Hornets

The hornet is an insect known and quite familiar to beekeepers, summer residents and those who often travel to nature. However, due to the dislike of hornets for large cities, many typical citizens are not always able to accurately identify these insects or to distinguish them from some other wasps. Meanwhile, the hornet can be very dangerous, and therefore everyone should know what it looks like, what kind of hornets there are (especially at resorts) and how to behave properly next to this insect.

If hornets or wasps are got on the site, you can forget about quiet work and rest near the insect's nest. The mere prospect of being stung prevents people from doing the usual things - quietly eating, sleeping in the open air and walking with children. Moreover, sometimes wasps can place their nest in such a place that any campaign, for example, in a country toilet or any utility room will be fraught with anxiety by a swarm and, as a result, an insect attack.In such cases, such undesirable neighbors need to get rid of in a short time. But how to do it correctly, and most importantly - safe? This is what will be discussed further.

The black hornet is a rare insect found in our country only in some eastern regions. You can hear about the black hornets and in the territories west of the Lena River, but you shouldn’t believe this - so the locals just by mistake call completely different insects. This hornet is interesting even not so much by its small number, as by the peculiarities of the way of life, which strongly distinguish it from all relatives. The biology of insects of this species attracts close attention of specialists to it, while ordinary citizens are more interested in the degree of danger of the black hornet and the consequences of its bite. But first things first…

At first glance it may seem that if the hornet is the largest wasp, then the degree of its danger among its closest relatives is the greatest. Of course, there is a grain of truth in this, but it would be a great exaggeration to unequivocally assume that all hornets as a whole are the most dangerous insects.Nevertheless, one should always remember about the possible dangers and risks that hornets bites are associated with: in some cases, the attacks of these wasps, especially in the tropics, can result in the death of a person. However, in our country with careless handling of hornets cause serious problems. What explains the danger of a hornet for humans? Let's figure it out.

In our country, the common hornet is one of the most ordinary neighbors of man from the entire genus of hornets. In some places these large insects can be even more familiar than, for example, small paper wasps. Many are afraid of them and are considered extremely dangerous, because even if a small wasp stings strikingly hurt, then the bite of a huge hornet threatens with much greater trouble. In fact, an ordinary hornet, despite the high toxicity of its poison, is no more dangerous than the bees or wasps that we are used to. We will talk about how to distinguish hornets from related species, what danger they pose to humans, how to behave properly, if hornets have suddenly become neighbors in a garden plot.

The biggest hornet in the world is the giant Asian. It is so large that in its habitat it is called the “sparrow-bee”. He has another name that reflects not only its size, but also its color, as well as the danger that this insect poses to humans. "Tiger Bee" - that's what the locals say about it. Indeed, the giant hornet is a regular cause of death in the countries of Southeast Asia; its bite is so strong that it often causes a powerful allergic reaction, in which the victim simply does not have time to get to the hospital. In this article you will get a lot of useful information, which, if you happen to encounter giant hornets, will allow you to lead yourself correctly and avoid attack.

Who is stronger: the hornet or the bumblebee? And who will win the battle of the hornet and a few bees? What happens if a hornet attacks a spider? Only at first glance it seems that these are naive children's questions. In fact, the relationship between different insects,and in this particular case, between predatory hornets and their relatives, they are very important for both entomologists and ordinary citizens: gardeners, gardeners and beekeepers. What can explain the importance of this topic? Why does she cause so many questions? Everything is not so difficult here - for example, hornets can destroy many pests of agriculture, but at the same time, they are the main enemies of bees in apiaries. So let's take a look at the laws of wildlife and find out who in all these confrontations will be stronger.

Despite the fact that the places of settlements of hornets or wasps do not have a direct dependence on a person’s dwelling, the need to bring them out on the plot or near the apiary occurs quite often. At the same time, given the nature of these insects and their ability to sting extremely painfully, it becomes obvious that the easiest way to deal with them is in non-contact ways. To date, special traps have been developed and are actively used in practice, with the help of which it becomes very easy to catch the hornet and the wasp, and the process of getting rid of these insects is as safe as possible.In this article, you will learn how to make such traps with your own hands, learn how to properly catch a hornet or a wasp, and you will be fully armed when such undesirable neighbors appear on the site.

The worst thing that a hornet has is its sting. Only because of this seemingly small weapon of the hornet is everyone afraid: insects, birds, and mammals. But this fear has serious grounds - the sting of a hornet can pierce even thick skin and introduce potent toxin into the tissues under it. Therefore, if the hornet stung, the consequences will always be unpleasant. In some cases, a hornet bite can even be fatal. About how the sting of a hornet looks like, and how it works, we'll talk further.

Hornets are insects that can give a lot of trouble to summer residents, gardeners, beekeepers and just those from whom they settle in private territory. Not only that their nest can not be approached for a short distance without the sad consequences for health, they also willingly eat ripe berries of raspberry, strawberry or grapes, destroying the crop.For beekeepers, the invasion of hornets from the land surrounding the apiary or groves threatens to lose several bee colonies. Therefore, to know where the hornets live, how to find their patrimony and how to behave with them, should everyone who lives and works on the ground.