We had a bald faced hornets nest at the front gate. It was a good sized nest and it was active. Lots of coming and going. The only problem with the nest was it's location, It was very close to the gate entrance and it hung at eye level. My husband decided it had to go. He came home from work armed with 2 cans of wasp spray-the foaming type of spray. He put his motorcycle helmet on and a winter jacket even though it was July. He got the hose ready and we made sure all the dogs were in the house. Then he went at the nest. The hornets were mad as hell and came after him. He got to the back door just in time. We could hear the hornets hitting the house. The next morning there were dead bodies on the front steps. The nest was removed from the branch and we cut it open out of curiosity. The larvae were still alive so hubby put the nest in the woods at the end of the street. I really don't like getting rid of nests but they always get built in the wrong spot.
