[Acura604]

Suggestions? Cuz this thing is huge. EDIT: wasp nest actually..not hornets lol.

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9885/xr5e.jpg
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[!Aznboi128]

call a professional.... you don't want to deal with the after-effects

[MindBomber]

Yes - attack it with a pressure washer, this is absolutely the best approach.

Please, film the proceedings and post them on RS.

[CRS]

I had one of those in a tree near my house. It was really hard to get down so I'm not sure a pressure washer would even do the trick.

Regardless, I ended up getting it down by cutting the branch down and then zippo fluid and fire. Lots of it.

It's just unfortunate that I didn't film it.

[rJZx]

Just slash it with a knife and wear something to protect your eyes :drunk:

[Lomac]

If you want to tackle it yourself, buy some of the foam hornet/wasp spray and wait until night time before attacking it. I do it all the time.

[gdoh]

what ever you do make sure to film it for educational purposes =]

[racerman88]

can't remember which store it is, but I remember seeing Raid on sale in a flyer for this week.
The pressure washer will only piss them off. Raid will at least stun them

[Acura604]

I dunno. I got 10ft on this nest with my pressure washer.

Will attempt tonight. Stay tuned for news1130 breaking news "man dies after being stung 100 times"
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[Not really racist!]

better video record the whole thing

... kiLl it with FIRE!!!!

[Prolowtone]

hope you dont go through with the pressure washer but at the same time i kinda like where this idea is going.....:nicethread:

[Acura604]

Aggravating them to check their numbers:

Wasp Nest outside my window - YouTube
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[dinosaur]

17791

[Not really racist!]

please stay safe OP

[nabs]

This happened with someone else on RS before where the nest was in his shed, and he killed it with fire. it was amazing and he filmed it for all of us as well..

Can you do the same plz.

[Acura604]

Done but I was under attack and you'll notice me waving my
pressure washer wand around to fight them off. I'm sure I got stung once or twice.

I hit it at full blast as u can see it was partially destroyed.

But there was this honeycomb like structure attached to my house. Looked crazy.

Wasp Nest Attack - YouTube

Here, the attachment finally gets blown apart.
Wasp nest attack 2 - YouTube

After the victory they returned looking for
their destroyed base of operations. A few buzz around looking to salvage their outpost.

Wasp nest attack finale - YouTube
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Pic of their destroyed honeycomb headquarters.
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7281/ktor.jpg

[finbar]

The wasp grubs make excellent fish bait.
Keep them in the freezer.

[SoNaRWaVe]

damn, late to the party. i was hoping this!

Army sent flame thrower to destroy huge wasp nest - YouTube

[Zedbra]

Brave man to go in with a pressure washer. Poison or fire would have been my preferred method

[GLOW]

at the end OP must be feelin' like....zerg has been defeated...

http://i1.17173.itc.cn/2009/game/2009/05/06/20090506163120917.jpg

[Acura604]

Holy Christ... Did a recon mission today ..looks like they are already making
a new one - probably a new and improved death star!!

..looks like poison is my next weapon.

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8330/fl1l.jpg
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EDIT: operation 'death & destruction' scheduled for July 15. video to follow.

http://hi.atgimg.com/img/p400/15130/065797306506_ca.jpg

[DragonChi]

Didn't last year some RS'r scoped up a whole hive and set it on fire at a school?

[604STIG]

Let them rebuild, then trial by fire. Don't forget to record.

[MR_BIGGS]

This thread delivers.

[BossFrancis]

Didn't last year some RS'r scoped up a whole hive and set it on fire at a school?

http://www.revscene.net/forums/671041-bee-hive-surprise-9.html#post7998137

Vid doesn't work :okay:

[AW607]

Tempted to sub :joy:

[ForeverYours]

:Popcorn

Can't wait to see video for round 2

[XplicitLuder]

op =:bowrofl::eekthumb::bowdown::bowdown:

[LsquareD]

i love these threads

[AzNightmare]

:lawl: Epic, and this OP delivers quick.
Unlike the OP in the other thread who "beat around the bush" and took a whole month. :lol

[Soundy]

Awesome summertime thread. Would read again.

[tiger_handheld]

it's go time.. waiting for OP to deliver.

on topic - how do you keep them from coming back? and what are the consequences of having them around besides getting stung? do they cause structural damage?

[Acura604]

Ok so as per instructions on the can... Spray the shit out of the nest and let
it sit for 24-48 hrs before destroying the hive. They were dropping dead pretty fast
while I was spraying.

EDIT: Damnit, got caught up in this so much that I keep forgetting to change camera angle to wide.

Initial recon before attack
Wasp Nest 2 - recon - YouTube

ATTACK! Leave no prisoners! look at them drop dead fast!
Wasp Nest 2: The Assault - YouTube
Wasp nest 2 final blast - YouTube

I'll check tomorrow to see extent of death.

