Do I call 911 if I find a hornet's nest?
Are the bees on fire? Is their honey a hazardous material? Were they involved in a motor vehicle accident and need extrication?Are they having a heart attack or difficulty breathing? Have the bees fallen and can't get up? Are they bleeding profusely or is their blood sugar critically low?Did they rob a bank, assault someone, or are they speeding and flying erratically? Are they selling drugs or breaking into cars?If you can't answer yes to one or more of these questions, then no, you shouldn't call 9–1–1. Fire, EMS and Police handle the above kinds of calls, they do not handle hornet's nests. They are neither trained nor equipped to eliminate a hornet's nest.For that you need a pest control company. They have the appropriate protective clothing and equipment to quickly and safely eliminate a hornet's nest. Look for them on YP.com | The Real Yellow Pages or something like Angie's List.On the other hand, if you are allergic to bee stings and have just received multiple stings and are having trouble breathing, call 9–1–1 and we'll come and give you an Epi Pen and a ride to the hospital.
Can I use wasp and hornet killer to kill just one bee?
I work outside all day with two other girls, we're very very afraid of bees but there's a lot that like to pester us while we work. I bought a can of Hot Shot Wasp & Hornet Killer, it say's "Kills On Contact! Eliminates the Nest" but I read the directions on the back and it tells me to shoot the nest but it doesn't tell me if I can just shoot a bee. So I'm just wondering if I can just use it to kill one bee and if it will affect the areas near where we spray it. Thank you!
Is it safe to get rid of this hornet nest in winter?
We used to collect hornets nests here in Missouri during the winter, so you would be fine. We always just stuck some tape across the opening. The hornets are hybernating so won't be buzzing around or anything just tape up the hole wrap in a trash bag and dispose of, probably in a fire would be best. Be warned if you heat up the nest enough they will become active again, lol. I brought a nest in one winter and before I knew it I had 100+ groggy hornets all over my fireplace room.
When spraying a hornets nest at night how much caution should be taken?
no caution should be taken, run right in and poke them with a long pole, that should distract them pretty good, then spray them with honey, and they will eat themselves. cover yourself in feathers and squawk like a hawk. which is the natural predator for the hornet.
How do I get rid of hornets and wasps?
We use water with dishwashing soap disolved in it (3 parts water to 1 part dishwashing liquid). Stir but do not shake - you want a stream, not a froth when you spray it. Use a strong spray bottle (we use a Lysol Kitchen Cleaner bottle) for indoor use or pump type yard sprayer for hitting outdoor nests. You can get the pump sprayer at a yard or hardware store How it works: The soapy water coats their abdomen and prevents them from breathing through their spiracles. My husband does the ones outdoors - 'me' too chicken. LOL. But I get the ones that get indoors. We had tons of them in the summer the first few years we lived here because they were building nests in the attic and finding their way directly from there to inside the house. At the time, our youngest was only a toddler so we were very grateful to have a non-insecticide means to drop them and kill them fast. A direct spray will drop one immediately to the ground. Once there they can walk for about 5 to 10 seconds. Then they will start to curl head to tail and die. It all takes no more than about 15 seconds. One warning. We have noticed that very late in the summer, it typically takes up to 25 to 30 seconds to kill them. We haven't figured out why that season entends their ability to survive a direct hit - maybe their larger body size then.
How long do hornets/wasps live?
Wasps, like bees, build nests that can stay for years, and are pretty agressive. always. Hornets have nests only for the season, only the queen survives the winter, and in spring will find a new place to build a new nest. Also, there are various types of hornets, and not all of them are aggressive: the European kind really only attacks if they think you're directly threatening their nest.We had them on our balcony one year, and provided I didn't stand and stare at the nest opening, they didn't ever bother me (the one time I did, a single hornet made a threatening dive at my head, but even then didn't actually attack and returned to the nest as soon as I backed of). We've also had them in the garden ocasionally (never the same spot twice), and they never bothered us.Also, wasps are attracted to sweet stuff and thus can be a pain if you want to sit outside, but hornets are hunters and eat meat only: they have little interest in your icecream or lemonade.
Should I call for the police if I find a hornet's nest at a kids’ bus stop?
Sure. Why not?I was called to a hospital because their maintenance workers cleared brush and drove some harmless snakes onto the warm patio. These little critters terrified the poor nurses when they went out to take a break. Naturally, they panicked and dialed 911.When I went out to handle the problem, they were gone.Now, I generally believe the caller. But, snakes on a patio at midnight?One of the side effects of Ephedrine is hallucinations. It was pretty common for nurses to use this “medicine” to keep them awake on duty. It was perfectly legal and you could purchase it over the counter. I’m not positive that they did see a snake, let alone snakes. It’s possible, as an old hunting trick is to herd animals into a trap by burning. Maintenance had been cutting brush to improve the grounds, from the incinerator toward the hospital. It’s very possible they did chase them to the patio, but to be there from 5:00 PM to Midnight?Another time an apartment dweller opened her sliding glass door to find a groundhog trapped on her patio. The little thing had fallen into her sunken patio and couldn’t get out. Another strange 911 call that brought three officers and a lot of equipment that could have been solved by putting a board into the opening and letting him climb out on his own.This isn’t a police problem. The town or city workers would probably handle this. It’s kind of the crap duty thing. Most people don’t have the number for public works or whatever handles bus stops in your area. Around here, one of the parents would probably just go to Walmart and purchase wasp and hornet spray, go there and spray the nest after sunset to kill all the hornets at it, and then tear it down the next day.Or, smoke the thing to drive live ones off and then make soup out of the nest. It was usually ground dwelling yellow jackets, but most people I know improvise. I think it is called “oo-ma-ga.” Sorry, it’s been years.Just a word of warning. Make certain it is a hornet or yellow jacket’s nest and not an Africanized Honey Bee, a nasty little invader who has a pile of bodies under his hive made up of those who messed with the hive and the whole hive turned out to sting the person to death.
How many times can a bee sting you?
Most often, the stinger will stay in your skin due to a small "hook" at its end. Sometimes the stinger does not stick and a bee can sting again.
Have you ever intentionally hit a wasp or hornet nest with a stick? If so, how did it turn out?
I’ve knocked down probably more than half a dozen paper wasp nests outside my house the past 10 years—all yellow paper wasps, except for one that was a yellow and red color but smaller that I had never seen before. I used to not worry about them, until one stung me. Now, if they’re where I frequently go, I knock them down with a 5-foot stick, like a broom stick or something. I’ve never been stung doing that. I make sure I hit the nest solid, and then run like hell. The wasps seem not to know what hit them and don’t chase after me. The last one I knocked down was about 6 months ago, and the nest was under my patio chair. I sat there about 20 minutes resting during yard work without being stung. I didn’t notice them until I after I got up. Amazing. The only time I use insect killer on wasps is if they get in the house, and it’s only the red and black ones that get in the house via the chimney. The only insect killer I use in the yard is on fire ant mounds.I’ve only been stung 3 or 4 times in my yard in 18 years, but 2 of those times were on the same day within 15 minutes of each other from 2 separate wasp nests. Actually, I hardly even saw the second wasp—it was just a black blur.