hornet!

[rm]

Yesterday I come home from work and Patty says, "I got chased out of the bedroom by a hornet this morning, but now I think it is gone."

Okay.

I forget about it.

We go to sleep.

We wake up a couple of hours later, and then I hear it. Buzzzzz.

I've forgotten about the hornet.

Patty says, "It sounds like a cell phone."

I put my head back down on the pillow, it's really loud.

I sit up.

"No. Turn on the light."

The buzz changes pitch.

We discover a hornet right by our heads on the wall.

We evacuate and sleep on the couch/floor in the living room.

So I ask you:

- How long do hornets live?
- How do we get the hornet out of our bedroom?

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

Ah it didn't occur to me there was a way to kill it without getting stung.

[nickelchief.livejournal.com]

It may take a few squirts, but that stuff is toxic enough to do them in. Death by disinfectant!!

[these-3-remain.livejournal.com]

Also: hairspray. Gums up the bug's wings so he can't fly, then you have the satisfaction of squishing him with a shoe!

[ithinkitisayit.livejournal.com]

I was totally about to mention that. We've used pledge in the past, or anything sprayable, really. As far as I know, insects can't fly when their wings are wet.

[these-3-remain.livejournal.com]

*nods* I think this is why cleaning products work. Even if it doesn't kill the insect, it immobilizes him so you can get close enough with a blunk object.

[erratic0101.livejournal.com]

I too vouch for the home cleaning supply death.

Windex is useless (mostly water and alcohol).
But whatever is in Formula 409, wow!

Also Lysol does a decent job.

Strangely enough we had two hornets in our kitchen the other day.
They were trapped inside the window though. So my roommate and I timed opening the window a crack and letting fly with the RAID.