No shit! What lunatic would think they can handle something like that without proper equipment?
We wanted to warn the public not to disturb them themselves, but get a professional,” Mr. Ray said. “We had three people who were seriously injured in 2006.”
No shit! What lunatic would think they can handle something like that without proper equipment?
Put out a bowl of apple juice, a shallow big wide one. Toss in some vinegar so the honeybees don't take the bait, but the hornets and wasps still will. Then pop in just a bit of dish soap so the...
Put out a bowl of apple juice, a shallow big wide one. Toss in some vinegar so the honeybees don't take the bait, but the hornets and wasps still will. Then pop in just a bit of dish soap so the surface tension is gone. Come back the next day, empty a bowl of a couple thousand drowned wasps, repeat until no more bees show up in the bowl.
You can empty the hive without having to attack it. These pests are dangerous, but they are dumb as hell. Just use their own programming to cheat them into drowning themselves.
If you're going to fuck around with a hive, do it on a cold day so they are sluggish, the colder the better. Bring a tennis racket or similar, a can of that nerve-agent level raid (and empty it all on the hive, not just a few spurts), wear some thick clothing and a hat. You're going to be fine unless you are allergic. You could also get a suit, they aren't that expensive.
All that said, I'd nope right the fuck out of tangling with a hive that size. Beachball size is my limit, unless it's underground, then it's just a gallon of gas into the hole at night followed by a match. I do love watching the ground rise two feet followed by a volcano of flaming bees.
A friend of mine just found a nest of japanese wasps behind his house - the ones with the 3 inch wingspan. These ones send you to the ER for one sting, and they spit venom too. Not liking this climate shift quite so much. Warmer weather means new invasive species. Those have never been around here before, even called it in to DEC to make sure they knew. Opening my shed to find a nest of those things on a hot summer day is right at the top of my list of nightmares.
Well, it could take weeks for that many. :P I wonder what the cutoff point would be for apple juice cost vs the exterminator's bill. I think most states pay for this stuff if you call your local...
Well, it could take weeks for that many. :P I wonder what the cutoff point would be for apple juice cost vs the exterminator's bill. I think most states pay for this stuff if you call your local agency, when it's this big it's an environmental issue. I know NY will cover the extermination cost if they are trying to control that species.
No shit! What lunatic would think they can handle something like that without proper equipment?
Put out a bowl of apple juice, a shallow big wide one. Toss in some vinegar so the honeybees don't take the bait, but the hornets and wasps still will. Then pop in just a bit of dish soap so the surface tension is gone. Come back the next day, empty a bowl of a couple thousand drowned wasps, repeat until no more bees show up in the bowl.
You can empty the hive without having to attack it. These pests are dangerous, but they are dumb as hell. Just use their own programming to cheat them into drowning themselves.
If you're going to fuck around with a hive, do it on a cold day so they are sluggish, the colder the better. Bring a tennis racket or similar, a can of that nerve-agent level raid (and empty it all on the hive, not just a few spurts), wear some thick clothing and a hat. You're going to be fine unless you are allergic. You could also get a suit, they aren't that expensive.
All that said, I'd nope right the fuck out of tangling with a hive that size. Beachball size is my limit, unless it's underground, then it's just a gallon of gas into the hole at night followed by a match. I do love watching the ground rise two feet followed by a volcano of flaming bees.
A friend of mine just found a nest of japanese wasps behind his house - the ones with the 3 inch wingspan. These ones send you to the ER for one sting, and they spit venom too. Not liking this climate shift quite so much. Warmer weather means new invasive species. Those have never been around here before, even called it in to DEC to make sure they knew. Opening my shed to find a nest of those things on a hot summer day is right at the top of my list of nightmares.
Well, it could take weeks for that many. :P I wonder what the cutoff point would be for apple juice cost vs the exterminator's bill. I think most states pay for this stuff if you call your local agency, when it's this big it's an environmental issue. I know NY will cover the extermination cost if they are trying to control that species.