| Giant European Hornet Goes Out Of His Gourd! |
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| Written by PLIA Staff | |
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Members Bob & Karen Rydeen inadvertently disturbed some Giant European Hornets when they walked near their nest in a birdhouse gourd. "They literally chased us when we came anywhere near their nest", said Bob Rydeen. Bob recommends that, "you give this species a wide berth or destroy their nest".
Photo by Bob/Karen Rydeen Note the size of this hornet and the length of its stinger. The hornet is laying on a ruler and measures more than an inch. According to Dr. Alan Eaton, an entomologist at University of New Hampshire this is a particularly large and particularly agressive species. The following link is to a paper written by Dr. Eaton about how to deal with wasps and hornets, including the Giant European Hornet. http://extension.unh.edu/Pubs/HGPubs/wasphorn.pdf He gives specific instructions on how, and more importantly when, to destroy a hornets nest.
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