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Re: [TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely g

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely get rid of this?
From: Jim Chaggaris <jimc@pwrone.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 22:24:31 -0500
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Well, If it's a round or oval paper nest those are Baldfaced Hornets.   They 
are truly the most aggressive.   Any other hornet, wasp  etc pales in 
comparison.  I had  such a  nest on one of my beams and called an exterminator. 
 No can of spray will help and could lead  to a dangerous situation.  

73,
Jim N9WW

James Chaggaris
President 
PowerOne Corp.
2325 Dean St. Suite 200
St. Charles, IL 60175
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> On Jul 25, 2019, at 9:44 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> 
> It's too bad that you use end caps on your boom, they would then be inside 
> and out of sight.
> 
> I have a lot of wasps here in North Carolina, I saw dozens this evening when 
> I came home from work. Their nests are frequently on my house or inside my 
> antenna junction boxes. The wasps here are not aggressive unless provoked.
> 
> There are plenty of sprays that will work very quickly and can easily shoot 
> the 12' from the tower however I would first check to make sure that they 
> don't damage coax.
> 
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrote:
> 
> This is a first at my station....  a large Hornet Nest on the end of the Boom 
> of my lowest Hygain 105CA (5L 10 meter Yagi) on my 100’ Rohn 45 tower.
> 
> The nest is located on the underside of the end of the boom (24’ long) and 
> 1st director, which puts the nest about 12‘ from the center of the tower and 
> 23’ above ground.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience successfully dealing with this situation?  I 
> would appreciate learning how you killed the hornets and got rid of the nest 
> without getting hurt or doing anything dangerous.
> 
> Tnx & 73
> 
> Bob KQ2M
> 
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