I agree, an exterminator is the best idea. We had a hornet's nest on the
overhang of our house. I used about 3 cans of that 20'-distance spray to no
avail. The local exterminator suited up and took care of it!
73,
Steve
N6SJ
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jim Chaggaris
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 8:25 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely
get rid of this?
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
Phone: (630)443-6500
Cell: (630)669-2241
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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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