Bedroom Full Of Fcuking Euro Hornets !!!

[sussex 5,777]

Got home late this evening to the wife telling me she zapped a couple of hornets in the bedroom , no problem I'll have a look round the Barn in the morning ..end up going to bed knackered only to hear another one ...big b*****d .. zapped him then I notice one come out a tiny crack high up in the eaves ..ladder, gipper and give it a blast in the hole ...FCUK ME ..the bedroom is full of them , I've vacated our room for the night after emptying the tin of gipper at them ..last count I could see 40+ dead or dying ..tomorrow morning I'm going all out on the big fcukers ..

Certainly don't fancy getting stung by one that's for sure ..

[forest of dean redneck 11,699]

Bloody hell,Today i found one dead in a container that had filled with rain water .

Wouldn't want to deal with 40 live ones.

[walshie 2,804]

That's probably my worst nightmare. Hope you get them sorted.

[sussex 5,777]

Some of the slain !!

[Torquemada 288]

They look like regular wasps.

[sussex 5,777]

They look like regular wasps.

No mate each one is an inch long

They look like regular wasps.

Just fished this one out the bin ,flat its over an inch long , there were some bigger ones as well ..European hornet , had them checked to make sure they wasn't Asian hornets which are notifiable ...gave the nest another spray this morning , looks like there all dead ..

[forest of dean redneck 11,699]

They look like regular wasps.

You must have some big wasps round your way .

[EternalHunt 0]

Yikes!

 

I've dealt with those pesky hornets in the past.

 

I'd set up a pest repellent ASAP.

 

Here's a review of one I use: http://lastminutegarden.com/2017/08/15/neatmaster-ultrasonic-pest-repellent-review/.

[Torquemada 288]

Aye, that last one is a hornet right enough.

[beamish78 142]

European Hornets.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

So far, this quiet season, amongst numerous Wasp nests, both Common and German (European ) we have also treated over 30 Hornets nests....

 

As a type, Hornets usually act pretty dumbly, compared to the far larger colonies of Wasps,...sometimes, I feel bad about destroying them...

Unfortunately, it is, what it is, and in the Pest Control game,.. you have to do it, or someone else will...

However,.., if left well alone, Hornets do not cause the same problems as Wasps,..well, unless they come through the ceiling, then, I will admit, it is emotional,

Edited August 24, 2017 by Phil Lloyd

[sussex 5,777]

So far, this quiet season, amongst numerous Wasp nests, both Common and German (European ) we have also treated over 30 Hornets nests....

 

As a type, Hornets usually act pretty dumbly, compared to the far larger colonies of Wasps,...sometimes, I feel bad about destroying them...

Unfortunately, it is, what it is, and in the Pest Control game,.. you have to do it, or someone else will...

However,.., if left well alone, Hornets do not cause the same problems as Wasps,..well, unless they come through the ceiling, then, I will admit, it is emotional,

Phil , I picked up about 90 inside and there was about the same outside under the window , is that average sort of size ?

And to be fair I wasn't hanging about to see if they were friendly , ?

[Torquemada 288]

I've got the Asian Hornet app on my phone where you can record any sightings, it also asks you to record European Hornet nests/numbers. I think around 200 is the normal amount...

[Cliff Ray 185]

Well I guess that will all have to leave soon, once Brexit is finalised

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

 

 

Phil , I picked up about 90 inside and there was about the same outside under the window , is that average sort of size ?

And to be fair I wasn't hanging about to see if they were friendly ,

 

 

Some colonies of Hornets have a fair old population, but on the whole, the average nest is seldom massive...

If there is no more traffic in and out of the nest entrance, then the job is complete, finished, kaput...

Well done, but remember us poor old Pesters,... please don't make a habit of it...

Edited August 24, 2017 by Phil Lloyd