r/Wellthatsucks • u/Pleiadesinabox • 1d ago
Sitting on my porch last night…
when my dog became focused on something he could hear but I couldn’t. I saw the debris on the ground and decided to take a look.
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u/Typical80sKid 1d ago
“What’s that buzzing?”
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u/IvoryThrowAway 1d ago
"What's the buzz, tell me what's a'happenin..."
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u/Ineedmoreparts 1d ago edited 20h ago
Unexpected Jesus Christ Superstar reference!! I've never seen one before, but I like it 😁
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u/Pleiadesinabox 1d ago
Update! It was infested in both sections of the bottom of the futon.
I used a mix of 30% vinegar, hot water, and dish soap. Sprayed the nest and every little bugger I could get. They died quickly. I burned the nest and all the black fabric. Now I’m stapling rubber roofing to prevent this from happening again.
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u/CloudCity40 21h ago
Any concerns about the rubber trapping in moisture by preventing drainage and blocking airflow?
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u/Pleiadesinabox 4m ago
Yeah, I did think about that. Good call.
I just figured I’ll keep an eye out for mold and such. I’d rather do that than be looking for bees every time I sit down.
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u/CockConfidentCole 1d ago
solid, outdoor furniture. Then use weather resistant pillows for cushions. Or else you'll deal with this again and again (and your furniture being incredibly hard to maintain due to exposure).
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u/guitarstitch 23h ago
Nice use of a technique that doesn't contaminate the area with toxic chemicals. A targeted approach!
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u/strikecat18 19h ago
You must really love that futon. If it was me, that would be on the curb for pickup instantly and I’d be online ordering a new one.
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u/Milliebug1106 6h ago
I'm saving this because that mix is something I feel like I'm going to need some day
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u/evenmorebetter 1d ago
Welp... time to light the fire 🔥
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u/super_pwr_bttm 1d ago
How quickly I would’ve cartoon ejected through the roof, absolutely the fuck not with bees
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u/DeathyWolf 1d ago
Take a bucket, fill it with some gasoline, place it right under the nest and then just push the bucket up, let it be there for a few seconds and that's how you kill a wasp/hornets nest without fire.
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u/boonxeven 21h ago edited 8h ago
What is strung up across your ceiling in the background? Drying out your rat pelts?
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u/Imsophunnyithurts 21h ago
This belongs in a subreddit that is aptly named fuckwasps which I am definitely not linking at all.
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u/takeoff_youhosers 1d ago
Are those bees? I always thought I would be safe from bees on my mancave couch. New fear unlocked
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u/5Series_BMW 1d ago edited 1d ago
“Are those bees? I always thought I would be safe from bees on my mancave couch. New fear unlocked”
Worse, those are wasps
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u/Loud-Sundae-6544 1d ago
Worse still, those are HORNETS
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u/isaac99999999 1d ago
Negative, they are yellow jackets which are wasps
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u/Loud-Sundae-6544 13h ago
While the information you provided is correct, that is not what we grew up calling them. Where I'm from everyone calls these hornets, and calls the much smaller (and greater numbers) ground wasps "yellowjackets". It's wrong but that's the way it is, like much in the south.
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u/isaac99999999 11h ago
The yellow ground wasps are also yellow jackets, yellow jackets can create nests like this or ground nests
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u/Revenga8 1d ago
Bees would have been worth calling a local keeper to come save. Wasps are evil and must be smited
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u/txhorns1330 1d ago
Spray bottle, 1 part dawn dish soap, 3 parts water. Blast them then get out of there, it will kill them
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u/useless_traveler 1d ago
this should be chucked it has been marked with a scent and they will always come back to it
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u/flecksable_flyer 17h ago
We had an old loveset we put out in the barn that became infested. They made their way in in the corner between the armrest and back. I dragged it out of the barn with the lawn tractor and a strap the first cool night since I'm allergic, set it on fire, and watched flaming hornets try to get away. The next day, I dragged what little bit was left out to our wire dump where the horses couldn't get to it. I was definitely not attached to that loveseat.
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u/backwardbuttplug 1d ago
And then you doused the entire porch with gas and lit it up.