Pic of nest saturated in the poison with dead wasps
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1866/keqi.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4560/n1hk.jpg

There are a few buzzing around but their HQ
has been nuked from low orbit so we will see
what happens tomorrow.
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[Zedbra]

That stuff works well. I remember when I went to buy it, the guy at Home Depot was trying to sell me a different spray that you stick a hose into the nest and then spray....ya...I took that stuff you have that shoots 10' instead.

[Matlock]

Haha, these videos remind me of some FPS like doom.
Good job.

[k2damax]

LOLOL this thread is awesome. I remember when there was a wasp nest building on my balcony my dad took a torch to burn the nest and poison at night for insurance and they never came back.

[J.C]

i hope they rebuild again just so i can see what you do next lol
very entertaining

[Gerbs]

If they rebuild again, please detach the nest and burn it.




don't forget to film it!

[SkinnyPupp]

OP....

http://i.imgur.com/9okG6.gif

Delivers!

[Acura604]

checked the site at 7:45am... no signs of life.. except one bee buzzing around probably looking for his brothers. I think tonight i'll do the final pressure wash cleanse and get that 'thing' off the house....but I suspect some hidden activity in/ or near the paneling...I have a feeling they will be back.

I also noticed they were going into the metal water meter... like they were collecting material from there to build that nest.. so I blocked off the small rectangular hole with a rock... there were 6-7 walking around the rock trying to figure out how to get in.

[SkinnyPupp]

You are probably preventing anything from living within 10 yards of that area for the next 15 years, so I wouldn't worry too much about it :lawl:

[ForeverYours]

"Time to die motherfuckers"

:awwyeah:

[Gumby]

Wow didn't realize that spray could shoot so far! But it makes sense - you wouldn't want to get up close to the bugs before pissing/killing them off...

[Acura604]

Mission successful. Pressure washed the remainder of the
dead hive leaving no trace.

Will they come back ? Who knows. ...

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/7439/i84h.jpg
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[tiger_handheld]

"Time to die motherfuckers"

:awwyeah:


I like at the very he goes " Jesus Christ " when one tries to show who's boss.. It was probably the platoon leader at the very end.

[Mrtemp]

Nice dood! I didn't realize the spray shot that far either! I had a small one on my patio earlier this year, and I used my paintball gun to get rid of it. My dog likes to relax out there so I didn't want to use poison.

[GLOW]

Mission successful. Pressure washed the remainder of the
dead hive leaving no trace.


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JJl5wsGpcvA/RsB_oPtUV6I/AAAAAAAAALg/2sqQAisRUsc/s320/terran_victory.JPG

[Soundy]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/269255_623190361031142_43916569_n.jpg

[Lomac]

Uh oh...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/lomac/DSC02062_zps0484417c.jpg

Too high up to reach with spray or a pressure washer, and it's too dry out to use fire. lol

[Jmac]

That stuff works well. I remember when I went to buy it, the guy at Home Depot was trying to sell me a different spray that you stick a hose into the nest and then spray....ya...I took that stuff you have that shoots 10' instead. Well, we generally use Long Shot and follow it up with Killer (short range foam, purple spray can) at work. Long Shot by itself is more of a short-term solution.

[sleepywheel]

Uh oh...

Too high up to reach with spray or a pressure washer, and it's too dry out to use fire. lol

Wonder what would happen if you hung up one of those fake nests that Canadian Tire sells. Wasps are territorial and the fake nest is supposed to keep them away. Maybe its only short term but fill one up with the wasp killing foam and see if they'll attack it. That would be fun to watch, but not as fun as how Acura604 does it.

[xilley]

why is it that after reading this thread, it makes me wish I had a few nests thriving in my yard.. :pokerface:

[Euro7r]

Uh oh...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/lomac/DSC02062_zps0484417c.jpg

Too high up to reach with spray or a pressure washer, and it's too dry out to use fire. lol

Ask Acura604 to deal with this :fullofwin:

[Fuhrër-Z]

Uh oh...

Too high up to reach with spray or a pressure washer, and it's too dry out to use fire. lol

The saga continues.

[Soundy]

Knock it down with a long stick, then the pressure washer will reach!

[Acura604]

guess it coulda been worse....


Killer hornets sting at least 19 people to death in China - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/27/world/asia/china-asian-hornet-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t3)

Hong Kong (CNN) -- At least 19 people have been stung to death by hornets -- which may include the world's largest hornet species Vespa mandarinia -- in China's central Shaanxi province in the last three months, according to the city government of Ankang, the apparent epicenter of a recent spate of fatalities and injuries.

A total of 583 people in the area have been stung by hornets since July 1, say city officials. Seventy victims are still recovering in hospitals.

