[TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely get rid of this?

[Jim Chaggaris]

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
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> On Jul 25, 2019, at 9:44 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
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> It's too bad that you use end caps on your boom, they would then be inside and out of sight.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> John KK9A
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> Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Tnx & 73
> 
> Bob KQ2M
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