In this video I duct tape a hornet nests entrance trapping them all inside to all a dust treatment to kill them. For more wasp yellow jacket and hornet nest removals please like and subscribe
It's just one "super-organism" example of the species, and just because this one is being a pest. I don't think anyone is actually trying to wipe out the whole species
@nthgth Majority of people don't know what the word genocide means nowadays 😂 This guy could just been kidding/exaggerating, but I hear many use it in serious statements where it is untrue. It's almost never been applicable...
Imagine some cosmic entity going around “hahaha don’t shoot that bazooka at me buddy (:” and then crushes you and your entire city while humming some eldritch rocky movie soundtrack from another dimension
In other countries he would risk a fine. Just sayin'. It's definitely not common sense to kill a species that might get extinguished very soon. I would rethink the way he "treats" them.
Screw that...I have destroyed big nests before. Real simple. Myself and a Friend get 2 filled can of wasp killer spray that sprays 20-25 feet away...One sprays the hole and the other soakes the nest. Never fails. THey got nowhere to go but on the ground dead and the nest is pure poison for any other stray Wasps.
I worked in a bee lab and whenever a hornet's nest was to be removed, we went in at night when all the hornets were in the nest and used a cotton ball to plug the entrance. Then get the nest off as quickly as possible and put them into a bag and into a freezer as quick as possible. These were then purchased by pharmaceutical companies for antivenom. Don't drop the nest or you'll have a mess. They are attracted to light in that situation, so best to have a backup setup of lights near a running vacuum or something like that.
@@MrM-mb5ll you are correct, apis mellifera is the honey bee which is what my research primarily was, but we also received phone calls about hornets, wasps and other stinging insects. Back in the '70's venom was a sought after commodity.
I was a roofer for many years. One time, while ripping off a slate roof, I stuck my head inside someone's attic and found an abandoned/dead bees nest, literallyyyy, the size of a Volkswagen. After changing my shorts....it took more than 30 garbage can loads to pull it all out. The way the nest was molded around all the rafters and even around the chimney was truly amazing.
bite? they sting - that's their schtick... they're not spiders... they stab you with their hyperdermic needles attached to their butts and nut venom into you...
Years ago we were living in a cabin in the Blue Mts. Paper wasps built a nest on the kitchen window. They are not aggressive. We walked past them all summer with no problems. The cool thing was that we could sit at the kitchen table and watch them work and raise their young. When it was hot they sat on the outside of the nest and fanned it. When they left in late fall we carefully removed the nest from the window and kept it for a few months until it fell apart. It was a masterwork of construction!
I've seen numerous nests like this, and it never ceases to amaze me the complexity of them, and also the exact nature of the comb they form where the larvae hatch. Incredible creatures, but also a nuisance up against a house like this. Good work!!
I know they are a pest, but can we take a moment to appreciate their intricate beautiful craftsmanship of that nest? Those layers, all from chewed wood. I am in awe.
I just learned that hornets aren't protected in the us. here in Germany they are strongly protected and you may have to pay a big fine up to 50k and could go to prison for killing a hornet. crazy!
I’m absolutely terrified of bees, wasps hornets Yellowjackets all of them lol, so watching this as you’re just calmly singing and squishing these was serotonin for me 😂
My dad was a bee keeper in addition to his day job at GM. He always said not to remove a bee nest until after the Sun goes down. He said all types of bees go back to their nests when the Sun sets. That way you can kill the whole colony. Every time anyone had a problem with any kind of bee, (hornets, wasps, or bumble bees and occasionally honey bees) my dad was the man they called.
Killing any kind of wasp/hornet/bee colony that isn't an invasive species is pretty despicable tbh. Here in Germany it's illegal and can get you into jail. If you want them gone then you hire someone to relocate them.
@@XMaster340 i was kind of shocked honestly at first when i saw the video, that guy would have gone to jail over here. It makes sense because, look that nest was meters away from anyone, seemed calm all the time. What a waste
Honestly can't feel bad for those things, since he's just beating them at their own, cruel game. Unlike bees, these bullies sting for the sake of stinging, knowing they can easily get away with it. So it's really a taste of their own medicine.
They don't sting for the sake of stinging. They sting to defend their nests which are often preyed upon by larger animals in search of the grubs. These types of insects keep other insects pests under control.
