them.

And now my rig smells like oranges.

The D-Limonene in many citrus products is a potent degreaser, and it melts the waxes insects use to waterproof their chitin shells. With out it, they lose osmotic pressure to almost all their major organ systems and die quickly.

seeker_two · « **Reply #45 on:** July 06, 2009, 06:24:26 AM »

Quote from: Waitone on June 28, 2009, 01:40:40 PM

Actually gasoline is a pretty good without the use of flame. Fire is merely an added feature.

Agreed....gas fumes kills them off quite well....then, when you knock the nest off to a safe location, destruction is much easier...

Seenterman · « **Reply #46 on:** July 06, 2009, 12:50:11 PM »

High pressure water hose. Or just a regular garden hose with your thumb covering most of the tip, (effectivly turning it into a high pressure water hose) destroy from at least 10 feet away. Then napalm the remainder just to be sure.

slugcatcher · « **Reply #47 on:** July 06, 2009, 03:36:51 PM »

Whenever the mormon missionaries ride by on their bikes they always ask if there is anything I need help with..........

Viking · « **Reply #48 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:25:39 PM »

Quote from: AJ Dual on July 05, 2009, 11:56:02 PM

The D-Limonene in many citrus products is a potent degreaser, and it melts the waxes insects use to waterproof their chitin shells. With out it, they lose osmotic pressure to almost all their major organ systems and die quickly.

That sounds particularly evil and nasty! I have to try that next time I need to get rid of annoying bugs!

Balog · « **Reply #49 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:39:07 PM »

Quote from: AJ Dual on July 05, 2009, 11:56:02 PM

The D-Limonene in many citrus products is a potent degreaser, and it melts the waxes insects use to waterproof their chitin shells. With out it, they lose osmotic pressure to almost all their major organ systems and die quickly.

That may be the most awesome tidbit I've ever read.

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