Or something that resembles a wasp at least, that is larger and orange-ish. These things CHASED me and my kiddos and a friend of mine and her kiddos into the house today. We did piss them off, unintentionally, but once we did, they were hell bent on returning the favor.

We all made it inside unscathed, but someone PLEASE tell me the best way to rid my deck of them quickly. Pretty pretty please!!! (Poor kids' slip-n-slide fun got cut short, and they're sure as heck not going outside until I resolve this issue!) Hubby said to go get foam spray tonight at Ace and spray the nest as well as other places we watched them fly into. Is that the best I can do???

master beekeeper (http://www.masterbeekeeper.org/stinging/gianthornet.htm)

Hornets?

I've killed so many of those bastards over the years...I typically drink a case of beer, and chase them with a broom...it's good fun, but the neighbors think I'm weird.

That spray works also...

Or something that resembles a wasp at least, that is larger and orange-ish. These things CHASED me and my kiddos and a friend of mine and her kiddos into the house today. We did piss them off, unintentionally, but once we did, they were hell bent on returning the favor.

We all made it inside unscathed, but someone PLEASE tell me the best way to rid my deck of them quickly. Pretty pretty please!!! (Poor kids' slip-n-slide fun got cut short, and they're sure as heck not going outside until I resolve this issue!) Hubby said to go get foam spray tonight at Ace and spray the nest as well as other places we watched them fly into. Is that the best I can do???

Tennis racket is the fun way...

Ok so that article (and the can we usually buy of spray for such pests) says to stand the 15-25 feet away and have an unobstructed path...so I'm thinking dusk tonight I'm spraying from my back doors to their nesting areas. I get not killing them since they control other pests, but unfortunately for them they're in the most high-traffic area of our yard and my kiddos are outside from sunup to sundown in the summer, so they gotta go!

Can you find a pic of a similar bee? Not one of these, is it?

http://www.buffaloexterminating.com/content/images/pest_pictures/carpenter_bee_hole.jpg

no its not. We have had the carpenter bees that put holes in the wood, but got them under control.

The picture of the giant hornet from the poster above was pretty accurate.

30 Japanese Giant Hornets kill 30,000 Honey Bees - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54exo8JTUs)


Since we are talking about hornets.......

European hornet.

European hornet.

Also known as a horse hornet. Do not get stung by one of those.

European hornet.


Probably a European Hornet

European Hornets - ENT/rsc-11 (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/eurohornet.htm)

They come out at night too.

I got stung by one and had to go to the doctor. My foot swelled up. He gave me antibiotics. My fault. I swatted it and it landed in my shoe.

Probably a European Hornet

European Hornets - ENT/rsc-11 (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/eurohornet.htm)

They come out at night too.

I got stung by one and had to go to the doctor. My foot swelled up. He gave me antibiotics. My fault. I swatted it and it landed in my shoe.

We had a nest in our detached garage foundation. Called an exterminator and he estimated the hide at over a thousand. They liked the light at night and were always smacking the windows. But they didn't seem very aggressive as long as I didn't mess with them.

If they are European Hornets, I highly recommend that you get a professional in there to take care of it. The hive gets huge and from what I was told the sting feels like getting your thumb smacked with a hammer. And do not try to use wasp killer spray on them, it don't work.

Good luck.

DoWhat is spot on, these bastages love the light at night; wait til hot/humid weather rolls around...they are worse.
We were about to transport a patient when 6 hornets flew inside the back of ambo; holy crap! :jameo:
I once met man who was stung by one of these European hornets, he said it felt like he had been shot....be careful, very careful.

Wasnt it the African Honeybees that were going to kill us all by now, or even 10 years ago? :killingme

I have been stung several times by those nasty hornets and the sting hurts like crazy. I spray them with Elinimator Ant, Roach, and Spider Killer; drops them dead in their nasty little tracks.

We definitely have these hornets in SoMD, I've seen them quite a few times in Pinefield. Fortunately, they're not aggressive normally. Definitely scary the first few times you see them, but for the most part they'll leave you alone.

Or something that resembles a wasp at least, that is larger and orange-ish.
They might be cicada killer wasps. I had them last year and they burrow golf ball sized holes in the ground. They are fast, and wasp spray doesn't stop them. Fire in the hole does though. Then I plug it up with spray foam insulation. After a week or so, I pull off the hardened foam, refill the hole with dirt and they haven't been back since.

Cicada Killer Wasps | University of Kentucky Entomology (http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef004.asp)

Mating males are aggressive and more easily disturbed.

So thats what goes on in those hives :lmao:

Likely European hornets. I would have to call a pest control company for this one...they aren't very cordial when they're pissed off.

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They might be cicada killer wasps. I had them last year and they burrow golf ball sized holes in the ground. They are fast, and wasp spray doesn't stop them. Fire in the hole does though. Then I plug it up with spray foam insulation. After a week or so, I pull off the hardened foam, refill the hole with dirt and they haven't been back since.

Cicada Killer Wasps | University of Kentucky Entomology (http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef004.asp)Pump Malathion down the hole. :dead:

I think we were fortunate. The nest we found was small, and really probably just the beginning of a nest. I sprayed that night at the nest and the 2 other spots I saw them flying to. I didn't see any dead ones that next morning, but I haven't seen ANY living ones since either...hoping maybe they were just starting to nest in our yard and we caught it early enough to scare them off? Thanks for your help everyone!

They might be cicada killer wasps. I had them last year and they burrow golf ball sized holes in the ground. They are fast, and wasp spray doesn't stop them. Fire in the hole does though. Then I plug it up with spray foam insulation. After a week or so, I pull off the hardened foam, refill the hole with dirt and they haven't been back since.

Cicada Killer Wasps | University of Kentucky Entomology (http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef004.asp)

Although daisy didn’t say if the nest was in the ground or exposed, I get the impression it’s exposed. Cicada killer wasps are non-aggressive/non-social wasps that burrow in the ground (like you mentioned); one wasp per burrow. They are huge but have no interest in stinging unless you screw around with their burrow.