Something about those bumble bees, the ones that bore into pine, we used to have them in soffit boards on the house when I was a kid and around the barns, I've heard these also have another name, they look the same as what I have always thought to be a bumble bee. I swear, I should have done something different for a career, even today I try to learn as much as possible about the indigenous wildlife, insects or what have you. The bees and wasps sure do act in a manner unique to their surroundings, like they are 30 miles north at the other place, those yellow jacket/paper wasps if that is the correct name for them are incredible, they totally outnumber the brown wasps, which there used to be mostly those here, but now both. I have not seen another whitefaced hornets nest this year, have been discovering about one nest per year, between both places.
My father used to use starting fluid, and I think it was whatever was convenient, I've used it, but I find that anything that evaporates quickly, may not kill them, maybe the larvae in the nest, but if any survive, they will go right back to the nest once dry. They can take a fair amount of that in the open air, it evaporates too fast, its just not a good thing to use in the open, but find nest in a pipe or enclosed space, plug one end spray starting fluid, cap the other end or light em up if its safe to do that, starting fluid, carb cleaner and a myriad of other substances similar will work.
It sounds as if someone entered an area where they were disturbed, those that return or linger can be nasty, totally aggressive, or various stages less than that, from what I have seen, always yellow ones, paper wasps, yellow jackets or the like, the brown ones do not, at first they might linger, get back to the nest, they get the point quick and do not linger the next few days.
He must have got tagged and had pheromone(Sp?) on him to get nailed that many times and or have them so agitated. Its been a long while since I've got nailed (knock on wood) but when I was a kid, was always accidentally disturbing a nest or playing around that old D7 Caterpillar, which would get loaded with wasps, once we got away and a good friend, (was pre-school days)whom I still joke with about, "You saved my life!!!" Still have the D7 too. It was a regular occurrence, 5th birthday, stepped on a nest in an old JD ground driven spreader, got nailed in or near the eye, ER visit and drugs put me out til late that night or next day, girl who worked on the farm, was taking me for a walk, will never forget that one, had to get over my fear of them and sure did, they don't bother me.
Hope you get them the worst is if someone is allergic, that can be trouble in a hurry.
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