I can't believe he didn't discover that a lot sooner. It must have been just at the edge of where he normally mowed and it finally got big enough to be disturbed.. Glad he was OK.

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

This happens a lot. People mow all summer without incident, then one time it sets them off and they're discovered.

@dragondancer1814

8 ай бұрын

That’s how we discovered the yellow jacket nest that set up shop inside the back wall of my house last year! I’d been in an out of that part of my backyard a million times without incident, and then I had a tree-cutting crew out there on Halloween cutting down some trees I wanted out, including several along the fence line near that particularly. I heard the chainsaws suddenly stop, followed by a volley of swearing, and I looked out the window to see the yellow jackets swarming out! Fortunately nobody was hurt, but our next call was to the exterminator! Here’s the kicker-this October, my dad called out the same tree-cutting crew (they’re one of the local companies) to get rid of some trees and trim some others at _his_ house, and while they were trimming the crabapple tree by the garage, they came across a hornet’s nest the size of a football used by the NFL! Again, none of us knew it was there, and again we’d been in and out of there all summer! Fortunately it was a hornet’s nest instead of a yellow jacket’s nest, and equally fortunately it was first thing in the morning in October, and those little guys were too cold to get annoyed. When Dad pointed it out to me and my kids at Thanksgiving, our mutual reaction was “Holy F***!!!!” Thank the gods for hard-freeze weather!

@Warrior1_

8 ай бұрын

Amen

@urgae9125

8 ай бұрын

@@dragondancer1814I remember stumbling upon those damn ground jackets as a kid when walking my dogs, right at the dog poo station they’d set up camp, and I didn’t know that till they flew out at me. They chased me all the way into my house, got stung on my middle finger, and on my neck, certainly haven’t forgiven them since. Been irrationally terrified of all things that go buzz ever since. They even gave my dogs a good stinging, my poor girl had a sting mark on her ear until she passed.

@dragondancer1814

8 ай бұрын

@@urgae9125 I’ve hated yellow jackets ever since I was 12, after I got stung on the leg during outdoor PE! I was standing in line with my classmates, just minding my own business, and I suddenly felt a sharp pain on my upper thigh. I looked down to see a yellow jacket on me, and you know I was pissed! I’ve hated those little bastards ever since!

I once had a ground nest in my back-yard. I placed a large squirrel-cage fan from a mini-compuer (this was the 1980s) over the entrance, and spent part of an evening on my back deck listening to the "ting! ting! ting!" as insects would leave the nest, get sucked into the fan, and turned into minced wasp. The next morning there was an impressive plume of wasp bits downstream of the fan.

@jhaeck1

3 ай бұрын

good idea

@jbodtony

2 ай бұрын

minced wasp 😂

It’s always amazing to think that one queen is responsible for all those nest members. Glad Doris is back. Love the blue tint on her neck. Rhea the Rhea is looking fantastic as always.

Poor Doris! I'm glad she's home safe and sound. Looks like she found a comfy place to rest in the meantime. 🙂

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Pesky birdie

@rustybarrr

2 күн бұрын

How do you kill yellow jackets that were in the vacum?

It's fascinating to watch how aware of "others" these birds can be. Doris is pretty careful not to grab your fingers when snapping up larva!

That was a lot of future queens in the nest. Given the number of them it's safe to say there would have been multiple colonies not too far from the original nest. Doris wasn't easily swayed by fresh nest even though her little taste of freedom wasn't too long.

You have a unique profession that gives you a strong insight into pros and cons of different shop vacs. You seem to run them for a fairly long time and also run into debris both wet and dry. I think it could be a good idea to do a couple review videos on the equipment you use and what you have found to be the best value for your money. This could also include the protective gear that you use. Just a thought. Thank you for sharing.

The way he talks to his animals ❤

@pakviroti3616

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, the baby talk is the only thing negative about this channel.

