There is no single opinion among the people regarding the hornets. On the one hand, they kill really serious pests, devouring the crop and causing great damage. But, on the other hand, these rather big and rather scary insects are not pleasant neighbors. And most of the gardeners who encountered this "monster" prefers to find a nest and destroy an insect. Therefore, let's try to figure out how to get rid of hornets.
Hornet bee: benefit or harm?
An individual is able to grow up to five centimeters in length. In addition to the impressive size, the hornets have a large sting with a dangerous poison. These insects are a genus of public wasps and are considered the largest among them. Therefore, to know how to get rid of hornets is a desire not devoid of logic. Especially if their nest is near your home.
The black hornet is scientifically called ordinary or European. It lives in Siberia and the European part of the Russian Federation. The head of the insect is yellow, the abdomen is yellow with spots and bandages of black, the chest is black. The color of the wings is yellowish-brown.
The hornet bee lives in the forest on dry and sunny clearings or edges. Viet nests in hollows of trees, in minks or wooden structures. Their nests are honeycombs, similar to paper, constructed in several tiers, with downward-directed openings of the structure. Hornets make their houses from the outer layer of the tree bark, which they gnaw and moisten with sticky saliva. Adults eat nectar from flowers, berries and pulp of fruits, like to enjoy tree sap and various insects. Larvae are fed with killed chopped insects, even honey bees.
How to get rid of hornets? The question is serious. Having disturbed their nest, you run the risk of encountering real aggression inherent in this species of beetles. Their bite is quite painful, can be accompanied by swelling and inflammation, cause headache, palpitations, dizziness, fever. In severe cases, difficulty breathing, anaphylactic shock. In addition, this vindictive insect is able to pursue the offender for more than one kilometer.
How to get rid of hornets
Start by looking for the jack. Dress in tight clothes without leaving any open spaces. Gloves and mosquitoes do not interfere. The easiest and most reliable way to get rid of hornets is with special chemicals that are sold in stores. If the nest is too large, then it is better to consult with specialists. In almost every city there are companies involved in the destruction of parasites and harmful insects.
You need to get rid of the hornets in the early summer days, it was at this time that a young uterus begins to lay a nest. There are few insects in this period, and a person is quite capable of coping with them.
They say that large nests need to be destroyed at night, when most individuals are inside. The house is placed in a plastic bag or simply sprayed with poison. But the poison will not fall into the nest and will not affect every individual, and this is dangerous. After all, hornets never sleep, they see well in the dark and will gladly attack a person at least during the day, even at night. There is one more fact to know. If an individual does not have time to get into the nest before night, then it remains for the night where its darkness found. In the morning, having flown home and not having found a nest, an angry insect will take revenge and sting everyone in its path. For two days you simply cannot leave the house.