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An Ohio man looking to sell his old Chevy El Camino wanted to clean it up a bit before handing it over to its new owner, but what he found inside was something like a scene in a horror movie.
European Hornets had built a giant nest on the driver’s seat, which went all the way up to the ceiling. Afraid to be stung by the insects, since he had already been stung by regular bees and hated it, he called in an expert.
That would be Travis Watson from The Bee Man, who filmed the entire experience of removing the nest – the video went viral after it was posted to social media. Watson tells Fox 8 that the man was very wise in calling for professional help as the European Hornets are very dangerous when they sense their nest is in danger.
To approach it and tear it down, he wore a 3-layer protection suit. He sprayed with pesticide inside, killing off the eggs and then removed the nest from the car, piece by piece. All the while, the giant bees kept attacking him but that was to little avail, given his protective gear.
Watson tells the media outlet that whoever finds one of these nests shouldn’t tackle the issue without professional help. Not only are European Hornets very dangerous, but they can also sting multiple times.
“Their queens emerge from hibernation in April and look for a well protected place to build and they start it completely from scratch,” Watson explains. “It takes a long time to get workers in the nest, to where the queen starts to only lay eggs, and starting in July, it starts growing quite rapidly.”
So the nest in the abandoned El Camino was started in spring and its owner didn’t notice a thing. Next time, he might want to consider storing his cars someplace else, preferably in enclosed spaces.
That would be Travis Watson from The Bee Man, who filmed the entire experience of removing the nest – the video went viral after it was posted to social media. Watson tells Fox 8 that the man was very wise in calling for professional help as the European Hornets are very dangerous when they sense their nest is in danger.
To approach it and tear it down, he wore a 3-layer protection suit. He sprayed with pesticide inside, killing off the eggs and then removed the nest from the car, piece by piece. All the while, the giant bees kept attacking him but that was to little avail, given his protective gear.
Watson tells the media outlet that whoever finds one of these nests shouldn’t tackle the issue without professional help. Not only are European Hornets very dangerous, but they can also sting multiple times.
“Their queens emerge from hibernation in April and look for a well protected place to build and they start it completely from scratch,” Watson explains. “It takes a long time to get workers in the nest, to where the queen starts to only lay eggs, and starting in July, it starts growing quite rapidly.”
So the nest in the abandoned El Camino was started in spring and its owner didn’t notice a thing. Next time, he might want to consider storing his cars someplace else, preferably in enclosed spaces.
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