Bald faced Hornets...

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Bald faced Hornets...

Reply #15 – July 03, 2009, 06:01:23 PM

I really like how I had a hornets nest and a paper wasp nest hanging from my back door this spring. Nothing like ducking as you leave the house! I found that just about any solvent stuff works as good as the killer they sell - WD40, Liquid Wrench, that agent orange stuff - all those thin oils get absorbed into their porous bodies and kill them almost instantly.

Speaking of bees and motorcycles, I got a bumble bee in my eye at 40 MPH once. Holy ! I almost lost my eye. Now I know why glasses are required even though helmets are not.

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Reply #16 – July 03, 2009, 08:19:14 PM

I used my torch. We have alot out here. They attach to every thing. At work they really like our pedistals. I bring my torch with me even if its just gonna be a small thing.

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Reply #17 – July 03, 2009, 10:07:24 PM

yeah, every time we go junkyarding, I carry spray, and I hold and aim the can before I open any doors hoods etc. My brother made fun of me till the first big one we found, then he was singing a different tune. lol

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Reply #18 – July 04, 2009, 12:22:28 AM

when i was around 6 or 7 years old i use to ride my bike naked down the ditch and got hit by a nest of them hornets . now i just call all bees the spuppies of satin . i hate them basterds . and i was also in a comma for a week after getting stung by more then 150 wasp. did i mention i hate bees .

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Reply #19 – July 04, 2009, 12:34:29 AM

yep, anything that flies near me, without being identified as not being of the stinging or biting kind, is assumed to be a hornet untill I find out different. Its kinda sad, I can stand nose to nose with beligerant drunks, bigger than me, ready to throw down and get them out of the bar by any means necessary, but one unidentified flying insect buzzes me and I turn back into a little kid running for his life. lol

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Reply #20 – July 06, 2009, 10:19:09 AM

I hate bees also. I agree with above, make sure you have that epi pen with you. I really could save your life.

BTW mud dobbers dont sting or bite.

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Reply #21 – July 06, 2009, 10:54:31 AM

Quote from: mcb82gt;281153

I hate bees also. I agree with above, make sure you have that epi pen with you. I really could save your life.

BTW mud dobbers dont sting or bite.

lol they still look too much like a wasp to be trusted. lol

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Reply #22 – August 30, 2009, 02:43:20 PM

just had a run in with a pack of yellow jackets. im guessing 6-8 of the s, but they came at me after i passed so i didnt get to count em before they started stinging.
i got 4, but not w/o incident. 8 stings on my legs.....

as soon as things settle down a bit out there, im heading to the shed with the brake clean. im pretty sure thats where they are.

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Reply #23 – August 30, 2009, 09:54:39 PM

Kerosene down the hole, wait 5 minutes, and throw a match in it! lol

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Reply #24 – August 31, 2009, 07:47:39 AM

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Kerosene down the hole, wait 5 minutes, and throw a match in it! lol

My cousin did this once, but with gasoline...

a lot of gasoline...

ever see the movie The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston?

Remember the pillar of fire in the desert?

Yeah, that's what his mom's garden looked like for about 5 minutes!

And the best part? After the fire went out, the bees were still there and doing fine!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

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Reply #25 – August 31, 2009, 05:44:34 PM

I saw one bald faced hornet today when I was washing the car. I'd never seen one before. Holy hell are they big insects. I didn't mess with it :hick:

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Reply #26 – August 31, 2009, 06:48:04 PM

Now here is a hornet!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

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Reply #27 – September 01, 2009, 01:52:09 AM

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Now here is a hornet!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

Sort of...that's a Cicada Killer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cicada_killer

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Reply #28 – September 01, 2009, 01:55:17 AM

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I saw one bald faced hornet today when I was washing the car. I'd never seen one before. Holy hell are they big insects. I didn't mess with it :hick:

From what I've read, away from their nest, they're actually somewhat docile, but I wouldn't take a chance, myself.

What's kinda strange is, from a short distance, a swarm of them resembles a small flock of birds.

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Reply #29 – September 01, 2009, 02:14:12 AM

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From what I've read, away from their nest, they're actually somewhat docile, but I wouldn't take a chance, myself.

What's kinda strange is, from a short distance, a swarm of them resembles a small flock of birds.

Thats actually true, away from there nest they had no instint to attack. Being as there is nothing to really defend. The only thing you have to worry about is if you try to squish it.

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I hate bees also. I agree with above, make sure you have that epi pen with you. I really could save your life.

BTW mud dobbers dont sting or bite.

Mud dobbers can sting but only the females. Nine times out of ten you will only seen a male which lacks a stinger since its a modified ovipositor(egg laying organ). Males will sometimes attack as they are highly terratorial. But all they really do is fly at your face or try and pull your hair. Anything that might annoy you enough to leave.

I agree 100% with the epi pen thing if you are allergic to them. Personally I have nothing against any kind of insect. I love honeybees and have a blast working with them. Honetly its one of the most releaxing things for me. Even though there are around 10,000 bees fly around you :p.

Peace,
Dan W.