@Leslie...LOL, I DO like the Demo on salesman idea...but I have a Rotweiller for that...they DON'T stick their foot in for fear of losing a leg...or a liver LOL, she's a sweetheart really unless I don't want the person in the house then she's pretty serious...but I digress... Build hubby a fire pit for his Pyro moments... Fire near the house always scares me...

I own a small Lhasa, so he's more of an alert dog. My husband tells me he has a pit bull, then points at me (too many years in the construction industry)....LOL

Sharron, Leslie.............You two are a hoot!!

My dad, GOD REST HIS SOUL, use to pour gasoline on them.. I think this may be hornets, honey.. are you sure.. I would not do this.. without the aid of a man around.. the gasoline thingy.. if you do that.. you stand the chance of burning your house down.. but oh what a sweet revenge.. ROFL.. they have some sprays.. that kill on cantact. I think I'd go to walmart and get about five of those sprays or more.. and just start spraying.. How did it ever get this big honey without someone doing ...»

Don't use gasoline, unless, you really want to re-build that house. My first answer would be ... call a specialist to remove it. "0" worry about being stung, that way. Otherwise use a commercial killer from the home imp. store ... just wait for the coolist time of the night to soak it down.

Take long stick, wrap the end of it with a towel or large cloth, soak with Turpentine and dab over nest. When you leave it till the next day and the inmates are all escaped. Then you can knock it off and not get stung. Just don't set this on fire either. The turpentine will work as well as paint thinner. It burns your bridges if you leave it on your skin long enough. Same with the wasp nest.

@Sharron W: Oh Boy - the more of this I read the more I like your idea of plain old WD 40 - w/no excellerant added!! lol. Spray 'em from a distance and know for sure you've disabeled the offender without fear of retaliation!! Just the thought of using gas, turpentine, lighter fluid - NO NO NO!!! Besides, I'm pretty sure this is the best way in the world to have your insurance company deny your claim!!

@Susan S. LOL, LOL...I'm pretty sure the Insurance company has to pay even if the reason is sheer stupidity! HaHaHa...Have you seen the commercials talking about the guys "deep frying turkeys" and someone always tries to fry one that's still frozen and it explodes... YEAH....if their paying for that claim...well at least burning hornets ALMOST makes sense...But I'm with you...give me my WD-40 and I'm good to go...Just killed an entire planter box of hornets at my sis's in KY last ...»

Unfortunately, because of the height (third floor) on our hornets nest it was going to be hundreds to hire some to remove it. We got 3 quotes. Finally, we realized that it was 4 feet from the window so we waited till they were back in and my husband reached out the window with the pole stabbed at the nest then started spraying, admittedly, ducking in and out of the window. ;)

I screamed just looking at the picture...horrified of any kind of stinging flying things!!!! If I hear a buzz I start running, flailing and of course screaming, I tend to make others very nervous in those circumstances

Honestly, once you buy enough of those cans of wasp and hornet spray to soak and kill the things, you probably could have paid for a professional to do it.

@AK Did you spray the nest after dark? Take a look around the area cause they may have a second one nearby...for example under the steps....try to watch where they fly to...and then Use the WD-40!

I'm tellin you people - to me Sharron's idea sounds like pure genius. Low or NO risk - simply point & aim. They die and you're not stung!! SIMPLE ; ~)

@Sandy D - I know it's "instinct" to do what you said but when you flail, swat etc. the hornets & wasps see this as aggression so you're just begging them to "ATTACK". Stiffle it honey and just quickly walk away!!! LOL

The oily residue stuff does sound like a plan. Either Kerosene (maybe in a garden sprayer), or WD40...something that will coat their bodies with oil, which makes them die. Professionals use Pyrethrum, a natural oil from the Crysanthemum plant to kill bees/wasps. It's environmentally friendly, but I'm not sure if you can buy it as a DIY treatment that is strong enough...but this makes me think that an oily substance may be your best bet because it will soak the nest, as well as the bees.

My son has a great remedy. He uses his air soft shot gun. It blasts three plastic pellets at a time and has incredible knock down power on these paper nests. He can shoot from a safe distance and there's no "trail" of spray for the bees to follow. They don't figure out where the shots are coming from. The pellets will not harm paint, woodwork or glass, so this is safe to do around windows. Warning, you WILL have some pissed off, homeless bees for a while!

@Rita M. HA HA!! You need to hire your kid out for the summer - he could make some good money doing this!!

He'd probably be in better physical shape as well from all the running he'd be doing to escape the P.O'ed hornets!!

LOL@Becky & Susan! HaHaHa you two....

Brake Cleaner Fluid is the way to go. Wait until after dark and all the bees are inside. Spray the brake cleaner through the opening of the hive.

Brake cleaner neutralizes their central nervous system and the bees die almost instantaneously. I had the same problem last year inside my eaves, worked like a charm and they have not returned!

I keep brake cleaner handy so if am on my deck with my kids I don't have to worry.

if you haven't moved it yet,,wait till dark and pour gas on it and wait a few minute's,,then get a long stick and wrap a long towel or something that will burn and set it on fire and then set the nest on fire,,you have to do it when it is dark,thats when they are all back in there nest,,that is a hornets nest, not warsper's,,i had one in my apple nest and they stung me 4 times before i new where they were coming from

One can of bee and wasp killer will take care of that. I had one that was a bit bigger than that. I bought the kind that sprays 25 feet, parked my car about 15 feet from it and started spraying then quickly sat in my car and watched for a bit. When things quieted down at the hive I sprayed more. You don't have to spray right into the opening either. By the end of the day I was able to knock it down. I wouldn't recommend setting it on fire since it is attached to the house.

Thanks so much for the advice. I have wasp spray, but I was afraid it may hurt the hummingbirds. I can't find the nest. It must be hidden in a pretty good place.

Leave it be. If u don't bug them, they won't bug u ... eventually they'll move on. They are beneficial insects. I still have a GIANT empty nest from a few years ago that I kept, it was SO amazing.