Posted by Billy NY on August 31, 2011 at 13:27:53 from (74.67.3.54):
In Reply to: Yellow jackets posted by Bigmarv1085 on August 31, 2011 at 07:19:51:
If I am correct, don't these too leave a pheromone (sp?) and that scent directs the rest to you because you are tagged as a threat ?
I've noticed what the others said, where they don't find you. Thankfully I have not seen them around here in quite awhile, none in the ground anywhere. Once in awhile they would make a nest on the lawn or the side of an embankment where it is probably easier to make a nest, they must use old chipmunk holes as I cannot imagine they could burrow into the soil.
The last time I hit a nest was on a D3 doing some grubbing and clearing on some idle land, that was near a good size creek. They came out and were all over the dozer, I just moved away and worked somewhere else, I was not getting off the machine they seemed confused, can't sting metal etc. Same ones I've stepped on nests 2x while working, and got nailed in the leg, they let me know they were there but did not come out in a swarm, well I did not disturb the nest either. I found one on the lawn one time and had some fun with it, I put a cover on it, you know those industrious little buggers just kept making or finding a way in, and never got upset. Way back, we had the farmer bale for us, and his son nailed one, they got into the cab though, he ran off, got nailed a few times.
The ones I have seen sure are small, sting is minor compared to the full size ones or those brown wasps. Never got nailed by a white face hornet, they have to be the worst of all, or a bumble bee, though I did come face to face with a nest in a bush while clearing, I am grateful I did not hit that bush, and was able to avoid them without incident, these experiences do keep you on the lookout when you may encounter same. That hornets nest was huge, was about this time of year, full size, no vacancy !
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