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

[Gedas]

Some OT trivia but that is where the term "B-Line" came from.......you 
run you ASSets in a straight line as fast as you can away from a swarm 
of bees coming at you.

BTW, I have had plenty of experience with different types of bee sprays 
and the only one that I found that really and honestly can shoot a good 
solid stream is a fresh (new) hot can of Raid's "Yard Guard" bee spray. 
All the other bee "bomb" and sprays were good to only 10-12 feet at 
best. Spend the extra $3 for the Raid product and just keep spraying the 
nest until can is empty then high tail it out of the area for an hour 
then repeat if required.

Gedas, W8BYA

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On 7/26/2019 8:18 AM, N4ZR wrote:
> I don't know about that last comment.  I ran my lawn mower too close 
> to a hornet nest, probably joggling it slightly, and the resulting 
> eruption of angry bugs caused me to set an age-group record for the 
> 100-meter dash.  Those little critters were very offensive-minded and 
> just plain MAD!
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 7/26/2019 1:27 AM, Max Cotton wrote:
>> Just use a power hose at a distance during the early morning when 
>> they are sleepy, cheap and reasonably safe, the nest is only made 
>> from 'paper'.
>> Alternatively, which is more eco friendly, if they are not actually 
>> causing any problem just leave them there, Hornets rarely forage 
>> within their own territory and will keep other Hornets and wasps out 
>> of the area. It is very unlikely that you will ever be stung by your 
>> Hornets unless you do anything silly.
>> 73 Max M0GHQ
>>
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>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Bob 
>> Shohet, KQ2M <kq2m at kq2m.com>
>> Sent: 25 July 2019 21:51
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you 
>> safely get rid of this?
>>
>> 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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