# Woah! Big hornet nest, what do I do? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 7, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900 "2007-07-07T21:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/61 "2007-07-10T13:09:15Z")
[QUOTE=Ms. Pumpkin] **Kalhoun** , I just read your [del]nightmare[/del] post. If anyone needs me, I’ll be under my bed, whimpering. [/QUOTE] There may be bees under there. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/62 "2007-07-10T13:43:30Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] You’re preaching to the choir there, my friend. I’m a screaming, running, freaking moron at the sight of the social insects. This ordeal launched me into a near-catatonic state! I think the extermination cost under $200. This was like 15 years ago, so the details are kinda fuzzy. Fuzzy like BEE LEGS. [/QUOTE] So didya get much honey from the combs? Mmmmm…honey ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/63 "2007-07-10T13:59:36Z")
[QUOTE=Ms. Pumpkin] **Kalhoun** , I just read your [del]nightmare[/del] post. If anyone needs me, I’ll be under my bed, whimpering. [/QUOTE] Can’t sleep. Bees’ll eat me. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/64 "2007-07-10T14:12:30Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] So didya get much honey from the combs? Mmmmm…honey [/QUOTE] Nope. On account of Powder Sprinkling guy, the hive was poisoned. The second exterminator would have just drawn them out with essence of queen bee, had the damage not already been done. That’s the only way you can save the honey. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/65 "2007-07-10T22:51:34Z")
[QUOTE=Malthus] There may be bees under there. [/QUOTE] It’s not even so much the idea of all those bees(though I am phobic to the point of childishness. I’ve been known to hyperventilate and burts into tears if there’s a bee in the house). It’s the thought of all that honeycomb. I am simply revulsed(is that a word, revolted and repulsed) by the natural formation of holes in a regular pattern. It’s just not RIGHT! It almost makes me queasy thinking about it. Ever see that snopes link of the “breast rash(lotus pod photoshoppy-thingy)”. Yeah, I cried. Yes, I’m weird. /hijack ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/66 "2007-07-11T01:34:21Z")
[I don’t understand what the fuss is about](http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050102/images/curr_bees.jpg). Bees are pretty friendly, as insects go. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/67 "2007-07-11T01:37:52Z")
**AHunter3** , that’s a cruel, cruel thing to link to. And I’m not sure whether to be horrified or to congratulate you for it… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/68 "2007-07-11T11:48:27Z")
[QUOTE=Ms. Pumpkin] It’s not even so much the idea of all those bees(though I am phobic to the point of childishness. I’ve been known to hyperventilate and burts into tears if there’s a bee in the house). It’s the thought of all that honeycomb. I am simply revulsed(is that a word, revolted and repulsed) by the natural formation of holes in a regular pattern. It’s just not RIGHT! It almost makes me queasy thinking about it. Ever see that snopes link of the “breast rash(lotus pod photoshoppy-thingy)”. Yeah, I cried. Yes, I’m weird. /hijack [/QUOTE] I just threw up a little in my mouth. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/69 "2007-07-11T11:50:44Z")
[QUOTE=Ms. Pumpkin] Ever see that snopes link of the “breast rash(lotus pod photoshoppy-thingy)”. Yeah, I cried. Yes, I’m weird. /hijack [/QUOTE] Yes, it’s one of the most disturbing images I’ve seen on the net. Much, much worse than goatse and tubgirl ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/70 "2007-07-16T08:00:30Z")
Damn, I’m such a bloody hypocrite. Having preached about the unsafe disposal of wasps/hornets by burning them, I returned home to discover a wasp (yellowjacket) nest in a plastic sack full of twigs next to my compost bin. The nest was too active and in too confined a space to permit access to spray it with wasp killer foam, so I got a nine foot pole, drove a nail through the end to make a hook, dragged the entire sack out onto a sheet of OSB on the lawn, draped petrochemical-soaked rags over it (by means of the same nine foot pole) and set light to it, dancing and shouting “eat fiery death you insect bastards!”. I really don’t know what came over me, and I don’t recommend this to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Idlewild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/71 "2007-07-16T10:18:40Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] -snipped most of long post- I’m still nervous any time I see a stinging creature hovering around the same spot for too long. Then one day [/QUOTE] Then one day WHAT? Killer bees have me in suspense. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/72 "2007-07-16T11:49:06Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Damn, I’m such a bloody hypocrite. Having preached about the unsafe disposal of wasps/hornets by burning them, I returned home to discover a wasp (yellowjacket) nest in a plastic sack full of twigs next to my compost bin. The nest was too active and in too confined a space to permit access to spray it with wasp killer foam, so I got a nine foot pole, drove a nail through the end to make a hook, dragged the entire sack out onto a sheet of OSB on the lawn, draped petrochemical-soaked rags over it (by means of the same nine foot pole) and set light to it, dancing and shouting “eat fiery death you insect bastards!”. I really don’t know what came over me, and I don’t recommend this to anyone. [/QUOTE] Heh. But you _liked_ it, didn’t you? Your friend, recklessincendiaryanecdote. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/73 "2007-07-16T11:57:39Z")
Actually, it scared the shit out of me. I was very badly stung in a nest-removal-attempt-gone-wrong some years ago and I really, really hate wasps now. The nest this time was about the size of a football, as it turned out. Even now several days later, there are still a few wasps buzzing about where the sack originally stood, presumably looking for the nest. But yes, it was kind of enjoyable to torch the little fuckers. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/74 "2007-07-18T22:10:06Z")
Okay, because I’m feeling a little mean today, I saw [this news](http://www.tribune-democrat.com/cnhi/tribunedemocrat/homepage/local_story_198235555.html?keyword=leadpicturestory) story and thought I just **had** to share it here. Enjoy! \ ---
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900/75 "2007-07-18T22:56:54Z")
**whistlepig** , is your username related to the whistlepigs that make excellent redneck sport shooting? I hunted them in Idaho years ago, loads of fun. /slight hijack/ [/QUOTE] The first 45-50 usernames I tried were already taken so I just picked a random word. I sprayed the nest last week and it appears they all died. But I’m not touching it until there is snow on the ground. whistlepig [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-big-hornet-nest-what-do-i-do/410900.md?page=3)