As far as I know hornets are usually pretty calm and not aggressive. They don't sting unless they feel threatened. Wasps on the other hand... well, they're a bit more aggressive
@@lucymorningstar256 nah, their both assholes. Honey bees will completely ignore you unless directly threatened. Hornets and wasps will delibrately fly around your head and get in your face trying to pick a fight, for no reason, no nest in sight. Ever try camping? God forbid you have any food, because they are automatically entitled to fight you for it lol
I had a nest just like that in my backyard, bald faced hornets. My sons friend ran by it without seeing it and was stung on the neck. I called my buddy who is an exterminator and he came by. He asked me to help. I held a pump spray bottle and he used some kind of heavy duty stuff in an aerosol can. He Sprayed it in the hole and I soaked the nest. That nest was humming! We had no protection on and they came out and started to land on me and my knees got weak lol. everything in my body and mind told me to run, but my fear froze me so i didn't . He looked up at me with about 10 of them on his face and calmly said "don't run and stay calm, they will catch you if you do". The ones that landed on me started to fall off and die. I kept spraying the nest while he covered the nest in a black garbage bag and then cut the branch. That was one of the scariest things I ever did. I didn't get stung.
Balls of steel. I flinch like i just got shot in the shoulder and then I run as fast as I can like I'm racing Usan Bolt. Probably why I get stung. Now I just kill these nests as soon as I see them.
Saw a few nests that were made of cut up strips of coloured paper that were soaked in a juice that wasps like. The man changed colours every couple of days, the nests were beautiful with many layers of colour.
Such calmness! I wasn't surprised to see your protective gear later 🙂 I've dealt with a couple of wasp nests close up and they are beautifully constructed right enought. I countered 2-300 or so wasps dead in and around. I was wrapped up totally and with goggles but I was still anxious.Great share . Thank you.
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Ima drop a sub because unlike just making the video and ending it you actually made this funny and more entertaining than most others in this. Hilarious how you are talking nice to them as you kill them!
Oh my goodness you should have definitely kept a peice of that nest if possible, the color and natural layering is absolutely beautiful. While invasive and annoying you have to admit wasps are incredibly talented!
They like to always build one nest under the overhang above my garage each season, and I've found it remarkable how good "neighbors" these particular wasps are. They might stir when the garage door is opened or closed, but they have yet to ever go after me. With behavior like that, I'm quite happy to let them live their lives for the season and then remove the empty nest over the winter/early spring.
1:10 That's actually a beautiful natural understated pattern on the nest, with different strips of grey, white, tan, and brown. I would love a shirt or wallpaper with that pattern.
Made me wonder if this was such a late season nest, that most of them had either abandoned the nest or already died due to the colder weather. It seemed like there were hardly any hornets there even in the beginning. When was this filmed?
Yeah, you can actually see his breath in the beginning. Definitely very late in the season. In season they’re flying in and out nonstop like Heathrow at Thanksgiving time.
Well good..i love all nature, I'm glad most survived!! ...i hate to see people destory what god gave us on this earth...if you just leave them along. They won't bother you!!..
i have killed a lot of hornets and yellow jackets. I only use WD-40. It kills them immediately and they don't even fly a single stroke of their wings. It is so much better than that expensive hornet wasp spray. Leave the little tube on it and as soon as it hits the bee it drops dead. Plus, it kills the scent of the nest sigh, so they don't rebuild it right where they were before. Now that is guaranteed. Having to spray 15 20 feet away waists a lotof that wasp spray. Not 4wd-40. Compare prices. You'll be amazed at the price difference. It's not just the Fishermans secret. Lol
I'm getting some Dale Gribble vibes from you (first video of yours I've watched). Sunglasses, smoking a cigarette, and doing exterminator or exterminator-adjacent work. Just need to wear a hat and start poppin' off conspiracy theories to complete the image, lol. King of the Hill is one of my favorite shows of all time, hence my correlation of you with that character 😂😂
I really enjoy your videos. Couple of questions: 1. Is the white powder you pumped into the nest a pesticide? 2. Is the material from the paper hives and the combs used for anything after they're removed?
No I'm no expert on hornets so I can't answer the second question but more than likely he pumped smoke/dust in the hive because it blocks pheromones the wasps use to communicate, so they are less likely to attack
It’s an insecticide. We had a removal of yellow jackets down into a driveway crack and the guy used a white powder called Delta Dust. It eliminated the problem! I bet this is similar.
They're uploaded without editing and without music, like most videos on youtube right now. That makes this video feel kinda calm and chill, even if the activity done is dangerous lol
I believe more of the dust should have been applied near the top of the nest because the insects often congregate on the older, larger combs. Much of the dust would fall and hit the lower combs, too. BTW, the insect being held at 8:57 is a male (as is obvious by the protruding genitalia) which is incapable of stinging.
Hornet #1: 'Who's the genius who decided we needed a shiny front door over our entrance hole?' Hornet #2: 'I'll bet it's that big bloke I saw on a ladder who was screwing around with a roll of something or other.... Hornet#3: If it wasn't for the tape and all that damn dust coming in, we should go sting the crap out of the guy...Hornet#4: I'm feeling sick, think I'm dying.....
