In reply to Post #26
unfortunately they have a massive problem with asian hornets and they are very deadly. not only can they sting they can also spit venom. the team sent in to destroy them wear 6mm thick suits to stop their stingers getting through. there has been nests in jersey and kent but not many yet but they are on the way.
unfortunately they have a massive problem with asian hornets and they are very deadly. not only can they sting they can also spit venom. the team sent in to destroy them wear 6mm thick suits to stop their stingers getting through. there has been nests in jersey and kent but not many yet but they are on the way.
I googled it
The Asian hornets, also known as yellow-legged hornets, received the affable ‘killer' moniker for their ability to kill those with allergies with just one sting — this is no more dangerous, however, than native European wasps and hornets.
The real danger lies with their ability to devastate native bee populations.
Asian hornets feed on honeybees. They have the ability to eat up to 50 bees per day, and have been known to wipe out entire colonies.
The Asian hornets, also known as yellow-legged hornets, received the affable ‘killer' moniker for their ability to kill those with allergies with just one sting — this is no more dangerous, however, than native European wasps and hornets.
The real danger lies with their ability to devastate native bee populations.
Asian hornets feed on honeybees. They have the ability to eat up to 50 bees per day, and have been known to wipe out entire colonies.
In reply to Post #33
Thats right the Asian Hornet is a risk to bee colonies but not us.
American media have been hyping it up hence the nickname but in reality its no greater risk to humans than the European Hornet
Thats right the Asian Hornet is a risk to bee colonies but not us.
American media have been hyping it up hence the nickname but in reality its no greater risk to humans than the European Hornet
In reply to Post #34
I've only seen hornets twice and that was many years ago. I am never going anywhere near them again. If I see one I'm running away. I once had wasps fly up my trouser leg and got stung 11 times. Sod getting stung by a hornet.
I've only seen hornets twice and that was many years ago. I am never going anywhere near them again. If I see one I'm running away. I once had wasps fly up my trouser leg and got stung 11 times. Sod getting stung by a hornet.
In reply to Post #34
That's because the media gets confused with the Giant Asian Hornet. These can cause life threatening injuries to humans and have been found in the United States and are of real concern.
Asian Hornets finding there way into the UK are slightly smaller than our European Hornet but they are extremely aggressive and will wipe out honey bee colonies given the chance. Bees in other countries are slowly starting to fight back though. When an Asian Hornet Scout enters a hive, the bees vibrate their wings which increases the temperature by a couple of degrees. The Hornet Scout cannot withstand the heat and subsequently dies preventing an attack.
That's because the media gets confused with the Giant Asian Hornet. These can cause life threatening injuries to humans and have been found in the United States and are of real concern.
Asian Hornets finding there way into the UK are slightly smaller than our European Hornet but they are extremely aggressive and will wipe out honey bee colonies given the chance. Bees in other countries are slowly starting to fight back though. When an Asian Hornet Scout enters a hive, the bees vibrate their wings which increases the temperature by a couple of degrees. The Hornet Scout cannot withstand the heat and subsequently dies preventing an attack.
In reply to Post #24
Agreed - I stumbled on a Hornet's nest whilst lure fishing along a fenland drain - it was a pretty remote spot, as I'd walked 3 miles from the nearest access point... anyway, they'd made their home in a dead tree stump. Something had disturbed them, probably one of the cows in the field, I don't know, but when several started coming my way, I gave the whole thing a very wide birth! There were hundreds of them and they looked angry... I'd love to have gotten a picture of them all swarming around the tree, but life's too short for that ****! Having said that, I often come across them at this time of year - they like to feed on the apples that fall from the trees in my garden. Quite funny seeing them getting pissed and having trouble taking off...
Wasps? Different story there, they'll just attack you if you annoy them - I once had to get an ambulance for a young lad who set up his bivvy over a wasps nest. He was just putting the groundsheet in and then I heard this screaming - he ran out and clearly a few followed him. He ripped off his T shirt and trousers, as they'd got inside his clothing. He was very badly stung and in shock. I did what I could to keep him calm and guided the ambulance down to the water by phone. So, just check you don't ever set-up in a swim with a wasp nest in it!
Agreed - I stumbled on a Hornet's nest whilst lure fishing along a fenland drain - it was a pretty remote spot, as I'd walked 3 miles from the nearest access point... anyway, they'd made their home in a dead tree stump. Something had disturbed them, probably one of the cows in the field, I don't know, but when several started coming my way, I gave the whole thing a very wide birth! There were hundreds of them and they looked angry... I'd love to have gotten a picture of them all swarming around the tree, but life's too short for that ****! Having said that, I often come across them at this time of year - they like to feed on the apples that fall from the trees in my garden. Quite funny seeing them getting pissed and having trouble taking off...
Wasps? Different story there, they'll just attack you if you annoy them - I once had to get an ambulance for a young lad who set up his bivvy over a wasps nest. He was just putting the groundsheet in and then I heard this screaming - he ran out and clearly a few followed him. He ripped off his T shirt and trousers, as they'd got inside his clothing. He was very badly stung and in shock. I did what I could to keep him calm and guided the ambulance down to the water by phone. So, just check you don't ever set-up in a swim with a wasp nest in it!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=trP-4gSfoEY
30 odd years ago I worked on the docks and we used to have a fair bit of timber from Europe and the far east, whilst using the odd bits of timber I'd sometimes come across big foreign wasps that looked dead.
After hours in the sun they would wake, stubble around then fly off, I wondered if they survived for long or would be able to reproduce etc.
