Nests of Asian hornets, oriental hornets, swarms of wasps in the chimney, swarms of bees in a tree. Danger warning. How to get rid of them safely.
Anyone who rubs against it can get stung.
Bees, wasps, hornets, Asian or oriental hornets?
In any case, their venom is very violent.
More or less aggressive behavior depending on the species. If the bee is a hardworking pacifist (unless provoked), European, Asian or oriental hornets are frenetically aggressive insects. While the bee can only sting once since it dies, other hymenoptera can sting several times and do not deprive themselves of it.
Don't underestimate the danger.
If you have an allergic terrain , if you are not able to run quickly in the event of an attack, if the swarm is placed in a place that could present a danger, and especially if you have the possibility of calling in a professional, I advise you to call one.
Of course, the stings are very painful , but above all, they can be fatal. The danger is to discover a wasp or hornet nest without realizing it. Nests can be found anywhere : most often, in trees more than 10 meters high, but also in a hedge 30 cm from the ground, an EDF box, a pile of leaves, the garden shed, a shutter box, under an upturned bucket, in the fisherman's boots, a cellar, a garage, in the ground. It is when you least think about it, while mowing the lawn, the brushcutter, tidying the attic, entering the shed, entering your garage or your boots, or simply passing near a swarm or a nest. If the wasps or hornets feel threatened, the attack is immediate and massive. Asian and oriental hornets are the most virulent. Each one can sting several times and they do not let up their attack. Their sting can go through a leather glove. The reflex is to want to push them away by making big gestures. This sudden and disordered agitation, which contrasts so much with your phlegm and your natural charm, will make them redouble their ardor. The best defense is to flee , run as fast as you can at least 50 or 100 meters. Depending on your sensitivity and the number of stings, you risk going into anaphylactic shock : skin rashes, edema, heart rhythm disorder, asphyxiating cough, comas, cardiac arrest. Anaphylactic shock is a vital emergency that is treated by injecting adrenaline.
If you have a beekeeper's suit or a specific suit for hornets (thicker), safety glasses and a cartridge mask, that's perfect. If you don't have this equipment and to act with maximum precaution, cover yourself completely: long trousers in thick fabric tightened at the ankles with adhesive tape, high shoes or boots, very thick balaclava, thick anorak-type jacket with a tightly closed hood, very thick gloves (or 2 pairs on top of each other) tightened at the wrists with adhesive tape, an FFP3 filter mask, safety glasses. To act, wait until nightfall when the wasps or hornets are asleep.
I think it would be prudent to warn your relatives and neighbors so that they do not faint if they happen to come across you in the dark, dressed like this. All jokes aside, ask them to stay away from the area during the treatment and until the nest is completely neutralized.
How to destroy a swarm of Asian hornets in seconds?
Be careful, this is a dangerous sport!
The Kapo Shock Destroyer for Wasp and Hornet Swarms aerosol in a 500 ml spray is formidable and can neutralize two medium-sized wasp nests or an Asian hornet nest. But be careful, this aerosol is intended for outdoor use , so do not use indoors. Its jet propels a lightning-fast insecticide 6 m away.
Act in the evening when the insects are dormant in the swarm.
Keep a good safety distance . Act by successive jets while pausing. The first jets will make the insects come out of the swarm. As soon as a group has formed on the swarm, spray again so as to reach as many insects as possible. Continue by alternating the times when you let them out, and the times when you spray them. Continue until the swarm is completely neutralized. The next day, still in this outfit, check if there are any survivors. If necessary, spray again. Get rid of these insects in a garbage bag or by incinerating them. Be careful! even dead they can still sting you.
If the nest is not a swarm, but is nested in a cavity with an entrance in the form of a crack or a hole in a wall, the most suitable product will be an insecticide in the form of expanding foam that I will soon put on the Natural Drugstore, but here too the insects will be greatly annoyed. Act with the greatest caution.
If the nest is located in a cellar, in a chimney or a garage.
Depending on the volume of the room, with one or more KAPO CHOC Anti-bedbugs lightning diffuser 200 ml aerosols you will easily get rid of them.
Cover yourself as described above. Gently open the garage door, prime the Kapo Anti Bed Bugs automatic diffusion aerosols and immediately throw them at the foot of the nest. Quickly close the door and move away. These Kapo aerosols are very high in pyrethroids, they are intended for the treatment of bed bugs in a room of 30 m². To destroy the swarm of wasps or hornets, I suggest you double the dose.
Another way to get rid of a hornet or wasp nest
Offer poisoned jam to your hornets
Mix the contents of a syringe KAPO anti-cockroaches & cockroaches syringe 10g . This is a formidable poison from the neonicotinoid family. Used massively in agriculture under the name Gaucho. It is an ecological disaster which is the cause of a very high mortality of bees. Hence the importance of placing this poison near the swarm to be destroyed, and removing it immediately afterwards.
Depending on where the swarm is located, place this poisonous mixture near their nest in a bowl or on a cloth at the end of a pole. To approach the nest or swarm, cover yourself as described above, and act in the evening, slowly and very calmly so as not to attract their attention.
Two imperative precautions for this treatment.
- Do not leave any jam that has been poisoned in this way within reach of anyone who might be poisoned. No leftovers should be kept. Immediately throw any leftovers in a tightly sealed bag in the trash.
- Once the nest or swarm is destroyed, remove this poisoned jam and throw it in a tightly closed bag in the trash so that it does not kill the surrounding bees.
Asian hornet: a national fight plan voted by the Senate
A national plan to combat the Asian hornet, this invasive species "killer of bees", was voted on this Thursday, April 11, 2024 by the Senate. It provides in particular for the management of the destruction of nests, which individuals will be required to report, and compensation for beekeepers who are victims. - Info France bleu.
