Hornet nest removal between roof and solar panel

[SMR]

She had a professional come out today and take care of the nest, etc. Turns out they were yellow jackets.

 

[gwinger]

She had a professional come out today and take care of the nest, etc. Turns out they were yellow jackets.

Good news. But she still needs to watch. They will return.
They've found a nice protected nesting area.

 

[SMR]

She is there all season and checking with pro to if there is something to keep them away.

 

[gwinger]

She had a professional come out today and take care of the nest, etc. Turns out they were yellow jackets.

Strange. Yellow Jackets usually make their nests in the ground.

 

[TheBar]

Strange. Yellow Jackets usually make their nests in the ground.

There are yellowjacket bees which nest in the ground and yellow jacket wasps which nest in trees or RV roofs in this case.

This is a yellowjacket wasp nest:

 

[meierjn]

We have both the ground and above ground nesting in central Ab. When it gets hot and dry in the fall they really get aggressive.

 

[gwinger]

We have both the ground and above ground nesting in central Ab. When it gets hot and dry in the fall they really get aggressive.

Just ask my ankles. I was cutting grass and they came out the ground. Probably stung 5-10 times.

 

[garyb1st]

There are yellowjacket bees which nest in the ground and yellow jacket wasps which nest in trees or RV roofs in this case.

This is a yellowjacket wasp nest:
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As far as I know, they haven't found a home in one of the motorhome AC units. However, we get 3 or 4 of these under the eves of the s/b every year. I hit them early in the morning with Spectracide Pro and they're dead. If any are on the nest, they literally fall to their death.

My wife is highly allergic so we don't take any chances. One time she stepped on a bee while walking at the beach. Her foot turned beet red. Ended up needing daily treatment a the hospital for a week. Would not want that to happen while traveling.

 

[gwinger]

As far as I know, they haven't found a home in one of the motorhome AC units. However, we get 3 or 4 of these under the eves of the s/b every year. I hit them early in the morning with Spectracide Pro and they're dead. If any are on the nest, they literally fall to their death.

My wife is highly allergic so we don't take any chances. One time she stepped on a bee while walking at the beach. Her foot turned beet red. Ended up needing daily treatment a the hospital for a week. Would not want that to happen while traveling.

I am also allergic to bee and wasp stings. I started when I got stung numerous times in my ankle by the ground yellow jackets.
My doctor had me start carrying an EPI pen.