@aylac5971

7 ай бұрын

​@@pakviroti3616it actually helps (at least dogs) to understand you're talking to them and not just talking in general, The change in pitch is what gets their attention, otherwise, you may just be talking to another human or on the phone

@pakviroti3616

7 ай бұрын

@@aylac5971 How much understanding do you think a chicken has? I've owned dogs, when they heard my voice they would look at me to see if I was talking to them.

@Biomess1

5 күн бұрын

​@@pakviroti3616 you would be surprised how smart they can be. Chickens can recognize up to 100 faces, of people or animals, and they can learn their name, although they just recognize the sounds you associate as them, like any animal does. But my rooster and I "talk" some times, as in, I know when I say a phrase in a certain way, what kind of noise he will make in response. If I just said those phrases without adding a specific "baby talk" intonation to them, then I would not get the expected response from him, if any at all.

@pakviroti3616

4 күн бұрын

@@Biomess1 Yes, I know chickens have a certain level of intelligence, that can be said for a lot of animals. But 'baby talk'? Seriously, I don't talk baby talk to my animals and I never did it with the kids. It is infantile, speaking normally is just as effective, and for children it gives them a positive role model for speaking correctly as they learn.

Those little yellow jackets will be on you before you even know it. I saw one on my knee when mowing and I waved it away. Suddenly I felt some stings and I gtfa. These were some powerful stings from some miffed yellowjackets. It was scary. Brought about 20 in the house with me. All were in my leggings and most were in the bathroom. By then they were all kinda intimidated and were no longer stinging. We got them with a bug zapping racket. I never would have guessed they were around. Mowed many many times and was fine. Your video has answered one question. How many queens? Just one? Wrong! Many, many queens! We let the colony collapse on its own but next year gonna try to discourage these queens next spring from living nearby and repel them into the woods away from mowers.

My mother wanted me to mow her garden spot with her push mower so I started mowing. Mowed over a yellow jacket nest and was stung on my jaw. We waited till dark and poured gasoline down the hole and lit it. Next day I mowed over another nest. We again waited till dark to destroy the nest. The third day after the third nest I quit mowing😹😹😹😹

I was surprised to see queens coming out as part of the defense squad. I thought they were always deep inside the nest, being protected at all times Great video!

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

The queens and males were just trying to escape. The queens will attack when cornered, but they are first and foremost just trying to get away.

@nsm0220

8 ай бұрын

whats next a queens cheer squad

I recognized the queens coming out! Wonderful how much I've learned from this channel!

I think I'd use more than one vacuum. Maybe twelve. And a flamethrower. Oh, and the pressure washer.

I have enjoyed many of your videos. A few months back I stepped on a underground nest, they were smaller, assumed eastern yellow jackets, I got a couple stings. I retreated. I didn't know where the actual nest was. Lots of leaves, vines, etc. in the woods. I came back and hit the general area with Delta Dust. I could see them covered with dust and saw where the opening was. The next morning, most were dead but I dusted the opening again. I don't have your gear or birds to feed.

You could always call the unmated Queens princesses 👸

Been doing HVAC for 22 years in PA. They love underneath the outdoor unit pads and in the service disconnects. I always give them a tap and watch before I start working. Same thing on a roof doing commercial rooftop systems..they love the disconnects and the heating side of the system that’s not being used. No where to quickly escape on the roof!

It makes me so anxious when pets, especially birds when they've escaped. Sometimes they're hard to get back even when you find them! They don't cooperate as much as you want them to lol. Luckily our rooster is highly food motivated and it recognizes the sound of chicken feed shaking in a bottle. Glad you got Doris back

I stepped on one when I was 8yo. I had crossed the RR tracks behind my house with the older kids. I was standing there and my leg started vibrating and I thought a train was coming. I took a step back and out they came, worst experience ever, got stung 80-90 times according to the doc. Damn you nature's landmine!

