Yoshi 87 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 My strategy is to attack this evening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 i hate them as well, and my companies garage door lube works wonders against these fuckers. show them no mercy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RED333 1,025 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Brake cleaner is good as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Try some cultural guilt. It works on most of the WASPs I know. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Dear lord... everyone has their weakness, and mine are wasps. They make me cringe in every sort of way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 at least most of you guys dont have the giant cicada killers! these fuckers are huge. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squishy 1,149 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Wasps are easy, Yellow Jackets are another matter entirely... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Superhawk138 202 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Lighter and hairspray fireball will take care of those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwiztidKlownzTX 76 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 ...thought this was gonna be about the band...LOL I hate wasps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shades_of_grey 1,092 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 I suggest you get one of these: Since I picked up a couple a few weeks ago, they've become weapons of mass insect destruction. I've fried everything from gnats to big ol wasps with it. The larger the bug, the more entertaining it is as the racket barbeques their guts and destroys their bodies. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poolingmyignorance 2,191 Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 at least most of you guys dont have the giant cicada killers! these fuckers are huge. My front yard is a breeding paradise for these things. I don't think I know anybody who's actually been stung by one though. I bet it isn't pleasant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zenman223 460 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 at least most of you guys dont have the giant cicada killers! these fuckers are huge. My front yard is a breeding paradise for these things. I don't think I know anybody who's actually been stung by one though. I bet it isn't pleasant. Imagine these only more aggressive, plus nesting in the hundreds and you have the japanese hornets. These bastards are all over the place here. They even started to build a nest on my back porch inside a pair of coveralls. Makes dealing with wasps a walk in the park!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 87 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Definently glad I dont have to deal with hornets. Those are some disgruntled fucks. Victory was mine. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Good plan, attack at night when they are asleep! Good luck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Photoguy 202 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Victory was indeed yours, Yoshi. I drink to your success. I, too, had too battle yellow jackets, and lot, 'twas an epic battle, indeed.(Yes, I'm drunk). I will recount the tale at a later date, as it is bedtime. Lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
read_the_wall 614 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 kill em all............i hate em......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poolingmyignorance 2,191 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 at least most of you guys dont have the giant cicada killers! these fuckers are huge. My front yard is a breeding paradise for these things. I don't think I know anybody who's actually been stung by one though. I bet it isn't pleasant. Imagine these only more aggressive, plus nesting in the hundreds and you have the japanese hornets. These bastards are all over the place here. They even started to build a nest on my back porch inside a pair of coveralls. Makes dealing with wasps a walk in the park!! Japanese Hornets breeding wild here in the US? Man...hopefully they don't like warm climates. Those are some mean customers. They're venom is said to disolve flesh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squishy 1,149 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 In my experience (some of which was clearing lines of sight for a surveying crew with a bush axe in the shittiest situations I've ever been in) there are bigger flying, stinging insects but Yellow Jackets are more aggressive and if we weren't talking about insects I'd say they're MEAN. And, they nest in the ground among other places but there's no outward appearance of a nest like there is with Fire Ants. I guess we all go by our own experiences but when I see a single Yellow Jacket I go to DEFCON 1. (Cause where there's 1, there are many more out of sight.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DrThunder88 912 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I do not delight in the destruction of nature's children. On the other hand, fuck 'em. They're only bees. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zenman223 460 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Japanese Hornets breeding wild here in the US? Man...hopefully they don't like warm climates. Those are some mean customers. They're venom is said to disolve flesh. Well after some checking, apparently I have learned something today. They are not Japanese hornets but European hornets. Ive always heard them called japanese hornets so I thought thats what they were. They look very similar. Either way their big as hell and fearsome as hell especially when you start trying to burn em out of ahollow tree!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyzik 597 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 at least most of you guys dont have the giant cicada killers! these fuckers are huge. ... Found one here last year, the damn thing was huge! I had no idea what it was. had to look it up online. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Is Yoshi still alive? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KennyFSU 249 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 On Billy the Exterminator he uses some form of pyrethrin spray and they drop dead instantly. Where can I get buckets of that stuff?? Lol. Nice job OP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squishy 1,149 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I've used the "long range" stream type stuff, no brand in particular and they're dead before they hit the ground. One in each hand so you get em all in one spot. IMO the cheapest, least messy, best way to dead them suckers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 at least most of you guys dont have the giant cicada killers! these fuckers are huge. ... Found one here last year, the damn thing was huge! I had no idea what it was. had to look it up online. yes they are huge. i had a few of them land on my last summer. never got stung though. Japanese Hornets breeding wild here in the US? Man...hopefully they don't like warm climates. Those are some mean customers. They're venom is said to disolve flesh. Well after some checking, apparently I have learned something today. They are not Japanese hornets but European hornets. Ive always heard them called japanese hornets so I thought thats what they were. They look very similar. Either way their big as hell and fearsome as hell especially when you start trying to burn em out of ahollow tree!! you are correct. luckily these are not the japanese ones. but these are still big enough. from my experiences with them, they tend to be mostly calm until you get close to their hive. then they become defensive as hell. my buddy got stung by one before and said its like getting shot with a pellet gun pumped 7 times or so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slostang 80 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KennyFSU 249 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 ^ Lol that also applies to ex-girlfriends. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
belt fed frog 56 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Lighter and hairspray fireball will take care of those. I vote Flame Thrower but living in swamp (water rising as i write !! ) i just live with them ,I have had nests that knew me and would not attack or even go on alert when i am around i must have a dozen species around here ! I would go broke trying to wipe them out , in 10-15 years i can count only 5 stings .Now Yellow Jackets you might as will step in front of a Machine Gun they are pure Evil but the one shot Killer here is not a wasp but a Bee Big mothers yellow- straw color fur on their back they nest underground and the sting is a neurotoxin , I got hit by one in the upper arm and it drew my whole arm up ,Hurt OMG it took 8 hours for me to be able to unlock my arm and 24 hours before the pain was gone , I had gotten to close to a nest burrow !! you run it one out in the open and they are Never aggressive they just check you out and move on . The Japanese Giant Hornet is a Man Killer fact and it only take One to do it , it is slightly rare But it happens a few a year in Japan . Edited June 25, 2012 by belt fed frog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyzik 597 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 We also have these cool guys (though, freaky the first time you see one). Ichneumon wasp. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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