Bees

[davitk]

OK so I'm out in the yard this afternoon and see my daughter throwing a frisbee at the crab apple tree Upon cross examination it turns out she was trying to knock this bees' nest down.


It wasn't there two months ago when I pruned the tree, now it's as big as a basketball. What are they and how do I get rid of it?!!!

 

[woodchuckie]

It's called a hornet's nest around here.
Go back at night when they are sleeping wearing long pants, long shirt, gloves and hat. Locate the hole where they enter. You may can do this by watching during the day. Empty an entire can of the 20' wasp and hornet spray in the hole and go back in the house. After you're sure they're dead you can keep the nest for a keepsake.

 

[Ken]

Venture to say this is a paper wasp nest and best to get some one that know how to remove. They get mean when the nest is disturbed. Be careful until identified.
Bees build in hole of trees for nests and several flying in and out.

ken

 

[ToadHill]

Yep!! thems hornets and they are nothing to mess with. Bees can only sting once and the loss of their stinger kills them. Hornets can sting many times, they don't loose the stinger when they sting.

If it were in my yard I'd call an exterminator, "The right tool for the right job."

 

[Pilot]

Hornets, not paper wasps, and as Toadhill said, very mean and aggressive if disturbed.

I had one last year, 3 feet from where I got in & out of my pickup and we had one this year under the peak of our roof.

Last year we called our exterminator to get rid of carpenter ants and he used the same poison on the hornet's nest, just to try it. 3 hours later, they were all dead, dead, dead. We got more ants this year, called him back & he took care of this year's nest, too.

If you try the can of hornet spray, use the foaming kind as it lasts longer (maybe 15 minutes?) & will kill hornets that weren't home when you sprayed. The non-foaming kind dissipates in a very short time.

 

[Lil_FarmerJim]

Looking at the picture they are technically called bald-faced hornets. But they aren't really hornets either, they are wasps. Bottom line, don't mess with them yourself, they will swarm and attack when provoked. Call an exterminator or someone that has the tools to deal with them.

Bald-faced hornet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Lil_FarmerJim]

Oh and you might want to call your local county extension or College/university. The entomology departments love those things and that one is a nice size for them to study.

(They might even remove it for free)

 

[Chuck52]

It's called a hornet's nest around here.
Go back at night when they are sleeping wearing long pants, long shirt, gloves and hat. Locate the hole where they enter. You may can do this by watching during the day. Empty an entire can of the 20' wasp and hornet spray in the hole and go back in the house. After you're sure they're dead you can keep the nest for a keepsake.

Dang! Imagine that! Hornets wear long pants, long shirts, gloves and hats to sleep! Whoda thunk it?


Chuck

 

[Lil_FarmerJim]

Dang! Imagine that! Hornets wear long pants, long shirts, gloves and hats to sleep! Whoda thunk it?


Chuck

Hey they get cold too ya know.

 

[kenstrac]

You guys are way off that's a pinata that someone hung out there.