Great video like always. I'm glad you were able to locate and capture Doris and get her back into the enclosure, that was likely quite the task, I can only imagine how it went! I've had cats decide they were going to be the more dominant one cause all kinds of problems and it usually ended up having to take away the alpha attempting one, I feel for you. I think I have it about to have to happen to me again and I hate the idea of it having to happen. Sweety isn't living up to her name but, alone she might be.

You’re doing it the hard way. Nowadays I just spritz a few drops of Termidor on the opening and walk away. All gone in a day or two. This has been a crazy year for Yellow Jackets. I’ve been in pest control for over 38 years and this year I’ve had probably 3 times the calls.

@danrao3707

4 күн бұрын

Exactly! Termidor SC is by far the most simple, fastest and effective method I’ve ever used. Especially in wall voids. I takes longer for the customer to write the check then it does to do the job. Like yourself I've been doing pest control for over 30 years. Also agree this has been a one of the worst years that I can remember. Happy hunting.

Loved the video! Found a hornet just sitting still on a storage rack shelf in my garage today. Got my trusty wasp jar with breather holes and delicately coaxed her into the jar with taps. Screwed lid on and took her outside. I think it was an Eastern; tried stinging the sides of the glass jar, but I didn't examine the abdomen markings. Successful release, and you deserve all the credit! You can't know how much your videos have alleviated my terrible fear of wasp and hornets. Thank you!👍💖

Awww, poor Doris!! I'm glad she was okay after breaking out of the fence and that you were able to get her back in!

What a naughty birdie. I helped get her in, too, don’t forget😝

@tommychew6544

8 ай бұрын

If you're Hornet Kings partner, I wouldn't mind seeing you on video also. Family involvement is more important than people really know.

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, and I remember I could have beat both of you unmerciful by the end of that escapade 😆😅🤣

@sandyaw3057

8 ай бұрын

@@HornetKingOfficial 😂😂 I wouldn’t want to mess with the Hornet Queen!

@sandyaw3057

8 ай бұрын

@HornetQueen…you tell him pretty lady! I hope you’re doing well..I miss seeing you in the videos 😊 I hope you and the family have a Merry Christmas! ❤️💚🎄

I am in Australia and we have European wasps. I Walked into my fenced vegetable patch and was puzzled when my foot sank into the ground. I had not dug any holes in that area. As I lifted my foot, I felt an odd buzzing sensation through the rubber clogs I was wearing. Then a huge swarm of wasps came out. I ran back to the house, not a short distance, followed by the dog. I had about a dozen wasps hanging on my jeans, all attempting to sting. I isolated my self in the kitchen and crushed them with a rolled up paper followed by fly spray which seemed to do little to them. Once I killed them all I looked up the best way to kill the nest and armed with Baygon powder on a 20-foot stick and a dark red touch covered the nest. After a few days of no new activity, I dug out the nest, which was over 3 feet wide. The dog and I were so lucky not to get stung. I have bees now, so no more baygon powder.

@glidershower

8 ай бұрын

European bees are often wasp prey, and their numbers have been in decline. So erasing out wasps is helping bees thrive 👍

@Systemrat2008

8 ай бұрын

@@glidershower www.health.vic.gov.au/environmental-health/european-wasps-pest-control

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

@Glidershower one of the biggest misconceptions of our time.

I love it when you do ground nests, they are my fave to watch tbh. They are best when you get a angry 1, and they bite onto ur gloves and swarm, i know there prob the worst 1s for you, but they are the most fun for me 2 watch lol 😂😂 I must be a sadist or something, im sorry buddy lol.

It's amazing how uniform the comb is. Wow.

Yes!, I've been waiting for some Hornet King action!

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

notifcation squad!!!

You read my mind on having me hear the buzzing and swarming of the yellow jackets. Best regards Nikita.K

It's amazing you still are dealing with yellowjackets this time of the year, nice catch buddy, do you have an update on the airial yellowjackets nest you installed in your barn earlier this season?

