ebinmaine 74,959 #26 Posted November 18 7 hours ago, kpinnc said: Clearly you have not experienced my genetic luck line... Yeah but the hornets would be gone! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,712 #27 Posted November 18 17 hours ago, kpinnc said: Clearly you have not experienced my genetic luck line... I have never started a fire I couldn't put out. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 312-8 280 #28 Posted November 18 On 11/16/2025 at 10:41 PM, kpinnc said: Found this Saturday. My hat is there for size reference. Bald faced hornets. Any suggestions how to rid this place of these things? Ran into one of those literally last summer. Was in a low lilac branch and when I was doing the edging with the push mower. It was the fastest I moved since my surgery back in March of last year. They got me three times, had a mild allergic reaction. RAID wasp spray fixed them that evening. My souvenir… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,387 #29 Posted November 18 On 11/17/2025 at 8:02 AM, Horsin'round said: If you were a bit farther north, I would recommend my neighbor, the hornet king. I used the shop vac on a yellow jacket nest under my siding. Propped up the "intake" at the entrance/exit hole, turned it on. 2 days later, gone with a vac full of hornets! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,947 #30 Posted 4 hours ago Well, something beat me to it. I found it this morning. If it had been bees I would think bear. Who eats hornets? Wish I'd put a camera on it... Oh well, it's down. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Chips 279 #31 Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Last year, hornets built a nest against one of our garage windows, which provided a direct view into their nest. I left it up for a while, since it was interesting to watch what was going on inside. For some reason they abandoned the nest. Maybe they wanted more privacy or they heard me talking about spraying it. Outside: Inside: When the nest was there, I couldn't open the window, but since those pictures were taken, I installed new putty around the glass and made up some screens, so there won't be any more hornet nests against the glass. Edited 4 hours ago by Blue Chips 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,959 #32 Posted 3 hours ago 56 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Who eats hornets? It ain't me!! From the webs: "Birds: Woodpeckers: They are known to raid hornet nests for the larvae. Summer Tanagers: These birds catch hornets in midair and smash them against tree branches. Other birds: Animals like starlings, magpies, and blue jays also eat hornet larvae, especially in the fall. Mammals: Skunks: They are known to dig up and consume wasp nests, even very large ones. Bears: These large animals will tear open nests to get at the larvae. Raccoons and badgers: These mammals will also raid nests for the protein-rich larvae. Wolverines: These animals are also known to eat wasp larvae from nests. Weasels and rats: These smaller mammals also prey on hornet larvae". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,947 #33 Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, ebinmaine said: Mammals My wife wants to adopt a bleeping possum, therefore she has proclaimed that this was the work of one of her "well fed" opossum... I told her if she can provide video proof that this was the case, she can get her a possum. I'm thinking I'm sleeping alone tonight. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 43,334 #34 Posted 2 hours ago Now I understand why they are so mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 8,250 #35 Posted 1 hour ago We had two nests about the same size come out of the trees this fall. One out of a maple tree about 20 feet up, and the second out of an oak about 15 feet up. Both uninhabited. Got an intact one hanging in the basement, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
