Home Improvement Today?

Holy Buck

 

https://www.renin.com/hardware/invisiglide-across-the-wall-hardware/

 

Replaced the wooden balusters with metal. I need to modify the top shoe on two balusters to have it completely finished. Next project is refinishing the end table tops, going with red oak stain, and leaving the legs black.

 

Any ideas what this “nest” could be? Wanted to target spray whatever it is rather than a use generalized bug spray.

 

Pour some soapy water on it..looks like maybe earthworms...

 

Maybe a bee of some sort?
https://entomology.cals.cornell.edu/extension/wild-pollinators/native-bees-your-backyard/

 

could actually bee this. Common to our area judging by people’s complaints on the area FB pages.

 

Snake?

 

Might be a craw dad.

 

Be careful kid!

 

Id think this too. Although thenones in our yard have bigger mounds around them

 

Cicadas.

 

Cicada Killer Wasps?
https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef004

 

That would be my guess as well.

 

Before:



And after:

 

That is a hell of a transformation!

 

Not sure where you live but in my neck of the road we just put limbs and what not by the road and they get picked up by the town. Make it easy. Just limb a branch and drag it to the road. Minimal clean up.

 

Unfortunately, down here all trash pickup is private - and they charge for pickups.

Seeing as I usually trim tree branches once or twice a year, I'm going to go the rental route. I may have to look at a brush pile for a while between rentals, but this seems to be the better choice.

 

I hear ya. Maybe see how much a load haul costs vs the cost a renting a chipper. If pricing is close may save you the effort and sweat equity.