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Do I need to burn the house down?

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bloodywhitecat · 19/05/2023 17:35

Just came in to find this on the floor, they frequently fly repeatedly into the windows at night so I am beginning to think they want to occupy the house.

Do I need to burn the house down?
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MaccyD100 · 19/05/2023 17:52

I have literally just told DH that today I saw the biggest hornet I've ever seen in my life. It was on the pavement, crawling around happily. Horrific!

EmmaEmerald · 19/05/2023 17:54

Oh we used to have a hornet that was about three times that size or more

we'd text each other as it flew in and out of the flats via balcony doors. I remember someone chucked a towel over it and closed the bathroom door - lucky for her she had two bathrooms - and in the morning, poor Harry was dead.

Piggypiggyoinkoink · 19/05/2023 18:30

Don’t burn the house down, then there’s nothing between you and them 😱

Invest in one of the weed burning thingamajigs on a long handle maybe?

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bloodywhitecat · 19/05/2023 20:15

They are big buggers this year. I like your thinking @Piggypiggyoinkoink!

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GrumpyPanda · 19/05/2023 20:17

Fly screens?

Mostar · 19/05/2023 20:21

Never mind wasp killer, if they're all going to be that big we'll soon have to start shooting the buggers.

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bloodywhitecat · 19/05/2023 20:21

GrumpyPanda · 19/05/2023 20:17

Fly screens?

I think it came up from the floorboards, one is rotten (and the landlord is dragging their heels about replacing it)

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buddhasbelly · 19/05/2023 20:24

Is that an Asian hornet? Or are they more orangey? Either way it’s huge and I wish you best of luck in your new home.

FreezyWater · 19/05/2023 20:50

Burn it. Burn it all 😣😣😣😣😣

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bloodywhitecat · 19/05/2023 20:56

buddhasbelly · 19/05/2023 20:24

Is that an Asian hornet? Or are they more orangey? Either way it’s huge and I wish you best of luck in your new home.

Lol, thank you. No, I don't think it is, I have just Googled it and Asian hornets have yellow legs. I think this is just a European hornet.

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NewPinkJacket · 19/05/2023 20:56

OP, that is 100% an Asian hornet and needs to be reported.

Hold on and I'll find you a link.

NewPinkJacket · 19/05/2023 20:57

Sorry you're right OP, they do have yellow legs.

DyslexicPoster · 19/05/2023 21:00

Burning the house down is reserved for the washing pile after kids have noro virus. I find hornets are quite docile. Maybe I have been lucky? Mind you I never try to get hold of them. I leave that to dh!

Hedgesfullofbirds · 19/05/2023 21:02

It is most definitely NOT a hornet, Asian or otherwise - just a common wasp queen which has hibernated over winter, has emerged because of the warm weather and looking for a site to start constructing a nest

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bloodywhitecat · 19/05/2023 22:01

Hedgesfullofbirds · 19/05/2023 21:02

It is most definitely NOT a hornet, Asian or otherwise - just a common wasp queen which has hibernated over winter, has emerged because of the warm weather and looking for a site to start constructing a nest

Is it? All the pictures of wasps I found showed them with yellow legs, this one had brown legs and was at least 3cm in length.

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Hedgesfullofbirds · 20/05/2023 10:25

So sorry @bloodywhitecat, you are absolutely right, it is a European Hornet, in my haste, to be a clever clogs, I misidentified it!

VegetablesFightingToReclaimTheAubergieneEmoji · 20/05/2023 10:28

I have hover flies that pretend to be hornets. They are quite sweet really

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