You’ve got balls of steel. Also how do you know which cells are queen cells? And thanks for answering my question about queen hornets. We had some unwelcome visitors build a nest over at one of the sheds on our house and thankfully my dad went out in time with the bye-bye spray. He thought they were Asian giant hornets but once I told him that asian giant hornets build their nest in the ground and after describing these gals he realized that they were bald faced hornets.
@@wasphunter7131 thanks. My friend sent me a TikTok video and in the video this guy was wondering why his parents got power but he didn’t. Went outside to figure it out and there was a bald faced nest right under the transformer.
@@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse true but in some cases they can be pests and not only are bald faced hornets pests, they’re also dangerous in some cases.
Kudos for being brave enough to even get close enough to duct tape. Could have been a clever or foolish move. Thankfully for you it worked out as a clever one.
It’s cool to see a wasp nest so close, I never go near them in person because obviously I don’t wanna get stung, but also they’re just visually kinda freaky
I can't fathom being *within sight* of a horner's nest and not having a panic attack lmfao. I hope to one day find even half the courage this dude has. ....I'd still stay the hell away from wasp's nests though. Just out of general principle 😅
Delta Dust puffed into the main entrance at night time saves the extra steps of using duct tape. They spread the dust among themselves, and the nest is full of dead bees the next day. Did that on a basketball sized bald-face hornet nest a few years ago. Worked like a charm.
Don't use Delta dust. Tempo dust(from the same company) is MUCH more effective. I only used delta as a backup if I ran out of Tempo. Source: I'm a licensed pest control technician.
.. and bees don't want to sting because they die. Hornets & wasps have smooth stingers (the egg-layers; only females sting), and can repeatedly attack.
Then you're taking extra steps to set up lighting and working in the dark, including climbing up and down a ladder. It was a piece of duct tape, he didn't build a whole structure 🙄
I enjoy watching this sort of thing, I find it interesting and what makes it better is how you commentate what's happening and your random little bits of humming too :)
They would have swarmed as soon as they heard the real of duct tape - or any extraneous sound for that matter. This must be a late season nest. Good idea though, if you can pull it off, maybe next summer ! Would love to see that !
Awesome removal! I enjoy your commentary 😁 that was a cool looking nest. I’ve watched beekeepers that wear a baseball hat under the hood, for the bill to push the mesh off their faces. Maybe give it a try if you haven’t already 👍💕😊
Ha! I bought my house on a half acre for less than a months rent in Malibu! Down side is, the nearest shopping is a WalMart, 40 miles away... The nearest 4 lane road is 30 miles away, in the other direction!
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I think the best one was the guy who ran a couple of pieces of pvc int the nest and set off a couple of bottle rockets up the pvc. A couple of bangs and a big grey cloud. Hilsrious!
You made that look like no big deal! I would’ve soiled myself! I hate those wasps and yellow jackets! The last time a yellow jacket got me I thought I was going to have a seizure or something! No problem for you I see! You’re in the right work! To you it’s no problem! Very cool to watch! Thanks for sharing!😂❤
What does the dust do, other than I guess make them more docile? It didn't appear to kill them, they were still able to fly and crawl afterward. I am not a professional, but I normally use spray stuff and it kills them pretty quick.
Delta or Sevin dust takes 1-2 days to kill them neurologically. Basically keeps them from returning. It doesn't stun them in the time he removes the nest. TBH I'm not sure why he does it if he's going to physically destroy the nest immediately anyway. I use dust so I don't have to mess with the nest, they're just dead and gone 1-2 days later.
@@jdp5704 Tempo dust, from the same company that makes delta is much more effective. It has way more knockdown power. Still takes awhile for them to die, but they are incapacitated much quicker with Tempo.
I love your videos. I hate stinging insects. I had a nest under a hinged cover on a propane tank years ago. I went at night, and carefully slid a large pickle jar over the nest, and covered it with cardboard. After I shook them up and got them really pissed off at me, I stuck them in a microwave oven for a couple of minutes. POPCORN HORNETS!! that was a good show. You should make a video. I am sure everyone would love it!!
You ever take one of those electric fly swatters up with you? I have one that's turned up on voltage & the size of a tennis racket. I'd love to see it up against a swarm, it could kill hundreds or thousands with no effort.
Last time I had a nest like that, it was white faced hornets as well. I went out at 9:30AM, after they had been busy for a while. "Hey guys," I said, "would you mind moving. That's not convenient for me." "Sure, friend!" they replied "we will be out by tomorrow!" Wouldn't you know it, the next day the nest was gone. The hornets were happy to leave. At least, that's what the exterminator told me anyway. I don't know. I wasn't there. Anything could have happened. He seemed trustworthy though so I believe him.