What else came in on those ships?
After hours in the sun they would wake, stubble around then fly off, I wondered if they survived for long or would be able to reproduce etc.
What else came in on those ships?
In reply to Post #11
We had a hornet buzzing round our BBQ yesterday evening. Guy came round for a chat and as soon as it came near him he literally punched it out of the air and stamped on it. Me and my mate were speechless
We had a hornet buzzing round our BBQ yesterday evening. Guy came round for a chat and as soon as it came near him he literally punched it out of the air and stamped on it. Me and my mate were speechless
In reply to Post #42
I hate ants. Those tiny creatures bother me every time I see them. Tbh, I've tried everything to get rid of them, from salt to soda, etc. Nothing has helped.
I hate ants. Those tiny creatures bother me every time I see them. Tbh, I've tried everything to get rid of them, from salt to soda, etc. Nothing has helped.
In reply to Post #43
That's terrible, got any spam links you'd like to share?
That's terrible, got any spam links you'd like to share?
In reply to Post #1
I got stung on the arse July 2019 bivvied up about 7 metres from a wasps nest in the ground. After that I bought some wasp killer (powder) and did a night time raid, puffed the wasp nest with the powder and did a hasty retreat. Next time I went fishing a few days later only a few wasps left and didnt look very well, they didnt give me any hastle ! The following week I went back and the wasp nest was dug up (a remote secret swim) I was thinking another angler fishing my swim ay ay, on closer inspection I could see claw marks on the side of the hole and remembered a Badger one night previously rummaging and making his way through the undergrowth at the back of my swim.
Fast forward to last weekend on Sunday morning my swim was crawling with wasps feeding on honeydew, how I didnt get stung I dont know ? more interested in the honeydew ! But I did find a tick just got stuck on to the fleshy part of my lower right thumb. 1st time Ive had a problem with them, horrible little critters !
I got stung on the arse July 2019 bivvied up about 7 metres from a wasps nest in the ground. After that I bought some wasp killer (powder) and did a night time raid, puffed the wasp nest with the powder and did a hasty retreat. Next time I went fishing a few days later only a few wasps left and didnt look very well, they didnt give me any hastle ! The following week I went back and the wasp nest was dug up (a remote secret swim) I was thinking another angler fishing my swim ay ay, on closer inspection I could see claw marks on the side of the hole and remembered a Badger one night previously rummaging and making his way through the undergrowth at the back of my swim.
Fast forward to last weekend on Sunday morning my swim was crawling with wasps feeding on honeydew, how I didnt get stung I dont know ? more interested in the honeydew ! But I did find a tick just got stuck on to the fleshy part of my lower right thumb. 1st time Ive had a problem with them, horrible little critters !
In reply to Post #2
I read that too the other day, something to do with the hotter the year the quicker the workers mature and when there are no grubs left as the queen stops laying preparing for winter it's basically everyone for themselves.
I thought there were lots of the buggers around here a month ago, seems to have eased a bit as of late. I'm guessing less moths etc due to caterpillar carnage from the Wasps but it's natures cycle.
Many years ago in France I set up on a point, bivvy facing lake, all day it was apparent I was in the flight path of a wood Hornet nest, but they kept veering up and away so no probs.....What I didn't know is that they remain active all night and it would appear they couldn't see the bivvy as it's was open and I guess the rear being black fitted in with the forrest behind lovely. 1st one to hit the back of the bivvy while I was in bed scared the living daylights out of me ( I hate Wasps/Hornets), then another, then another...wth
I packed up from that spot there and then!
Another time, same lake, we had a large tarp between some trees, social area under, petrol Coleman dual mantle on, it attracted the bloody things like a magnet
I read that too the other day, something to do with the hotter the year the quicker the workers mature and when there are no grubs left as the queen stops laying preparing for winter it's basically everyone for themselves.
I thought there were lots of the buggers around here a month ago, seems to have eased a bit as of late. I'm guessing less moths etc due to caterpillar carnage from the Wasps but it's natures cycle.
Many years ago in France I set up on a point, bivvy facing lake, all day it was apparent I was in the flight path of a wood Hornet nest, but they kept veering up and away so no probs.....What I didn't know is that they remain active all night and it would appear they couldn't see the bivvy as it's was open and I guess the rear being black fitted in with the forrest behind lovely. 1st one to hit the back of the bivvy while I was in bed scared the living daylights out of me ( I hate Wasps/Hornets), then another, then another...wth
I packed up from that spot there and then!Another time, same lake, we had a large tarp between some trees, social area under, petrol Coleman dual mantle on, it attracted the bloody things like a magnet
In reply to Post #46
I set up in a tight little swim by a fallen tree, thought there were a few wasps about but I'm not fussed about them so carried on. Turns out that they had made their nest in a the dead tree roots.
I watched them fly in and out all day on their little missions, it was interesting to watch. Reminded me of the Heathrow flight path, one after the other, after the other.
Fun fact, there are 7,000 different species of wasp in the UK alone.
Hornet's I'm not so happy about being around.
I set up in a tight little swim by a fallen tree, thought there were a few wasps about but I'm not fussed about them so carried on. Turns out that they had made their nest in a the dead tree roots.
I watched them fly in and out all day on their little missions, it was interesting to watch. Reminded me of the Heathrow flight path, one after the other, after the other.
Fun fact, there are 7,000 different species of wasp in the UK alone.
Hornet's I'm not so happy about being around.
In reply to Post #1
Burn some coffie in a pot it will keep them away...
Burn some coffie in a pot it will keep them away...