Saturday I was walking around the corner of the house and spotted a hornets nest that was about the size of a gallon milk jug. There were several bees swarming around it, so I thought I had better back away from it for the day. I know from experience that the best time to kill hornets is after dark.
The wife, daughter, and I got in the car to go pick up a few things from the store. A brand new can of Raid Hornet spray was at the top of my list. At $5 a can the stuff definitely isn’t cheap, but it kills the little bastards on contact.
The hole was in the side of the nest, and I knew that all I had to do was spray the Raid into the hole. The bees would not be able to escape, and I would have very little risk of getting stung. So, I waited until dark, and then the massacre began. I used the whole can on the nest, and not a single bee escaped out of the hole.
Sunday morning I went out to examine the fallout. (I should have took some pics of the nest before I tore it down, but I forgot. :))
Here is about half of the nest laying on the ground after I ripped it from the eve:(click photos to enlarge)
A little closer:
Here is part of the comb. You can see one of the little bastards getting ready to emerge (off center to the right:)
One more photo of what they died trying to protect:
I dug around in the mess looking for the queen, the whole time thinking that she would be about twice the size of the other hornets. I never did find any one single bee that was considerably larger than the rest of them. I don’t know if I just overlooked her, or if she somehow managed to escape. I wasn’t very thorough in my search, so it’s very likely I just missed her. There is something about poking around in a pile of 100 or so bees that gives me the willies, no matter if they are dead or not.
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Eww… that picture is real gross. I hate hornets by the way. The sting could always have a chance to kill. Lucky there are no hornets in my area. Lolx.
Anyway great post!!
Way ta go!
Could have been a lot worse. At least you had some spray to work with. And yes, hornets are definitely a bitch. But they do serve a purpose.
Shine on,
aARON
Btw, hey buddy!
I know this is quite off topic, but I finally published a Blogroll…and included you in it. I used “The WVb” as the anchor text, so let me know if you prefer something different.
Shine on,
Aaron
They can serve all the purpose they want…as long as it is 100+ feet away from my house.
Actually, I would like for the anchor text to be West Virginia. Thanks!