Hornet nest found in attic
Q: I was changing a vent fan in a bathroom when I found this is the ceiling. Do you have any idea what type insect this is?
A: Let’s use logic and the process of elimination:
Only four insects build paper nests like this.
1. Southern and Eastern yellowjackets nest in the ground, very rarely in walls or attics.
2. Bald-faced hornets make their home in football-shaped gray paper nests in trees and under eaves. Also, rarely in walls or attics.
3. European hornets commonly make nests in wall voids or attics.
Therefore, I believe this is a European hornet nest. QED
Nests of all four insects are only used one year. They are abandoned every fall. Since this one is so large, my guess is that it was built some year previously.
You can remove it or leave it where it is: your choice.
European hornet
European hornet nest in attic
yellowjacket nest in pine straw
hornet nest
-
-
-
1
Ranunculus – Planting
-
2
David viburnum – Brown spotsI
-
3
Almond tree – Production
-
4
River birch – Concrete
-
5
Blueberry Bushes- Pruning
-
1
Ranunculus – Planting
-
2
Almond tree – Production
-
3
Honey Mushrooms – Identification
-
4
White Grub – Control in Lawns
-
5
Poinsettia – Forcing to Bloom for Christmas
-