Chen Changlin was hospitalized after being attacked by hornets, while harvesting rice last week.

"I ran and shouted for help, but the hornets chased me about 200 meters, and stung me for more than 3 minutes," he recounted to the state-run China Youth Daily.

Chen said hornets had first swarmed a woman and child working nearby, who then ran towards him. Both later died from the hornets' toxins.

"The more you run, the more they want to chase you," said another victim, whose kidneys were ravaged by the venom. When he was admitted to the hospital, his urine was the color of soy sauce, according to local reports.

Earlier this month, 30 people -- including 23 primary school children aged between six and eight years -- were injured in a hornet attack in Guangxi province, south of Shaanxi. Their teacher, Li Zhiqiang, told his students to hide under tables as he tried to drive away the insects before he lost consciousness. The school's headmaster told local media that most of the injured suffered stings to their heads, necks, hands and feet.

Nearly 60 students and teachers were injured in a separate incident in the province at the start of the month, according to state media.

Experts say a number of reasons may have contributed to the apparent increase in hornet activity, including the region's recent hot, dry weather, land development and hornet sensitivity to the smell of people.

The Asian killer hornet, which is suspected in these incidents, are formidable, carnivorous killers, according to the non-profit Honeybee Conservancy. The species feed their young with the larvae of other insects and use their talons and mandibles to sever the limbs and heads of their prey. The hornet's venom sting is a neurotoxin so powerful that it dissolves human tissue, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

This week's latest incidents spurred the Ankang city government to hold an emergency video call addressing local concerns. Vice Mayor Lu Qi said he would increase investment in regional hornet control. Mayor Xu Qifang added the city would establish a 24-hour emergency hornet response team.

[Soundy]

^They shoulda had pressure washers!

[cruz-in]

Man vs. Wasp - Man (&Fire) Wins - YouTube

[xilley]

these guys seems quite immature.. especially the one with glasses that "geared" up.

[Spidey]

OP, that's a hornet's nest not a wasp's nest lol.... I would have loved to be there to destroy that thing.. I remember when I helped a buddy destroy a massive wasp hive in his garage... it was literally the size of a tire, in his shed. good times with hornet killer, brake cleaner, and multiple bug zappers hahahah.

but those things started rebuilding FAST! if they come up, let me know! I want in!

oh and those aren't honeycombs as only bees make honey.... :).. those things are fucking pods that you will see larvae and the baby hornets

[Acura604]

er...there was ANOTHER attack recently ...but check out the Queens: (holy crap.. if 10 attack 1 human...that human is dead... we are sinking in the food chain!)

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/world/asia/hornet-attack-china/



http://31.media.tumblr.com/1f52a01e8ff66d0862248addab327492/tumblr_mu05feBt5i1qz581wo1_400.jpg

[Spidey]

er...there was ANOTHER attack recently ...but check out the Queens: (holy crap.. if 10 attack 1 human...that human is dead... we are sinking in the food chain!)

Deadly hornets kill 42 people in China, injure over 1,500 - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/world/asia/hornet-attack-china/)



http://31.media.tumblr.com/1f52a01e8ff66d0862248addab327492/tumblr_mu05feBt5i1qz581wo1_400.jpg

lol, no wonder the nightmarket/honger bug zappers are way more powerful than NA retail ones

[Lomac]

er...there was ANOTHER attack recently ...but check out the Queens: (holy crap.. if 10 attack 1 human...that human is dead... we are sinking in the food chain!)

Deadly hornets kill 42 people in China, injure over 1,500 - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/world/asia/hornet-attack-china/)



http://31.media.tumblr.com/1f52a01e8ff66d0862248addab327492/tumblr_mu05feBt5i1qz581wo1_400.jpg

wtf!

Please tell me that's not real...

[dlo]

yeah those are japanese killer wasps.. creepy

[finbar]

As seen in the US (http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/07/deadly-asian-giant-hornet-spotted-in-arlington-heights-not-cicada-killer-wasp/)

[Expresso]

Does anyone have referrals for some pros? I believe I have a nest inside my house I think. They disappear into the soffit so in the attic possibly? Finding dead bodies inside the house as well.

[BrRsn]

^ yep definitely a nest


If you can live with it until its winter, just take care of it then -- it doesn't make sense to fuck around with a wasp nest unless you have to. We bought a house in ~August and it had a ton of wasps and a wasp nest behind the front stone fascia. In November all I did was spray it down with some bug killer + seal all the entrances they were using to their nest with expanding foam :fullofwin:

come at me wasps (not really tho, pls)

[underscore]

I have some of these fuckers starting to build in a pile of dirt in my yard if you can believe it, what's the best brand of foam to kill them? They seem to like any panel gaps in the cars too, I think I need to buy some of those fake nests.