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

This was late September. Yes I will be putting together a video about the relocated colonies.

happy to see Doris didn't wander off too far

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

She's a good birdie

Another great video! I'm so glad Doris is home, safe and sound. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas, and a Happy New Year.🎄

That was a great removal HK..🎉😮 Those seem to be really aggressive even towards the camera itself..🙄😊 I'm happy you was able to get Doris back in the enclosure..❤ She's so sweet and a good girl..😍🤗 Take care..👍💕🔥👊

I had a nest like this in my backyard in the summer of 2022. I placed one of those old bug zappers next to it and they killed themselves trying to attack the light bulb. Took care of the entire hive. Next day, there was a thick puck of dead bugs under the zapper when I lifted it off the ground. Most were the yellow jackets. Birds has a feast.

I love the emu's dinosaur peets!

Hello, another great intervention with lots of queens as a bonus. I don't know about you but in France the wasp season is ending. Keep it up and good luck! Phil of Dordogne

I've been watching a nest here in Pasadena Maryland. Not sure what kind of underground yellowjacket it is. Anyway, colony has been dying as it got cold here. Was just down to 3 small bees coming up to get morning sun and going back down. Until this Saturday. It got warmer last 2 days. When I went to see the nest, there were the small ones and about 12 large queens or males, Idk which, pushing their way out of the tunnel! Didn't think anything was left in the nest. Would show the pics if I could. What's going on? Males or queens? And why don't they hibernate in the old nest?

Hearing the buzzing with your headphones on just gives you shivers

Post Southern Yellow Jacket nest removals more often. I live in Oklahoma and those things essentially behave like Killer Bees and I've been attacked by them dozens of times.

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

I post interesting removals, not based specifically on species.

@hunterevans308

8 ай бұрын

@@HornetKingOfficial Fair enough.

I got a 14-yo cat and a 6-mo kitten. She refers to him as "that F*cking Toddler." Poor Doris -- Good for Doris for busting out of her pen -- and then sensibly staying near the property line. Good girl, Doris! TEAM DORIS!!!

@maxshep2829

Ай бұрын

I've got a 4 year old cat who's a "f*cking toddler" 😂

One thing that I would’ve suggested: if the hole is small enough, why not stick the hose of the vacuum inside the nest cavity and at the entrance/exit tunnel that they themselves made? that probably would’ve tricked them even more! Let them come to the entrance that they made only with no sign that anything is out of the ordinary, and only to find out too late that the vacuum hose is still there at the bottom of the tunnel and ready to suck them in!

@ironicdivinemandatestan4262

3 ай бұрын

They'll see that something is off because there's no light coming through the hole. Plus there are plenty of wasps that are out foraging that are caught going through the entrance.

Oh my goodness! That’s a lot of Yellowjackets! Soooo glad I developed immunity to bee stings. When I was very little I had really bad allergic reactions to them and when I got stung by even a single one, I had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance. It was that bad for me as a toddler. I’ve lived in GA my whole life and stinging insects are all too common down here.

Got a wasp question. Im in the UK and go to car boot sales in summer. Means standing for hours in one spot whilst dozens (not exaggerating) of wasps get up in your face from 5am onwards. Just regular small wasps. No stings yet. Gently swatting them off seems to do the job. Tried DEET, lemongrass, mint, all kinds of remedies. But the whole joint is just swarming with them. Probably because of the bins and food trucks. Not just our stall. Its all around. Sorry for long message. But any tips. Its been good exposure therapy for my wasp phobia lol but getting a bit annoying.

@glidershower

8 ай бұрын

I think the remedies might have been what aroused the wasps' curiosity to begin with, lolz. All I can think of on how to dissuade them is to avoid any colognes /perfumes and wearing vivid clothing colors, it has helped me when I've done yardwork. Try getting into a water-only shower before going to one of those events as well, and let your bare human smell do the rest of the work of letting wasps know you ain't food (yet).

