Saturday, I had to get in to the office to work.
But first, I had to unload a dresser and a desk from my truck.
I was going to unload this through a back door that we seldom use.
This particular door is very close to the bedroom that the furniture was going in.
So, I had just gotten out of bed and still had only my underwear on.
I went to the back door to unlock it so I could move the furniture in then take a shower.
I unlocked the door, but this particular door sticks in the Fall.
So I jerked it open, and there were these black bugs flying around.
Odd...
Then my eyes panned to the left and I saw the nest in the corner of the door jam.
Barely 3 feet Away!!!
And me, totally unclothed and defenseless.
Here is a pic of the door with the shadow of where the nest was (I wasn't in the mood to take pics before the ensuing war).
As you can see from the imprint, When I opened the door it tore the back half of the nest open.
They were very angry.
I am so proud of myself because I had the presence of mind to slam the door before running through the house like a crazy man.
I got stung one time on the back of my head as I retreated around the corner.
Lucky for me there is a T in the hallway and for hornets, out of sight is out of mind.
I think I got away so clean because they were as surprised as I was.
I turned off all the lights in the house except for the one right above the door I had just opened.
This seemed to keep the hornets contained in one area.
I poked my head around the door and counted 1 2 3 4 5 6 little intruders.
I wanted to be sure I killed all the ones that got in the house.
I killed one of the six that landed too close with a flyswatter.
I got dressed and went to the local mini mart and overpaid (cheap at twice the price because I was glad to have some) for a can of wasp and hornet spray.
It said outdoor use only, but the hornets in the hall were kind of clustered together, so I gave them a shot of the spray.
4 died immediately, and counting the one I had swatted earlier, there was a lone perp still at large in my house.
It came flying around the corner and I swatted him out of the air with the flyswatter.
6 for 6.
The 20' range on the spray made short work of the nest.
I soaked the nest and the next day there were dead hornets all over the porch.
Tore the nest down and cleaned up the dead and nest remains without incident.
What a way to wake up on a Saturday morning.
But first, I had to unload a dresser and a desk from my truck.
I was going to unload this through a back door that we seldom use.
This particular door is very close to the bedroom that the furniture was going in.
So, I had just gotten out of bed and still had only my underwear on.
I went to the back door to unlock it so I could move the furniture in then take a shower.
I unlocked the door, but this particular door sticks in the Fall.
So I jerked it open, and there were these black bugs flying around.
Odd...
Then my eyes panned to the left and I saw the nest in the corner of the door jam.
Barely 3 feet Away!!!
And me, totally unclothed and defenseless.
Here is a pic of the door with the shadow of where the nest was (I wasn't in the mood to take pics before the ensuing war).
As you can see from the imprint, When I opened the door it tore the back half of the nest open.
They were very angry.
I am so proud of myself because I had the presence of mind to slam the door before running through the house like a crazy man.
I got stung one time on the back of my head as I retreated around the corner.
Lucky for me there is a T in the hallway and for hornets, out of sight is out of mind.
I think I got away so clean because they were as surprised as I was.
I turned off all the lights in the house except for the one right above the door I had just opened.
This seemed to keep the hornets contained in one area.
I poked my head around the door and counted 1 2 3 4 5 6 little intruders.
I wanted to be sure I killed all the ones that got in the house.
I killed one of the six that landed too close with a flyswatter.
I got dressed and went to the local mini mart and overpaid (cheap at twice the price because I was glad to have some) for a can of wasp and hornet spray.
It said outdoor use only, but the hornets in the hall were kind of clustered together, so I gave them a shot of the spray.
4 died immediately, and counting the one I had swatted earlier, there was a lone perp still at large in my house.
It came flying around the corner and I swatted him out of the air with the flyswatter.
6 for 6.
The 20' range on the spray made short work of the nest.
I soaked the nest and the next day there were dead hornets all over the porch.
Tore the nest down and cleaned up the dead and nest remains without incident.
What a way to wake up on a Saturday morning.
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