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To stir up the hornets nest is a figure of speech which means to initiate a crisis or an issue, or to cause trouble for yourself.

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Hornets can be very defensive of their nests, and their stings are very painful. If you disturb a real hornets nest you are likely to be badly stung.

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How do hornets make their nests?

Hornets make their nests out of chewed paper products or wood chips combined with hornet saliva. A hornet's nest has the appearance of an upside down tear-shaped ball. Nests are utilized only for one season.


Why would you all of a sudden have a large amount of hornets show up?

Hornets may suddenly appear in large numbers if they are attracted to a food source nearby, if their nest has been disturbed, or if reproductive activity is at its peak during certain times of the year. It is important to identify and remove the attractant or nest to prevent further infestations.


What animal digs up ground bee nest?

Many Bumble Bees, Genus Bombus, nest in holes in the ground. I've also mowed over a yellow jacket nest once (ouch), so include yellow jackets in the list. Various other wasps nest in the ground.


What is a hornet nest made of?

A hornet nest is made of a paper-like material that is created by mixing wood fibers with the hornet's saliva. The nest is built in layers that are added one on top of the other to create chambers for eggs, larvae, and food storage.


How do you kill ground hornets used 3 cans of Raid and they are still alive What do you do to get rid of them?

Cans of Raid will kill pests on contact but don't leave any residual poison, so whatever's not in the nest when you spray it will not be impacted. From what I've read (I have a ground hornet problem, too) you need to use a dust insecticide like Drion Dust or Delta Dust, and a duster. According to the material I've found, you need to wait until dusk (when all hornets are in the nest and resting for the night), then pump in 6-7 puffs of this dust into the nest. The insecticide can kill for up to 8 months -- whatever does not die when you originally apply it will track the dust further back into the nest, and will kill other hornets that way (including themselves.) Check this page: http://www.pestproducts.com/yellowjacket.htm Good luck!

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Is there a story in the Bible that is a parable to the phrase to stir up a hornet's nest?

It is not, this metaphoric term, likening hornets to angry humans, dates from the first half of the 1700s.


When should I use Classic or Classical?

I don't have formal music training, but, a lot of informal, so let me stir up a hornets nest here. I think, classic would refer to popularity, and classical is a genre. Chuck.


What is the Hornets' Nest?

The Hornet's Nest is the name given to an area in the Shiloh battlefield in Tennessee after the battle of Shiloh. The combatants who faced each other commented that the sound of the bullets passing their heads sounded like so many riled up hornets.


How far away from the nest do hornets fly?

A hornet will fly away from the nest until it turns around and goes back.


How do hornets construct their nests?

Hornets construct their nests by chewing up wood fibers and mixing them with saliva to create a papery material. They then use this material to build their nest in layers, forming a distinctive hexagonal shape.


How do hornets make their nests?

Hornets make their nests out of chewed paper products or wood chips combined with hornet saliva. A hornet's nest has the appearance of an upside down tear-shaped ball. Nests are utilized only for one season.


What does it mean to incite?

encourage or stir up


How big is a hornets nest?

Well, if you want the largest Asain hornet then it would be the Asain Gaint Hornet. Which is usually around 50 mm. Queens can reach 55 mm. If you want the largest hornet of the world then it would be the Eureapean Hornet. A normal one can grow up to 55 mm.


What does to stir up bad blood mean?

To stir up bad blood means to be a bad role model to others by doing bad things.


Why would you all of a sudden have a large amount of hornets show up?

Hornets may suddenly appear in large numbers if they are attracted to a food source nearby, if their nest has been disturbed, or if reproductive activity is at its peak during certain times of the year. It is important to identify and remove the attractant or nest to prevent further infestations.


What animal will dig up and eat entirely a yellow jacket nest and can also reach a hornets nest 3 feet off ground on underside of deck?

Skunks are the most likely animal to dig up and eat a yellow jacket's nest, even if it's 3 feet off of the ground on the underside of a deck. Raccoons have also been known to eat the larvae out of yellow jackets' nests.


What animal will dig up a hornets nest and eat the contents?

Yellow spotted lizards are among the animals that will eat bees, wasps and hornets. Your dog may also go after them along with flys and other dogs and they might chase a cat as well scence that is what the yellow spotted lizard eats as well .