Posted by Mike (WA) on June 30, 2014 at 15:01:11 from (69.10.199.195):
Some kind of strange little critter made a nest in the hay bales the grandkids made a fort out of. 2 of the 4 of them got stung Sunday. A little smaller than a yellow jacket, darker in color, look different than the paper wasps that are everywhere, and they made a conventional paper nest like yellow jackets and hornets do. Doesn't matter much what they are, I gotta get rid of them before we start putting in hay in a couple of days.
Problem is they are in a hay loft, and right by the ladder that is the only escape. Was going to cover the nest with a jar this morning, but went out about 6 AM and they were already out and about. Don't really want to get a nest in the jar, and have others come back and find the homestead gone. They may take a dim view of that, and take it out on whoever's handy.
Nest was a little too large for a jar, so now thinking of going out in middle of the night and spraying them. My question is- do they all come back and sleep in the nest after dark? Do they go out at night at all?
BTW, learned something from an earlier post- I will NOT carry a flashlight, so they come right at me when I spray. Lantern set out on the other side of the loft as a decoy, I come in from the dark side and get 'em. Can of ether to get the ones who start lurking around the light. And I'm going to set up a ladder at the other end of the loft as an escape route. Just wish I was about 30 years younger and faster.
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