There's a hornet nest right near the backdoor of my house in the garden. it's pretty big. Basketball++ size. Normally I wouldn't care if they were say up in a tree but they're under my roof near the patio and door. I'd like them gone but I hate to just kill them if it can be avoided. Problem is of course I'm not equipped to relocate them. So my options are... Buy some spray and get busy or get some people out to relocate them. That's $150 so not cheap. Any other gardening comrades have thoughts on how to handle?

  • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    If you're committed smoking them out and then trying to remove it with a wide scraping tool is probably the only way, but I'd imagine the nest will likely disintegrate since it's basically just dried mud. When I was a kid I watched my dad accidentally cut through a wasp's nest with a electric pruner and then run top speed for the pool as they repeatedly bit him, all I can say is good luck.

    • emizeko [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      When I was a kid I watched my dad accidentally cut through a wasp’s nest with a electric pruner and then run top speed for the pool as they repeatedly bit him, all I can say is good luck.

      I'm laughing, but I feel bad about it

      • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Laughing is usually my initial reaction. I was visiting him a few weeks ago and he was trying out a rickety scooter we salvaged from a job, hit a big pile of lumber and did a very gradual somersault that ended with him on the ground. The dog immediately ran over to start licking his face and I managed to get a few pictures before he picked himself up.