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Blacktail:
i went hunting today and found a tree that has 2 hornets nests in the tree..i want to keep the nest..so,what would you use to kill the hornets...i will have to get the spray in the whole but i was wondering if the spray will soak into the paper on top..just trying to think this out...john

Timo:
My advise to you would be to leave them nastys alone until cold weather,then use EXTREME caution. You do not want them critters mad at you,and trust me if you are near ,and something gets out of place in their world, they will hurt you..... >:(

I have a friend that found one fishing one day,it was on a limb overhanging the creek. He went back at night with a dbl trash bag, and bagged it,cut the limb and rushed it to his house.Put it in the freezer. He said it sounded like Armageddon inside the bag before he made it home. Made the mistake later after he thawed it out, they came back to life enough to hurt him.

Pat B:
This time of year hornets and yellow jackets know the end is near and are just waiting to take someone with them!  :o      I'd wait until cold weather, collect the nest in a garbage bag like Timo's friend and spray hornet killer in the bag and seal it tight for a few days. You might shake it a few times over those days to be sure all are dead.  When you are sure they are dead allow the nest to air out well in a protected area then seal the outside with spray poly or shellac.

mullet:
 Think about what Timo said. I knocked one off a tree with the pipe rack on my truck. It fell on the roof. After about an hour of sounding like someone was slinging gravel at my truck we started to worry if they could get in the vents. These are some relentless, hurting little Boogers.

I really didn't want it after that.

Blacktail:
thanks guys..i did plan on waiting until winter...and yes they are the spawn of satan...i am hoping to get 3-4 cans of spray and hose them down..john

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