That’s cool you are able to feed the animals from your job.

Yep disturbed a nest in my yard then a huge bumblebee nest the following week

I was Bushhogging in an open field on my tractor. I was stung (36 times) just after sunset…they chased me over 1000 feet…from the nest to my home. They were all over my pants and clothes. I could hear them buzzing around my head, while running through the darkness around the house! I got away from the light of my carport, to the back door….ripped off my pants and shirt …and some came in the house with me . Thank God I was not allergic. luckily, I take Benadryl because of allergies anyway..before I started mowing. I had Benadryl cream handy, that I put on all of my stings. The entry hole in the ground was the size of a brick. Needless to say… I used gasoline the next evening. This was after I recovered from all of my stings . As soon as the vapors got in the ground, I could hear the colony buzzing. And no …you don’t have to Ignite it …even though a lot of people do. The nest was humongous….yes they will come after you at night time. I found that out the hard way.

Do the wasps attack the camera on the tripod because it is something new in their area or is it some sort of electronic field attraction?

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

They attack anything out of the ordinary around the nest

Errr..... Mr. HK; why not situate one hoover next to the entrance and another to suck up foragers/strays?.....

@HornetQueen

8 ай бұрын

We used to do that when I worked with him!!

@forandonbehalfof4753

8 ай бұрын

KErrrr......... 'With' or 'under'? I've offered loads of helpful suggestions but no explanation about why Mr. HK thinks they wouldn't work. EXCEPT: I've used them.........

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

@HornetQueen Don't bother with this guy. He trolls every ground nest video.

@forandonbehalfof4753

8 ай бұрын

Errrr..... Nope. He just asks questions that you to refuse to answer that make peoples' lives easier AND cheaper. I'm not sure which part of selling your t-shirts involves 'trolling'. Feel free to answer any of the questions I posed while profiting off clients.............

Nice! Keep up the good work!

Poor Doris, you feel for them when they aren't happy and at peace with each other. All the best King.

A few days ago I went back to a dead nest and dug up the remains. There were small paper remnants and scary looking wasp corpses.

What about moltem aluminium? Can the yellow jacket nests be destroyed by using molten aluminium like ants nests?

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Watch my last video.

The way he talks to his animals❤

As a person very allergic to bee stings I thank you one less nest.

There’s no telling how many queens you’ve vacuumed up out of there

Interesting to see the entrance from inside.

I’m saying holy cats for the rest of my life now lol

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

You and me both 😄

I WONDERED why u just don't stick nozzle in hole. That owner has my sympathy, I TÒO, was stung on a riding mòwer also. And I am highly allergic also. 👍

@retired5218

8 ай бұрын

He said they won't come out and the foragers won't try to get back in. So he would get less if he stuck the nozzle in the hole

Doris the escape queen. another great removal and video by the Hornet King!

“Empty nest syndrome!”

My last underground yellow nest , I just used ammonia, GONE

We had yellow jackets nesting under our aluminum siding just above the foundation this summer. This was next to our garbage and recycle bins so we were around them a lot. They were never aggressive and I even had one fly into my ear but it didn't sting. Somehow they were getting into the house in the same area and appearing in our floor to ceiling front windows. We just kept catching and releasing them until fall and then we started swatting them instead. Years ago we had some in a different location plus some who nested in my old truck and those were very vicious and stung me several times. I have a live and let live attitude whenever possible.

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

They weren't behind your siding, the nest was in the wall/ceiling/floor of your home.

Just for grins, you can introduce the Jackets or whatever w/ "Welcome! I am here to sting you!"

She really tries to get the comb and not your hands. A sign that she is gental and sweet.

I wanna see what cleaning out that vacuum and disposing of the yellow jackets looks like

“you see the queens coming out” that’s them sending in the boss. “we’re getting killed out here, send in the boss”

Doris seems so sweet❤

Wow you are saving his life. So many of them

All the respect for ya, HK! I would not wanna be you for a minute! 🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇

Good on you for not spraying them!

