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Hornets
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:26 pm
by chatsworth
We are inundated with the horrible things no doubt attracted by the pool due to the heat.
We do not have a pool cover and the villa is surrouned by trees and fields and we cannot locate the nest.
Any ideas to get rid of them since a private pest control company would charge quite a lot plus if the nest is high up in the trees there is no access for a cherry picker.
We are unable to use the pool and our rescue pointer keeps chasing them and she is bound to get stung eventually.
Re: Hornets
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:00 pm
by DavidatLWH
Are you sure they're not hornet-mimic hoverflies? They are more common here and are harmless. It's very, very hard to tell the difference between the two using the naked eye.
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife ... c-hoverfly
Re: Hornets
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:03 pm
by Uncle D
We just ignore them, even if they come into the house they usually go out again.
Re: Hornets
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:01 pm
by 71 Trans Am
This was covered on here three years ago - But be absolutely certain what you are dealing with before you bash them
viewtopic.php?t=2995
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/57694 ... -arrive-UK
We were warned about this in the uk three weeks ago -
https://www.bbka.org.uk/Event/asian-hor ... gIX7vD_BwE
Re: Hornets
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:10 pm
by kingsdale
The hornets we usually see are the oriental hornet, not the Asian one. Oriental hornets usually nest in the ground, so you can sometimes see them going into a hole in a bank or under a stone in a ruined wall. The pest removal companies (in my experience) aren't interested unless you can show them the nest.
Re: Hornets
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:42 pm
by chatsworth
Thanks for your ideas and thoughts
Re: Hornets
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:20 pm
by bromerzz
The sting from some of the Hornet species - Yellowjacket, B52 or whatever you call them, can be excruciatingly painful and require hospital treatment. The buggers respond to being swatted and if their mates arrive then you can be in trouble.
I know someone who had a severe reaction to multiple stings on his legs having walked over a ground nesting site near a water sprinkler.
All Gods creatures don't have a place in everyone's Choir.
Re: Hornets
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:17 pm
by trevnhil
We certainly have hornets and quite a lot of them .. They seem to like buzzing around me when I am watering the plants, although I do have water out for them.. We have had them during Summer for a few years, but they have never been a problem.. They just do not do me any harm, but there again I am not waving my arms around swotting them ..
Re: Hornets
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:48 pm
by PolemIan
Geoff,
We had the same problem a couple of years ago when I lost count one day at about 80 hovering around the pool. We got, via Amazon at the time, 2 Waspinators, which are fake nests. They left within hours of putting them up. They are in Paphos Home Market these days for a couple of quid more than Amazon, but in our case did work. I now put these up in early summer and then take them down at the end of summer.
Ian
Re: Hornets
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:15 pm
by chatsworth
Thanks for that Ian , will give them a go.