Fight against the Asian hornet in our gardens
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highfly-addict wrote:But why then want to kill these innocent critters at all costs?
They are not innocent. They will be the cause of a serious accident if I do not act because the branch inside which they are digging their nest is 10m high.
Before removing them, I promise to make the usual summons ...
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Minor bottom hornets? LOL!
More seriously, hornets only occupy a cavity that suits them. Probably dug beforehand by a couple of peaks.
Killing the hornets will therefore in no way resolve the hypothetical problem of weakening of the said branch.
On the other hand, it is the caterpillars which will thank you for having removed their worst enemies and finally .... the tree will surely be worse.
Up to you ....
More seriously, hornets only occupy a cavity that suits them. Probably dug beforehand by a couple of peaks.
Killing the hornets will therefore in no way resolve the hypothetical problem of weakening of the said branch.
On the other hand, it is the caterpillars which will thank you for having removed their worst enemies and finally .... the tree will surely be worse.
Up to you ....
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Furthermore, if you look at your photos you will see that the tree has already started the solution: the bark has very marked growth cracks in the cavity, which means that it makes more wood for compensate for the fragility of the area.
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No more hornets. All occis ... RIP.
Astonishing! The flight hole is 1,5 cm in diameter.
I plugged it with a piece of wood:
That, we will see ...
10 meters from my oak tree, at the neighbor's house, there is a pine tree infested with processionary caterpillars. The neighbor does not want to do anything and tells me that we must let Mother Nature act. The hornets don't give a damn about his tracks.
highfly-addict wrote:… More seriously, hornets only occupy a cavity that suits them. Probably dug beforehand by a couple of peaks.
Astonishing! The flight hole is 1,5 cm in diameter.
I plugged it with a piece of wood:
highfly-addict wrote:.. On the other hand, it is the caterpillars which will thank you for having suppressed their worst enemies and finally ....
That, we will see ...
10 meters from my oak tree, at the neighbor's house, there is a pine tree infested with processionary caterpillars. The neighbor does not want to do anything and tells me that we must let Mother Nature act. The hornets don't give a damn about his tracks.
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highfly-addict wrote:Furthermore, if you look at your photos you will see that the tree has already started the solution: the bark has very marked growth cracks in the cavity, which means that it makes more wood for compensate for the fragility of the area.
Unbelievable !
The hole in the nest is where a small branch fell a while ago, leaving a very soft wood first and then a hole afterwards. There are many others (!) And there is always a protuberance at the base of a branch, long before there is a cavity:
It remains to assess the dimensions of the cavity.
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