And how the hell do they get so big before you guys notice them?

[Lomac]

Fake nests usually don't work, I've noticed. Best proactive approach is to always keep an eye out during spring time for gaps in panels around the house and either seal them up or place fine wire mesh over it. Anything outside can be taken care of once the sun has gone down and they're usually sleeping.

As for cars, just keep driving them. If the vehicle constantly appear and disappear when they're attempting to build a nest, chances are they'll just start looking for a more suitable location.

I hate the ones that build nests in the dirt, though. Especially since if you're unaware of the nest and you go to mow the lawn... Got stung a ton of times last summer because of those damn underground nests.

[underscore]

A bit tricky when the car is broken, and there's only one of me to drive 3 cars haha.

I never knew about the underground shit until today. It's just a little pile of dirt left over from digging out for your patio. I go to finish up the patio today after taking a break for a few days and as soon as I started tapping the stone with a mallet the fuckers are everywhere. They calmed down pretty quickly though so I beat a hasty retreat.

[Lomac]

If they're simply coming in through the panel gaps or grill, just use some painters tape to seal it up. If they're coming in through underneath, then you'll have to find another solution.

[Inaii]

Does anyone know how to prevent them from re-making their nest in a dryer outlet? I don't want to have to do laundry every day... that shit gets expensive =/ I thought about clipping chicken wire to the outside, but not sure if they can still get through/dryer exhaust can get through

[320icar]

you guys might not believe this, but a few weeks ago in the richmond costco parking lot, there was an actual SWARM that was blown around in the wind. and when i mean swarm, i mean this.

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs47/i/2009/170/6/5/Wasps_Swarm_Download_Festival_by_scottish_clown.jp g

ive never seen it before, and they were only around for maybe 40-60 seconds before the gusts of wind blew them all away. i thought i was seeing things until my mom let out a scream, and i saw a shit tonne of other people sprinting to their cars.

pretty huge adrenaline rush to jump inside the protection of a corolla. too many stories of hikers or wtv being stung to death :P

[underscore]

Does anyone know how to prevent them from re-making their nest in a dryer outlet? I don't want to have to do laundry every day... that shit gets expensive =/ I thought about clipping chicken wire to the outside, but not sure if they can still get through/dryer exhaust can get through

Get some kind of mesh, not too fine or it'll clog up with lint. I thought dryer outlets came with mesh on them?

[Inaii]

For whatever reason ours don't (the ones on the outside of the building). They're just plastic "hoods". I'll check home depot on the weekend.

[underscore]

Alright I'm about to go spray the bastards in my dirt pile, I also picked up a couple fake nests to string up because they've worked around here before. $8 for a pair at CT you can't go wrong.

[Inaii]

Good luck!

[604STIG]

Alright I'm about to go spray the bastards in my dirt pile, I also picked up a couple fake nests to string up because they've worked around here before. $8 for a pair at CT you can't go wrong.

Attack them with fire and record it for all of revscene to revel in your glory and triumph.:fullofwin:

[underscore]

Fire wouldn't work since they're in dirt. Plus my back grass hasn't been mowed or watered all year due to the work we've been doing to I can almost guarantee I'd start a grass fire which would burn down my house.

I did unload almost the entire can of spray into their front door though, I kept a bit to spray in this evening.

[GLOW]

Alright I'm about to go spray the bastards in my dirt pile, I also picked up a couple fake nests to string up because they've worked around here before. $8 for a pair at CT you can't go wrong.

I used a brown paper bag on my deck. Worked before

[Acura604]

KILL IT WITH FIRE THEY SAID....


Man nearly burns down house when he tries to kill a spider ... with lighter and spray paint (http://www.theprovince.com/news/oddities/nearly+burns+down+house+when+tries+kill+spider+wit h+lighter/10034647/story.html)

[Soundy]

Epic thread revival!

[dr.funk]

They are coming in and out of a little hole under my gutter... What should I do ???

What to do RS - YouTube

[GLOW]

i'd say what the pest control company told me when i had a similar issue:

is it near a window/door or affecting your safety?

if not leave it be. around october they'll go away and they won't nest in the same spot again next year.

worked for me

OR...
fuck it, kill it with fire! :devil::ilied: :troll:

[dr.funk]

honestly i really wanna see them fucker suffer. I might go and buy the foam spray and seal the hole to the hive

[underscore]

I've sprayed three nests this year, the big one in the pile of dirt, one in the fender of my RX7 (pretty small but caught me off guard) and one in my fence (also small). Piss off wasps!

[saveth]

honestly i really wanna see them fucker suffer. I might go and buy the foam spray and seal the hole to the hive

Make sure you kill them all before sealing the hole with foam. If you use foam before they're dead, they will make a way through the foam and then you will have a hell of a time trying to kill them.

[Soundy]

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