Dave from MN
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cutting a fence way through a 1/3 mile of low wooded swamp. As if the mud, skeeters,grass, sink holes werent enough. I happened to find what appears to be the main county nest for hornets, right where we have to clear about a 1/4 acre swat to get the fence where it has to go. Yeah....I discovered it as I was standing on the mound cutting the brush growing from it. Was wondering what the noise was that I could hear over the chain saw, shut it down, looked down.....and was covered in hornets and they were coming out like one after the other, discovered I can run pretty darn fast, through muck and brush. Hundreds of them, suckered chased me well over 40 yards and still got me a few more times for good measure. If I would have had shoes on instead of hip waders I would have had a good 100 stings on me, well, what would have been me. Any way, cold front is here, and I am wondering at what temp will it be safe to go does the nest with gas, bee spray, permethrin or some thing, when they will be too cold to be active and agressive.