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

[W3YY]

Forget about spraying.

Just wait until late fall or winter when it gets cold.  The hornets will die and then you can remove the nest.

I had a big European Hornet's nest in a tree and brought in a professional exterminator.  That's what he told me to do.  Worked perfectly.  The hornets died in the winter and never came back in the following years even though the nest was still there.

73, Bob - W3YY


-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Shohet, KQ2M
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 4:52 PM
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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