You can easily tell the difference between a Yellow jacket and a Bald-faced hornet. Bald-faced hornets are known by their white and black color. They have a white or a Bald-faced head and have three white stripes on their tails.
My friend Martina had a nest right next to her front door. These nest can hold from 100 to 700 hornets!
If you really look at it - you’ll see how intricate and pretty it is. But don’t get too close! Funny, after all the work they do on their nest, they won't return to it next season.
These hornets are very aggressive and each one can sting over and over again. So don’t mess with one-ever!
When Martina called the exterminator he had to come at night. All the lights had to be turned off before he could get near enough to spray. They are all asleep at night and you can get the insecticide down into the entrance without getting stung. Of course he had protective gear on just in case.
Martina’s neighbor Jean gave me this little plant called Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Sorrel, Roselle). Here is what Jean told me about this plant. ”The leaves are delicious and can be used raw in salads / soups / stir fry or smoothies and the flower bulb (post-bloom) is used for tea and many other things medicinal. You have probably had sorrel or Hibiscus tea?
Bring it inside for the winter and it will provide greens for you in the cold months. And save/ harvest the seeds after it blooms (about 8-12 in each one) so you can expand your garden next spring.”
This plant has been used in Folk Medicine as a diuretic or as a mild laxative. It has a high content of Vitamin C and can even be made into wine.
Healthy wine? Why not! Thanks Jean!
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| Photo Credit: PestControlPlus.biz |
My friend Martina had a nest right next to her front door. These nest can hold from 100 to 700 hornets!
If you really look at it - you’ll see how intricate and pretty it is. But don’t get too close! Funny, after all the work they do on their nest, they won't return to it next season.
These hornets are very aggressive and each one can sting over and over again. So don’t mess with one-ever!
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| Photo Credit: M.M.Goscha |
When Martina called the exterminator he had to come at night. All the lights had to be turned off before he could get near enough to spray. They are all asleep at night and you can get the insecticide down into the entrance without getting stung. Of course he had protective gear on just in case.
Martina’s neighbor Jean gave me this little plant called Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Sorrel, Roselle). Here is what Jean told me about this plant. ”The leaves are delicious and can be used raw in salads / soups / stir fry or smoothies and the flower bulb (post-bloom) is used for tea and many other things medicinal. You have probably had sorrel or Hibiscus tea?
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| photo credit: CK Worley |
Bring it inside for the winter and it will provide greens for you in the cold months. And save/ harvest the seeds after it blooms (about 8-12 in each one) so you can expand your garden next spring.”
This plant has been used in Folk Medicine as a diuretic or as a mild laxative. It has a high content of Vitamin C and can even be made into wine.
Healthy wine? Why not! Thanks Jean!
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