In a message dated 97-06-15 16:45:07 EDT, pash@gdi.net (Paul Ash) writes:
> I was getting ready to climb my tower today when I noticed 1/2 doz
> large Hornets buzzing around one of the lower sections. I was feeling
> lucky this morning so I decided to climb anyway. I got abt 30ft off the
> ground when they began to swarm around me. None of them actually stung
> me but they made it plain that my presence was not wanted. I concluded
> that discretion is the better part of valor and made a hasty decent.
> I've been thinking about a easy way to get rid of these uninvited guests
> but hav'nt had any luck. Anyone out there in antenna land have any good
> solutions?????
Wait until dark when all of the little buggers are back in the hive and
then take a can or two of some wasp/hornet spray up the tower and soak the
hive. These cans will shoot 8-10 feet or more so you can be a little ways
away from the nest whilst nuking it.
If you are bitten, put some Adolph's Meat Tenderizer on the sting. The
pain and swelling will go away almost immediately.
73, Steve K7LXC
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