tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12322908.post7331362642571492352..comments2023-08-23T09:39:40.495-05:00Comments on Compass Points: White-faced Hornetjoatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415726428637484056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12322908.post-57546261454497728302018-01-20T13:06:24.357-05:002018-01-20T13:06:24.357-05:00Hi blogger. I'm Mike K, the house steward from...Hi blogger. I'm Mike K, the house steward from our ФΣΔ days. I found your blog searching FB for old frat bros. It's a very nice read and I'd chronicle my just beginning retirement adventures if I could write half as well. I was on the wrong end of a hornet's ire a few years back. My son and I were working on his car in my driveway after dark. We had a couple of shop lights set up which must have attracted the little beasts who were nesting at ground level. I was under the car (on ramps) and one of them got between me and my T-shirt. The sting really hurt. We ran into the house and my fast thinking wife whipped up a paste made from meat tenderizer and papaya to denature the venom, while I was yelling "can you go faster?" It actually helped, a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12322908.post-26950363329619375822017-09-15T09:02:24.593-05:002017-09-15T09:02:24.593-05:00I was pleasantly surprised by your infestation of ...I was pleasantly surprised by your infestation of Dolichovespula maculate. A few years back, while I was painting the house, I ran<br />into several which popped out of holes in the siding. It was an entirely new species to me and I rushed to show the Mrs. She ruined my discovery by pointing out that they were common wasps, who happened to look out as I slathered my white paint across their faces. But now....now I have a good excuse...sort of! Thank you. BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12322908.post-77738851230820144132017-09-03T10:10:59.429-05:002017-09-03T10:10:59.429-05:00Ruth, the nest is not 100% history...yet. But I hi...Ruth, the nest is not 100% history...yet. But I hit it with more Spectracide last evening. Only had one or two hornets buzzing around at that time. Unfortunately we got some rain overnight and through this morning. While that took care of any residue on the trailer roof, it may have weakened the killing power of the spray that reached the nest. Time will tell. joatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415726428637484056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12322908.post-89284906593571928232017-09-03T08:34:32.250-05:002017-09-03T08:34:32.250-05:00We had a nest of them a few years ago. Bigger tha...We had a nest of them a few years ago. Bigger than a football, within touching distance from the ground (and I'm short). After doing some research we ended up paying professionals to get rid of them. It wasn't worth it. Glad you were able to get rid of them yourself!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.com