European Hornet
Vespacrabro
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Cullman, Alabama
Deer, Arkansas
Ball Ground, Georgia
Ringgold, Georgia
Laconia, New Hampshire
Mooresville, North Carolina
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Statesville, North Carolina
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Buchanan, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Fort Valley, Virginia
Hurt, Virginia
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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Quiltys41
Buchanan, TN (Zone 7b) |
September 2012 |
Neutral
We are now finding them on our homestead this year. While my husband is deathly allergic to yellow jackets, we are minding out p's & q's with this hornet. Although it may be more harmful to him if stung, they are beneficial to us by eating and using any yellow jackets in our area for food. While it removes one problem, we are hoping they are not creating another. So far, we have not found a nest here and have looked. But we are heavily wooded around us and we may never find it. They have not, so far, eaten any fruit trees. They did manage to destroy a lot of the yellow jackets that had shown up this summer for our peach harvest! Like I said, we are neutral about them now with the positives vs. negatives in balance. But we are VERY cautious around them. One good idea I have seen t... read more
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whoknew62
Statesville, NC |
July 2012 |
Neutral
I have started having problems with this hornet at night 07/2012. Statesville farm area N.C.
Late night barB Que with spotlights was the 1st attraction. About 8 swarming.
They have now gotten into the house 5 times, at night. I understand the bright lights inside attracts them. I can here them buzzing and wacking into things, as there wings and body are large.
I guess it was not a criticle issue however. I decided to not bother with the last 2 inside, went to bed, and one got on me in the bed. Worried what they could do to a 9 year old child. I have seen the stinger after killing one. Quite large. I have uploaded a photo, next to a Quarter to show general size. (This one is quite old, but didnt shrink much.
Late night barB Que with spotlights was the 1st attraction. About 8 swarming.
They have now gotten into the house 5 times, at night. I understand the bright lights inside attracts them. I can here them buzzing and wacking into things, as there wings and body are large.
I guess it was not a criticle issue however. I decided to not bother with the last 2 inside, went to bed, and one got on me in the bed. Worried what they could do to a 9 year old child. I have seen the stinger after killing one. Quite large. I have uploaded a photo, next to a Quarter to show general size. (This one is quite old, but didnt shrink much.
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petryma1
Berkeley Springs, WV |
October 2009 |
Neutral
I fearfully observed these hornets and their night time forays a few years ago and found them nesting in an old walnut tree on my property - an old 70 acre farm in the Eastern Panhandle of WV. They disappeared that winter but have since come back in force. They find their way into my home and one did sting my teenage son (the hornet had landed on his clothes unbeknownst to him and he put his hand on it). Despite their size and scary appearance, they don't seem to be any worse than the paper wasps that also invade our home every spring. Keeping the lights off or the shades pulled down while keeping an outside light on discourages them from "attacking" the windows and finding their way in. However, this evening I observed a couple of dozen of them swarming on my porch light and couldn't... read more