Mudrig150 298 #1 Posted September 17, 2019 So we've had the skid loader for years now, and I've just found out how to use it. I know how to use it, and I know that the arms weigh like 200 pounds. You put them up and you become a rocking chair. I went to rescue 2 little baggers to try and unstick the motors to sell them, first one was fine, but when I got halfway down to our shed I quickly learned that there was a MASSIVE hornet's nest inside the second one. Of course, I lifted the arms and immediately the skid loader started tipping forward. Rocked backward and just about flipped the thing over. I did manage to get out unscathed, and I flipped the sweeper to find at least 50, maybe 60 hornets living in it. Thank god I wasn't on too big of a hill. The moral: Don't try to rescue sweepers, you'll almost flip your skid loader. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #2 Posted September 17, 2019 Hornets love me...... They follow me where ever I go and build their nests as close to my house, garage, barn , deck and patio as they can. They love to chase me from the house to the garage where I keep an entire years supply of wasp and hornet spray foam that shoots out 20 feet. I love to go on the attack with a spray can in each hand a RedSquare hat on my head and safety glasses. (I'm fully clothed as well of course....) So far I have won every battle of an on going hornet war.with no end in sight. I am currently looking at army surplus flame throwers on line.......... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,284 #3 Posted September 17, 2019 Mine were yellow jackets in a huge ground nest in ferns, but after getting stung twice and unloading four cans of spray into a huge nest with zero results I had to call in the big gun$. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,399 #4 Posted September 17, 2019 2 hours ago, DougC said: Hornets love me...... They follow me where ever I go and build their nests as close to my house, garage, barn , deck and patio as they can. They love to chase me from the house to the garage where I keep an entire years supply of wasp and hornet spray foam that shoots out 20 feet. I love to go on the attack with a spray can in each hand a RedSquare hat on my head and safety glasses. (I'm fully clothed as well of course....) So far I have won every battle of an on going hornet war.with no end in sight. I am currently looking at army surplus flame throwers on line.......... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,981 #5 Posted September 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Zeek said: Mine were yellow jackets in a huge ground nest in ferns, but after getting stung twice and unloading four cans of spray into a huge nest with zero results I had to call in the big gun$. Had a nest of yellow jackets in a hole in my yard a few years ago. Put the push mower over the hole and left it sit there 'till it ran out of gas. Problem solved... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,906 #6 Posted September 18, 2019 Napa 4700 Brake cleaner. Shoots them down quick. I got into a dogfight with wasps a few weeks ago. Reallcool watching them get hit and crash into the ground. I called it the Battle of Midway 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,406 #7 Posted September 18, 2019 1% Tempo dust does wonders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,284 #8 Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, roadapples said: Had a nest of yellow jackets in a hole in my yard a few years ago. Put the push mower over the hole and left it sit there 'till it ran out of gas. Problem solved... I would have tried anything . . . this nest was about 3' x 4'. At night I would hit it with spray and the whole area would hum. I also learned from the exterminator that they have multiple entrances, I guess like the wasp fire exit. He told me that when I said one night I was dowsing it with spray at the entrance and a couple of them came from another area and let me know they spotted me. I dropped the can and ran Edited September 19, 2019 by Zeek 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota8338 115 #9 Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) I have had my share of encounters will not only yellow jackets but also hornets, Being stung is usually the first indication a nest is anywhere nearby. Crossing a fence, mowing string trimming & just walking past have all produced encounters with both, but more often with the yellow jackets. Once the location is determined, returning at night with a liberal application of diesel, is usually sufficient to eliminate the little demons. Edited September 20, 2019 by Dakota8338 spelling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,332 #10 Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 2:56 PM, DougC said: Hornets love me...... They follow me where ever I go and build their nests as close to my house, garage, barn , deck and patio as they can. They love to chase me from the house to the garage where I keep an entire years supply of wasp and hornet spray foam that shoots out 20 feet. I love to go on the attack with a spray can in each hand a RedSquare hat on my head and safety glasses. (I'm fully clothed as well of course....) So far I have won every battle of an on going hornet war.with no end in sight. I am currently looking at army surplus flame throwers on line.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,332 #11 Posted September 23, 2019 We had some kind of European yellow jackets that got in the weep holes in the brick of the house two years ago. They made a huge nest that I found in the basement of one of our rooms. It took forever to get rid of them . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 1,431 #12 Posted September 24, 2019 Hornet control kit: + = Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