At least you got Doris back in the yard. I'm not sure I'll spell this right but I dreamed of Vespula Sclamosa Southern yellow jackets last month.

Thats a good vacuum cleaner ad. Hopefully you get sponsored with a top of the line dyson

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

I wouldn't take a sponsorship. Especially from a brand I don't use.

I find it oddly fascinating and enjoyable watching your videos. Mostly due to my enormous dislike for Yellowjackets. You ought to hook up with one of those people that melt aluminum then pour it into the ground nest. They come up with some really neat sculptures doing that! Keep up with the great work! 😊😊😊

i could watch this all day!

I've never seen so many queens like that! I think I assumed that there was only ever one queen, or if they produce another queen they get kicked out to make their own nests.

Dang no sqwerrry squirrel this time???? Dang. 😂

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

😆

Sheesh good timing those queens were about to go off and start some more colonies

This is oddly therapeutic to me lol. Learned plenty!

good episode!

Thank you for making your shorts the same as the long form. I was beyond curious what kind of bird that was and couldn't find the info in the short

I ran over a hidden nest once with a lawnmower. The only thing that daved me was they attacked the noisy mower and i had ran about a hundred feet away.

Good God definitely has lots of queens ready for next year's generations. Most queens are born from early September to as late as December depending on your location since I live in central Texas our first hard freeze is around or before Christmas

Doris just chilling in the woods, vibing lol.

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Nice birdie

@hornetKing how long do you let your vacuum run?

I wanna know what he does with the ones in the vacuum....

I found a nest the hard way. I bumped it with the lawn mower. All of a sudden my leg was hot. What the heck then oh my god and away I ran. It was before mowers had safety off Systems so it just sat there and ran until it used up the fuel in the tank and the whole time they were stinging it. Cool to watch it. I left it there until dark 30 when I put 2 gallons of diesel down the hole and that was that.

Did you hear about the kangaroo that escaped from a zoo from the Toronto area? Still on the loose. There are videos of the kangaroo running along a highway. At least you don't have to recapture that.

obsessively watching these videos while i work on my finals (sleep deprived and anxious) has convinced me that i have hornets in my walls 😭

How do they build these ? Amazing

what do you do with all the wasps you vacuum up? It would be interesting to have a look at the vacuumed wasps

It's still creeping me out xD but it's nice to see how the removal part is taking place. Greetings from The Netherlands.

Doris is using those legs and toes to jump or climb the fencing and launching herself over. It's a corner, so she has extra support. I guarantee it.

Great video thanks for sharing there was a lot of big queens wow

i wait till night when all YJ are in nest. either use dawn dish soap in 5 gallon bucket or inch or 2 of gas in long neck beer bottle. may need probing with fiber glass rod and couple try’s with the soap. did in 11 nests on my property last year.

you should get one of the cheap muscle massage guns that vibrates when you put pressure on it. that'd shake them up for sure.

"these will become new queens" Emus and rheas be like "this become my new dinner!"

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Well, they don't eat the adults, though 🫣

@AC3handle

8 ай бұрын

@@HornetKingOfficial I guess you need some frogs or turtles for that.

Favorite part is when you feed the larvae

I wonder if Doris is looking for somewhere to lay an egg could also explain her attiude towards the other female.

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

Nah. Emus don't lay eggs like chickens. They need a male to get them in business first.

@douglasmedlin7159

8 ай бұрын

@@HornetKingOfficialWell thats her problem she's frustrated.

More queens than a drag show!

Out of all those "future Queens" we see getting vacuumed up, how many actually make it to next year to start another nest?

@HornetKingOfficial

8 ай бұрын

I would say about 5% of new queens in a nest make it through all the hurdles of survival and make a productive colony.