Hornets are relatives of wasps, but their size is much larger. In addition, their bite is painful and dangerous, since the poison of these insects can be a strong allergic reaction. For beekeepers hornet is one of the main enemies. They eat bees, and can even lead to the death of the entire bee family. Therefore, if they appeared in the house or at the dacha, it is necessary to learn how to get rid of hornets.
How do hornets live?
The fight against the enemy must begin with a detailed study of it. Hornets, like wasps , live in families. They like to settle in tree hollows, in attics, under cornices, on fences, especially their nests can be found in the immediate vicinity of the apiary. Hornets do some good by hunting harmful insects, but the proximity of their nest to the house carries too many risks. Dangerous hornets can reach 55 mm, and the sting of such an insect will be 6.5 mm long. This is more than enough to conduct a painful attack. In this case, the hornet will not hesitate to sting the child. His 10-12 bites can become fatal even for an adult. Hornet's poison can cause an even more severe allergic reaction than an aspen, while with every new bite the allergy increases. The human body can produce immunity to the poison of these insects, but it is impossible to determine whether an allergy will occur or not before bites, and the risk is too great to conduct such experiments.
Methods of combating hornets
Insects like to settle near the house of man. And if the hornet appears in the house, fighting with it is simply a must. It is worth remembering that this insect is a dangerous enemy, it is necessary to use protection against bites and not to forget about possible allergic reactions. If all precautions are taken, you can use the following methods to combat hornets :
- In the spring, when only the females fly in search of a place where to arrange a nest, effectively arrange the bait on the site. Hornets love sweet, very good old jam. Also, these insects will not give up beer, berg or water with honey. The bait is poured into a bottle with a wide neck and hung over the area.
- If you managed to find a nest of hornets in the house, you need to get rid of it. For this, sulfur dioxide or carbon disulphide is used. It is necessary to fill the entire nest well with a chemical, you can use a hole through which hornets fly out of the nest to send poison to the inside of the nest. Do it better in the evening, when all the hornets are going to spend the night. In addition, in the dark there is less probability that they will fly in pursuit of the abuser. In any case, it is very important to observe the rules of personal safety and not go to destroy the nest without adequate protection. It is necessary to cover all the cracks and cracks on the surface where the nest used to be, so that more insects do not settle in the old place.
- To destroy hornets, you can use poison. To do this, in an empty hive in a bowl put minced meat or a piece of meat. First, you do not need to add the poison, it is better to wait 3-4 days until many hornets begin to fly to this feeder. Then you need to add poison to the treat,
usually used Parisian greens or arsenic sodium in a dosage of 1 gram per kilogram of meat. These poisons are dangerous, they must be treated with extreme caution. You can set the bait only so that other animals can not reach it. After the procedure, both the hive and the dishes should be thoroughly washed in hot water with detergents.
Often in the country cottages there is no way to quickly get medical help, so hornets in the country are especially dangerous. No need to put up with such harmful neighbors, a little effort, and the hornets will leave your home.