Any Entomologists (insect guys) here???

Trying to ID this insect (European hornet???) that is using my shop as a new home - a bunch still flying around/going in and out of a 3/4" diameter hole (should have covered it 24+ years ago, but NO issues till yesterday.

Got stung once or twice (still not sure) on the back of my head when closing the man door for the day @ 1 PM yesterday. Hurt like hell for 6+ hours afterwards (still notice it now - 8 AM).

Any ideas on ID???

 

Sand hornet (cicada killer)?

https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs040/

 

It's a Eurpean Hornet they're also known as brown Hornets or Giant Hornets . They're commonly found in the Midwest or Eastern seaboard and originally introduced in the late 1800's

 

OK guys, thanks for the replies......that didn't take long!!!

308 Savage - my original thoughts were either Murder hornet or the Cicada killer, but after looking at a bunch of pictures and the one I killed decided it wasn't either. No yellow on cicada killer's face and less yellow on the abdomen.

As US Marine said, I am leaning towards European hornet. That is supposedly the only 'true' hornet found in Ohio.

Now I gotta figure how to get Sevin dust inside a 3/4" diameter entry hole to the nest.....any suggestions on that??

 

Put the dust in a squirt bottle, such as one for ketchup, and blast it into the hole.

 

Can you use the spray?

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Spectracid...VRhmtBh08BwiOEAQYASABEgL9dvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

kuruma1 - that is what I need to know, THANKS!!!

308savage - used that yesterday along with Raid wasp/hornet killer. Bought some more Raid and an Ortho brand spray today. Gonna hit the hole/nest this evening after sunset.

 

Just don't try to set it on fire because a local did that here...and started a mid sized fire on the mountain... luckily it rained that night and helped the firefighters.

 

Won't be doing that!!!! They are inside the wall of my pole building!!!!

Did burn a bald faced hornet nest (almost the size of a basketball) at my camp in Pa several years ago. Was on the overhang of the front porch. Waited till dark - had the hose ready, 2 cans of long distance wasp/hornet spray (to get any live ones that fell out) and a home made torch!!!! LIT it up and watched it burn!!!! The only issue afterwards was the white paint was blackened from the fire - NO structural damage.

NO MORE bald faced hornets the next day!!!

 

Ph.D. in entomology here. Not a cicada killer or murder hornet. Basic European hornet. A quick and fast but safe insecticide is Dawn dish detergent with water in a squirt bottle. Or the Sevin will work, use a turkey baster or any air puffer.

 

There are a lot of things in life that I’m happy to tackle myself. Bees/hornets/wasps/scorpions? Not on that list. They’re why God invented pest removal services.

 

This. Works like a charm. Put in a pump-up sprayer, put the wand nozzle in the hole on wide spray pattern and let it rip. Or, if you feel lucky, you can get a Bug-A-Salt and wait for one to crawl out the hole. Crown of barrel must be less than six inches from your target if you want to have half a chance. Closest thing to hunting Cape buffalo you are ever going to experience. I've been hunting red wasp this way. Sometimes I prevail. Sometimes. Can only imagine the trepidation of facing down your hornets!

 

THANK YOU tallgrass!!! appreciate the ID and the treatment options.

Pops

AND, thanks to everyone else who replied to my problem!!!