Hornet Spray

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    ******Word of caution********

    Be very careful how yeah handle any kind of bug/hornet spray. I was spraying some hornet spray from Home Depot on some hornets that were under the eaves of my house. I always wear plastic gloves when I do this kind of stuff. Well, like a dummy, I decided not to last week. I had some little scrapes on my right hand, and the bug spray fell on to my right hand. My fingers are now swollen and quite nasty looking. Allergic reaction the doc said today. My dad has a similar thing happen to him, and it took about a year for his hand to get better. So, whatever you do, WEAR gloves and eye protection, preferably plastic!!!!!!!

    Now I have to deal with the fight club jokes. "Did you punch someone?" No, I got bug spray on my hand! "Oh, sure you did!!!". He he he. :smile:
     
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  2. jhp

    jhp Member

    Are you allergic to soap?

    Soapy water. If you have a hose with those plant feeding bottles, you can use that to make it into far reaching wasp killer. Otherwise you can just use a spray bottle with a mix of soap and water.

    Kills the wasps, just as that chemical you got on your hands.
     
  3. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    No, I am not allergic to soap. The doc did tell me to use a gentle soap while my hand is healing though. Usually, I just use the cheapest hand soap available at the store. So, I bought some new Dove soap, and some Aquaphor. She also gave me some cream called Betamethasone. It seems to be working ok so far. My fingers got kind of leathery, and this seems to be softening them up a bit. It is also helping with the swelling. Yeah, that hornet killer works really good, but those chemicals are HIGHLY toxic! Not a good thing to get on your skin.

    Thanks for the tip!
     
  4. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    When I lived in San Antonio, we had a continuing problem with wasps setting up shop under our eaves. We lived on base and could always call the environmental engineering folks to remove them each time, but it was an almost daily occurrence in the summer--you couldn't keep up that way. You really had to do it yourself. The method was a bit scary, however.

    When you spotted a nest, you made sure your door was unlocked. (Seriously, you have to be sure!) Then you arm yourself with a huge cup of water (Slurpee Big Gulp cup huge) in one hand and a can of Raid that streams (not sprays; up to 25 feet) in the other. Then you (a) blast the nest with the Raid, (b) fling the water at the nest, knocking it down, and (c) run like mad inside the house. I usually added (d) a glass of wine and a bit of TV while things calmed down outside.

    Between the wasps, the fire ants, the rattlesnakes, and the scorpions, it's a wonder we ever got of their alive. Not to mention Texas drivers in pickup trucks....
     
  5. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I have done the "knock it down and run thing" before. I do find the hornet spray quite convenient, because you can shoot it from distances of 27 feet. I do certain things in a very specific and methodical manner. I purchase plastic gloves from Home Depot, and I wear certain protective gear when using hornet spray. But last week, I got lazy and skipped a step, and it came back to bite me in the hand (pun intended). Now I have to deal it with it. :smile: I also try not to worry about every little thing that can kill me, or I might develop high blood pressure like my brother from worrying about it. he he
     
  6. Neuhaus

    Neuhaus Well-Known Member

    A few years ago I had a very bad carpenter bee problem. Every time I went out on the deck these two or three males would pop up and dive bomb you.

    One day I went out with my can of Raid (spray). One popped up, I sprayed. It wiped off its eyes and flew at me. Fast. I ran like hell and closed the sliding door. There it hovered just beyond the glass. Periodically it would fly into the glass (it would make an audible sound each time it did). It kept bumping into the glass for about two hours.

    He wanted to come and eat my face and he wanted me to know it.

    I never used the deck again. I just bought a new house. The carpenter bees won.
     
  7. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Vector control - mosq

    When I first moved in, Vector control brought me some mosquito fish. They left them on the door step. I called them yesterday, because over the course of many years, my mosquito fish population began to dwindle. So anyway I figured they probably couldn't deliver them anymore due to budget cuts or something. I was wrong! They will indeed deliver hundreds of beautiful little fish, just like the old days! I am glad to see some things haven't changed! :smile: The place is just far enough away to be a little bit of a pain.
     
  8. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member


    Yeah, those creatures can be down right pesky, to put it nicely. I was once stung by a bee when I was a boy. The stinger got stuck in my foot, and it hurt like hell, and I have a high pain tolerance. I did notice the bee died. I guess bees die once they inject their stingers. Also, if my wife sees bee like creatures, she starts fussin and a hollerin and running around and screams "Bees Bees Bees!!!!!!!!". So, I just buy hornet killer from Home Depot, and bam! They fall to the ground instantly. I don't like killing other living beings, but these particular living beings are just down right nasty, so I don't lose any sleep over it. :smile:
     
  9. jhp

    jhp Member

    I grew up with beehives.

    When we had to dispatch a colony, we just sprayed them with soap water. It killed the entire hive in minutes.


     
  10. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    Last year I became introduced to yellow jackets. I managed to live 45 years on this Earth and never thought anything about them- considered them a bee or wasp. HA! I was attacked by 1 ONE yellow jacket- it stung me nearly a dozen times. It chased me across our acre, into the driveway where I took off my clothes (I'm not exaggerating) and INTO the house. It kept attacking and stinging. Nasty, nasty, nasty. One of the stings got in the joint of my wrist, I was in so much pain that I took 2 of my husband's oxycodone from his 2001 kidney stone (and I've given birth 4 times without drugs). I had 2 spots that were bad, the rest were just like regular bee stings. My leg was red and swollen over an area of about 12 inches by 8 inches- for a long time- a week least.

    So, with respect to my environmental forum members, my husband went to Lowes and bought 3 cans of the most toxic spray he could get his hands on and doused that nest. It's underground, so he used all 3 cans and then dug it up the next day. <shudder> Scary stuff.
     
  11. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I spray those moth#########s in to oblivion!!!!! :smile: They just drop to the ground like nothing. It's kind of amazing actually.
     
  12. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    They are TINY little things!?? Seriously, I was so clueless. I'm usually pretty chill, but they all need to die.:firedevil:
     
  13. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Yeah, they are pesky. Another pesky critter is a termite. They are very destructive. I have spent the last couple of months repairing/replacing termite damaged wood after my house was foam sprayed. Home Depot also sells foam termite killer, so if i a tiny little termite hole anywhere, I insert the red tub on the termite killer can, and inject foam in to the hole. It kills those little rascals like nobodys business. I also buy Round Up weed killer, which beats pulling out the weeds by hand. I love Home Depot, they have all kinds of stuff to kill pesky critters with. Well, they sell all kind of neat stuff actually.
     

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