So yesterday i went out to my shed to get some tools to do some gardening with.Now the last time i was out there i was using my line trimmer and when i was near the shed i was swarmed by hornets,that was about two or three weeks ago.
they normally have a small nest near there,and aren't too aggressive so i let them pass as long as they are not bothering any one.Hey they are meat eaters,so they hunt other bugs,as long as they stay out of peoples way i figure they have a place in the ecosystem.
How ever when i got swarmed two weeks ago,it was abnormal.I looked for a nest but didn't find it.I knew it was some where but couldn't figure out where.
I didn't get stung by the way.
When i put my line trimmer away i did see some Hornets flying out of the shed,which is unusual,but i didn't think any thing about it.
Skip forward to yesterday.
As i said i went out to get some tools.as i opened the shed doors Hornets just pored out.Hundreds of them.
OK i may have miscounted ,but still a lot.
It was to dark to see in the shed to see where they are coming from ,but i knew they had built a nest in there,and it had to be a big one.
So i shut the door,and decided to give up on Gardening for the day.(Thankful that i hadn't gotten stung,they must like me.)
Later Last night i went out after Eleven,when it was dark,Cool,and they were sleeping.
took a Flash light and looked around for the nest.
Just under the table saw there it was,Slightly smaller then a Basketball.
The biggest nest i have ever had to deal with
Unfortunately the Hornet spray i had on hand has a broken cap,i dropped it the last time i had to use it you see.Now when ever i spray some dribbles down my arm,and as much as i enjoy neurotoxin i think i should get a new can.
So today i will go and get some new poison,maybe some expanding foam to plug up the hole they are using to get in the shed(let's face it it is a good winter home for them)and tonight i will Go to War with the hopefully sleeping Hornets.
Fun on a Bun.
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