In France, for Asian yellow jacket, I have seen (we had one nest at work) a professional use a kind of powder he sprayed at the entrance of the nest so every beast going out is touched by the powder and die in a few minutes.After they use the same powder with water to destroy the nest, the powder stay active for a while so the beast that are outside and come back after the destruction are contaminated also and will die. As you said , they are in full protection suit.
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I watched a video about a professional removal of a very large nest. The guy used a shop-vac with a mixture of dish soap and water in it. The soap breaks down the surface tension, which quickly suffocates insects, since they breathe passively through spiracles in their sides.
Perhaps it was for the video, but they guy didn't just plant the hose over the entrance to the nest, but put it right beside the entrance, and occasionally beat on the ground to keep them coming out until all the flying ones were gone. He then removed the nest, showing the non-flying cohort that had other jobs in the nest.
However, I should also note that he had the full bee suit.
The Hornet King! I've watched a few dozen of his videos.
I don't want to use any gasoline or harsh chemicals that might hurt the cherry tree. We're supposed to get 1-2 inches of heavy rain tomorrow so I might use the garden hose to try and drown the nest. A friend suggested putting screen wire over the entrance to prevent them from escaping and maybe I'll add some dish soap as well.
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"Bones heal. Chicks dig scars. Pain is temporary. Glory is forever." - Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel
“Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing.” - Kimi Raikkonen
there is an other solution but I am not sure the cherry tree will sustain it :
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We always get a professional to come and take care of the nest. They usually put in a harmless mold that is not so harmless to the nasty stinging bugs! In our area it's usually around $100 for that visit.
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We always get a professional to come and take care of the nest. They usually put in a harmless mold that is not so harmless to the nasty stinging bugs!
I've eaten some lichen. I wasn't lichen it too much, though. You can eat the lichen called 'rock tripe'. It has an earthy taste, and isn't very filling, nor would it make much of a garnish on things. Frankly, it has mushroom for improvement from a culinary aspect.
Also, don't eat too much of it, or you're going to regret it. My understanding is that it produces a powerful acid (perhaps hydrofluoric acid), which you can tolerate in small quantities, but it will give you the runs if you eat too much.
Our baseball team just played their last home game as The Cleveland Indians.
If I owned the team and MLB was pressuring me to drop the name after 106 years I would have changed to to the "Cleveland Steamers" with a stylized steam train logo that vaguely resembles a turd.
Google it if you don't get the joke.
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They got rid of him prior to the 2019 season as a condition to host the all-star game that year.
The giant Chief Wahoo sign that stood over gate D at old Municipal Stadium is now at the Western Reserve Historical Society.
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That’s sad, it doesn’t affect me much because the only Cleveland I like is the Browns, but I’m still bitter about the Jazz going to Utah, the we had the Hornets, then the NBA did some weird expansion team thing so that Charlotte can keep their history, and now we’re the Pelicans.
I wasn’t even born when we lost the Jazz name, but I feel like it’s uniquely New Orleans. I couldn’t imagine being and Indians or Redskins fan and having that yanked away.
I remember when the Jazz moved to Utah. It made absolutely no sense to keep the name "Jazz" because it's so ingrained into New Orleans' culture yet it's the absolute last thing that could possibly be associated with Utah and Salt Lake City.
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Cleveland Steamers would be a great name. You wouldn't even have to do much with the logo. There wouldn't be a real need to try to suggest what you are talking about, because you'd have the browns and the steamers in the same city.
Every generation, 10 year old boys would think they'd found something new. It would be an introduction to humor for each subsequent generation.
I've had some baby spider running around on my computer screen this morning. It may not be a baby spider, actually, as it is far too small and fast for me to be able to count it's legs, but I'm saying it's a baby spider. It also tends to stay over around the bezel, and once into the black, I can't see it at all.