The rose was a gift from daughter to mother earlier this year, first flowers
The Asian Hornet nest on one of our boundary walls isn't getting any smaller, M'Sahib is about to try to get them to relocate rather than have them killed. I will watch with interest, and from some distance.
That's quite a beast, not sure how they will move.
^^ How on earth is she going to do that?
Smoke them out PAG, at a distance naturally.
That's a good size nest. Personally you need to eradicate it. Those hornets are extremely aggressive. They also kill honey bees which pollinate fruit trees.
I have had to destroy 2 nests in my years here. Best and safest way is to approach at night, spray with gasoline from a squirt bottle and with a long stick, light on fire. The nests burn very fast.
Good Luck
Is there something we should know about you JP?
As in, am I a hornet killer?.....Why Yes I am.
After my niece was relentlessly attacked by them after accidently hitting a shrub they had built a big nest in, I immediately eradicate (Only if on my property). There is no relocating them. They are not like a honey bee hive where you can smoke out the queen and just move the colony.
Reminds me of something I did to eradicate red army ants in the family garden in Africa.
I poured a gallon of petrol into the centre of the nest and lit it.
Jeez the flames sprung up all around shooting from holes in the ground a good 4m radius.
Bloody scared me for a few seconds till the initial flame subsided.
Shalom
My Momma always told me not to go stirring up a hornet's nest.
I found it to be good advice , I am happy to see you are adhering to it , and wish your wife would also.
Though your wife might be a good Buddhist, I find it hard to believe the Hornets are.
Nuking them I believe would be the better part of valor .Buddha , a slow moving guy himself, would understand.
Also getting them to move could mean they might be moving to someone else's house. Ohhhh , bad karma me thinks.
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
The issue with the Asian Hornet is they attack in numbers and their venom is quite powerful and they are relentless. If one has any issue with a reaction from a sting they can die. Buddha or not, Its either me or them and while I am not a proponent of just killing to kill, in this case they can be present a serious issue. It may not be a problem for Mr. and Mrs. PAG but what about an unsuspecting guest or animal.
Just eradicate and move on. Fire is the only way. If you ever cross section a nest, they are very well made and fortified to protect from pesticides and intruders and the queen is in the center.
^ I would move or protect any nest other than the Asian Hornet. I'd get it destroyed.
Im not allergic to bee stings but one of them hornets sent me to hospital in an ambulance.
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