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Old 08-07-2024, 01:19 PM
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The other day we decided to trim our bushes/hedges and were very surprised when swarms of very aggressive and hard biting small hornets attacked us. They have nests in at least three of the plants and forced us to stop our yard work. We usually do that task in the spring/fall and have never had this problem, wondering if it’s a summer thing? I immediately put in a call to our pest control company and our guy is coming out later this week.
Yes, I think this is the max time of the year for hornets. I try to keep spray cans close by so that I can hit them in the air as they are finding their way toward the siding and their nests inside.