On Jul 11, 12:16 am, zootal wrote:
Gini wrote:
"zootal" wrote
I have discovered a bald faced hornet nest in my garden. It is about the
size of a softball so far, but growing. My daughter has already bee stung
by one of them. I'll tolerate paper wasps and honey bees and mud daubers,
but these things have to go. How can I get rid of them without getting all
stung up. Can I just hit them with horner spray after dark? Or will they be
active enough to come after me even after dark?
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I sprayed/saturated a large--no, huge--nest after dark and none came after
me.
I was standing as far away as I could get and close to my back door. I had
already
been attacked by this swarm and wasn't taking any chances. Next day there
was no
movement from the hive. They were done.

Ahh, good. I know wasps are not usually active after dark, but I've
never taken on a yellow jacket or bald faced hornet nest before. I think
they are more active when it's hot, I wonder if I should wait until the
weather cools? It's 100 today and tomorrow but expected to cool down
soon. This particular nest is 4' above the surface of an above ground
pool, which is right next to the garden. I'm not sure if I can spray it
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I spray them anytime I see them which is when it is light. Wasp/
hornet spray knocks them down immediately and I've never had a nest
empty out and come after me. A good shot of spray in nest opening
will probably kill whole colony and you can remove the next day.
Frank