Re: Patient Ground Wasps

Posted by JML755 on August 04, 2014 at 17:18:19 from (24.192.222.226):

In Reply to: Patient Ground Wasps posted by showcrop on August 04, 2014 at 04:42:37:

When I'm mowing, I can usually spot them up ahead. A few buzzing in a very local area. Next pass in the area and I'll see a few more, some will swarm around me as I get closer to the nest but I just make sure I'm going pretty fast. After a few passes I'll see a pretty good swarm but I'm usually far enough away so they don't bother me.

A couple of weeks ago found a soccer ball size nest in a low hanging branch of a tree (about 3 ft off the ground). Last weekend, the nest was shredded on the ground and the grass matted down like an animal was there. What kind of animal attacks those things? Skunk?

Also, this past weekend, went into a small shed to get a 3 pt fence unroller I made. After 3 trips (it was in several pieces), I noticed a few hornets around the door frame to the right. I had been turning to the left to get the pieces. I took a look and yikes, a soccer ball size nest was on the door frame and wall to the right, right at eye level. Don't know how I didn't see it initially, was probably going in looking down to make sure I didn't trip on anything lying on the floor :lol: I was maybe 6" to a foot away from it where I entered the shed each trip. As I stood there, more and more hornets were coming out or arriving. I got some spray and stood back and let them have it. Well, a bunch came right at me. One hit me in the forehead, another hit my glasses, one on the side of my head. I blasted a few right out of the sky. All of them kind of bounced off and I figured that was enough and just walked away before another attack as I was out of ammo (spray). Don't know if it was the tons of Deet I spray on before I work in the fields or luck but I didn't get a single sting. In fact, in 10 years of working on that property I've only got stung once on the back of the leg. Dang hornet then followed me to my truck and kept trying to get me as I swatted my hat at it. Got the spray and nailed it. Not a swarm, just a single suicide bomber hornet.

I kind of shrug when I hear stories of guys getting stung numerous times but figure my day is coming when I'll run over a big one or step on one and be running for my life. :shock:

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