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Nest of Japanese Wasp!
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That’s a little over 200 USD. Not a bad price at all.
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She said it was totally worth it 😆
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Hell yes it was worth it. The workers doing that work have a hell of a lot more nerve than me. Doubt I could put a minimum fee on doing that work. of course anything ridiculously high but those things scare the hell out of me.
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Sorry, correct name is Asian Giant Hornets, vespa madarinia
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In America we call them murder hornets. Apparently due to some mistranslation of the Japanese name but anyway they do murder bees like nobody’s business. I think it was just around the start of Covid that they started showing up in my state (Washington), and several hives have been found since then but I think they’ve been eradicated now (that we know of).
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I thought WA was able to eradicate them before they became invasive? Haven’t heard about any sightings
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They popped up at least three different times, maybe more but I don’t know what the official count is. But it’s been several years since the last sighting so I think we’re good for now.
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I live in Washington & I tour towns all over the state & I’ve never seen anything related to bees or wasps larger than a Carrot Wasp.
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I dunno about you but id be worried about carrot sized wasps myself.
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I was in Washington last June, in Everett, ironically given your user name lol, and in Seattle, i didn’t see a single murder hornet the entire week I was there. I would expect they’re gone, gone.
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I guess we missed an opportunity to keep some around as a tourist attraction, heh.
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My previous job was at an antique vehicle importer, where most of our cars came from Japan. I was almost certain we would be ground zero for the invasion lmao
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[article from 2024](https://news.gatech.edu/news/2024/12/19/murder-hornet-eradication-relief-us-honeybees) says yes they’ve been officially eradicated and they’ll continue to be on the lookout since I’m sure however they got in in the first place could still bring more. Here’s hoping the agriculture department will continued to be funded. It’s actually pretty impressive how they managed to track and contain the species remarkably quickly (given how many other invasive species we’ve got).
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I had a 1m by 80cm wasp nest in the storage room of the bedroom. I got it removed a couple of weeks ago. I was terrified when I first found out, but the size of the wasps over here (Netherlands) is waaaaaay smaller than those giant **nope** wasps in your picture. Fuck wasps, must be a huge relief to have them gone 😊
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How did they remove it and kill the wasps? I saw a gasoline trick that seems more humane. I didn’t like what my mom showed me how they killed them on a sticky pad as much as I hate wasps 😅
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They flew through a hole outside and crawled through the ventilation space (inside the wall) all the way upstairs. So when we called, they came and sprayed some white powder in the hole outside. So whenever the wasps flew inside, they would get the powder all over their bodies, and their wings would spread it all the way inside their nest, killing the whole nest within a couple of hours. The estimate was a nest of about 20,000 wasps. Here is the picture of the nest inside the room’s storage space. We didn’t notice it nor hear them since we did not use that room at the time. https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/s/7KEYi8WWnK
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Oh my gawd. That gave me goosebumps 😩 it’s so huge it doesn’t even look real!
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> white powder in the hole outside It was probably diatomaceous earth, which are little bio-glass shards that get stuck between the plates of insects and cause them to dry out.
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Ever seen a European hornet? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QTJMuD58-EE
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Jeju Island!
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Thanks I hate it
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“The big one is the queen.” My dude, the small one is still like 10cm 😭
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What picture are you looking at? If those wasps are 10cm then the gloved hand is the size of a chair. These just look like perfectly normal wasps. Not WTF at all.
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They are not called “Murder Hornets” for no reason, and this species has the largest queens in the world
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They’re about 5cm, tops, slightly larger than European common wasps (though wasps can be tiny, such as fig wasps). It’s still no more WTF than spotting a pride of lions in South Africa – very different to spotting them in your backyard. Reddit can be hilariously parochial at times.
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The only unpleasant thing that exists in japan
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Just going to leave this here: [https://youtu.be/nazUULc3s0k?si=Pb5TXmRm4FB69Xrw&t=87](https://youtu.be/nazUULc3s0k?si=Pb5TXmRm4FB69Xrw&t=87)
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Forbidden lychee
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My immediate instinct is fire and let’s of it… looks terrifying.
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Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
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Haru-kun, flamethrower o kaishite kudasai.
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They even have luxury extra plump and waspy wasps over there? I thought they’d stop at fruit
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These were the ones that made it to the USA a few years back, but we were able to eradicate them before they became invasive like Japan. Had no idea dozens die yearly from them over there and my mom was just standing outside watching them 😖😭
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30k yen is worth than burning a whole house
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She was like “it’s worth it because I can walk to my storage now” 😂 But apparently they remember faces? And she would sit and watch them 😳
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What part of this post is wtf?
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The giant ass murder hornets?
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They are commonplace in Japan. There is nothing WTF about finding something that is expected. If OP found a rare species that wasn’t native to Japan then that would be WTF. This post is like going on safari in Africa and being wtf about seeing a lion or giraffe.
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Common in Japan. How about the rest of the world? Why does it bother you that we find these things fascinating?
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Fascinating ≠ WTF
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Nice
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They have been in bc but no reports of them in awhile
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5 minutes with a Home Defense poison (1-gallon with spray nossle) would have done the trick – $15. Source – i live on a farm and took out two wasps nests last week. Spray the poison, get out, 24 hours later they all left or died. Only thing I use now.
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I tried to get my mom to do a home remedy, but with this species, she said she was required to notify the city to remove it since they are invasive and deadly. I don’t think I would have been able to handle it myself because the hornets kept coming in and out 😩
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Or you can get a can of Wasp Freeze.and call it a day. As soon as it hits them they lock up and fall to the ground. It’s one of my favorite products as an exterminator.
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I can’t believe they made the hole thing!
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Do they feed the eggs to chickens? Or burn?
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There is a spray can that would wipe out their nest from a safe distance for ¥900.
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Do you know what it’s called so I can let my mom know? She said she was required to call the city for removal though but it took them awhile to get to her
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There are several brands, but it’s probably dependant on where you live. Look up “wasp spray.” I recommend watching videos on youtube about how to spray safely from a distance.Always good to keep a can laying around after removal in case you get a new hoard the next year.
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