End Of The Life Cycle - I Discovered Why Hornet Nests Die - Removing Wasp Nests. Mousetrap Monday

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  • @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday
    @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday  Рік тому +24

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    • @KingCat12
      @KingCat12 Рік тому

      I really like your beard, it shows you are a tough guy who deals problems with ease :)

    • @ProfaneGod
      @ProfaneGod Рік тому

      Beards are good keep it over winter then maybe shave near summer.

    • @SwedeEmu
      @SwedeEmu Рік тому

      You're an outdoors man I would have thought beards were part of the regalia....
      On a different note, could it be possible for next season's wasp season to do a time lapse video of a queen building a nest?.

    • @SkeensFamilyUSA
      @SkeensFamilyUSA Рік тому

      I have 2 and they are amazing

  • @moniqueschmucker7712
    @moniqueschmucker7712 Рік тому +20

    Firstly, the beard looks great on you! Grow it out, keep it trim and you’ll be fine!
    Secondly, all of your 2023 videos were not only informative … they were educational and helpful. My husband and I have honey bees, yet learned more from you than what we thought we already knew.
    Now that we are moving into a colder season - we want to be fully prepared for whatever the colder weather brings in terms of mice in our pole barn. We also want to be better prepared for the 2024 season and are looking forward to ordering your products in advance.
    Thirdly, I will never second guess myself when it comes to what lies beneath my feet nor what a golf hole looks like compared to an underground wasp nest!Ha!
    Lastly, thank you for all of your great videos! We appreciate you, Shawn! Have a great Autumn season.

  • @JL-st1jf
    @JL-st1jf Рік тому +86

    Grow the Beard! 👍

  • @clarklindquist8137
    @clarklindquist8137 Рік тому +11

    Grow it out. Love it. I Didn't grow mine until I 50.

  • @LongBinh70
    @LongBinh70 Рік тому +7

    I would have removed nest #3 with my 12-ga...
    Grow the beard. I've had mine since getting out of the Army 53 years ago!

  • @loganlogon3720
    @loganlogon3720 Рік тому +17

    Looking good Shawn, nothing wrong with a little face fuzz!😄

  • @mattgregorowicz7705
    @mattgregorowicz7705 Рік тому +22

    You should definitely grow the beard out! I really enjoyed these videos on how to deal with hornets/yellowjackets. Hopefully there will be more to come next summer!

  • @TiredMomma
    @TiredMomma Рік тому +1

    A nice winter grown beard would be interesting to see, but it's the knowledge and courage you have that keeps us intrigued.

  • @LTGvideos
    @LTGvideos Рік тому +10

    Really neat to see how different the nests are when it gets colder. If you left an abandoned nest up there until the spring, is there a risk of the next generation of yellowjackets colonizing it?

  • @easylistening66
    @easylistening66 Рік тому +7

    Yup keep the beard
    At least for winter

  • @krwada
    @krwada Рік тому +38

    I like the beard!
    Anyone who is an expert with wood-craft, (outdoor stuff) should have a beard.

  • @bBlaF
    @bBlaF Рік тому +8

    Always great to see someone let their beard show itself for the first time. Looks promising for a week, but we'll need about three months without shaving to see what it will really do, so absolutely keep it going. And some great advice for a new grower is to not neglect beard wash and oil. That hair and skin isn't like anything else on your body, and it wants its own care. Best of luck with it, Shawn!

    • @dogmosatchmo
      @dogmosatchmo Рік тому +1

      Fantastic advice 👏 👍

    • @spicesmuggler2452
      @spicesmuggler2452 Рік тому

      All hair under the nose is the same

    • @bBlaF
      @bBlaF Рік тому

      @@spicesmuggler2452 😂😂😂

  • @jimf1964
    @jimf1964 Рік тому +5

    Really interesting about the wasps. I always wondered how they restart the next year, when the colony seems to die in the winter.
    Just got back from camping in the forests of central/eastern canada, where last year there was a literal plague of mice. They got into my car, any food left unattended for just a few minutes, even running across the picnic table while we were eating. This year not even one. Not sure what came in, but my guess would be coyotes, foxes or owls, or a combination of them, because it’s really completely cleared out.

    • @spicesmuggler2452
      @spicesmuggler2452 Рік тому

      Could also be snakes

    • @jimf1964
      @jimf1964 Рік тому

      @@spicesmuggler2452 Yeah they could have contributed, but there aren’t tons around up here, and I doubt they would have literally wiped out an over population

  • @powerman1955
    @powerman1955 Рік тому +7

    I've been stung a time or two before, never dealt with a nest of whatever, but I'm still scared silly of stingers swarming me. I'm impressed with your bravery. Thank goodness there is somebody that will take care of these things. So where do the queens go for the winter?

    • @reptiledysfunction5512
      @reptiledysfunction5512 Рік тому +6

      The fertilized queens usually burrow into rotting wood on the ground. I've found them in winter under rotting logs when looking for salamanders.

  • @briancunningham5011
    @briancunningham5011 11 місяців тому +1

    @shawnwoods What was the outside temp and time of day for this eradication? Thanks for the vids btw, love em all

  • @criticaljohnson
    @criticaljohnson Рік тому +2

    The beard works for you brother! Keep it

  • @lesleyboeder1798
    @lesleyboeder1798 Рік тому +2

    I collect the nests in the fall and winter snd hang them on the deer antlers in my garage. They are beautiful

  • @EMAN00619
    @EMAN00619 Рік тому +2

    YOOOO YOU SHOULD HAVE SAVED THE QUEEN AND LET IT SET UP A NEST SOMEWHERE YOU CAN RECORD!

  • @bakerrv
    @bakerrv Рік тому +12

    you gotta let it grow out Shawn, anyone wanting you to shaved off just don't like men to be men! LOL

  • @jacobbouser4190
    @jacobbouser4190 Рік тому +4

    Keep the beard, brother!

  • @easylistening66
    @easylistening66 Рік тому +6

    Gave that one hornet a little flip😁

  • @jdgindustries2734
    @jdgindustries2734 Рік тому +1

    I bought one of the dizzy dunkers, it caught three mice at my house and two at my buddy's house

  • @saltnoriyuzuriha4778
    @saltnoriyuzuriha4778 Рік тому +18

    He looks better with the beard

  • @desmondsantiago2399
    @desmondsantiago2399 Рік тому +1

    Shawn always give the best alternatives and insight on situations. Till next season!

  • @BeanoJosh
    @BeanoJosh Рік тому

    4:33 "I'm not even worried about being stung." Reacts and waves his hand at a flying baldface hornet. HA! I had a good laugh at that!

  • @EduardoMartinez0187
    @EduardoMartinez0187 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely keep the beard. Makes you look wise.

  • @ramcoonart
    @ramcoonart Рік тому +3

    I vote for growing out the beard! Awesome video as always.

  • @heyoldman2003
    @heyoldman2003 Рік тому +2

    the beard will be great
    for winter …keep it Shawn .

  • @michaelconnor6282
    @michaelconnor6282 Рік тому +5

    As always, we enjoy your content. Beard looks good, every man should grow one at least once

  • @nickthompson7369
    @nickthompson7369 Рік тому

    4:22 " I wonder if that's the queen!"
    Y E E T

  • @MandaDash
    @MandaDash Рік тому +1

    Love the beard!

  • @MCSquishyTooshy
    @MCSquishyTooshy Рік тому +28

    Great insight on why they’re not so active. As usual I appreciate you and your content. Thank you!

  • @jameshecker8493
    @jameshecker8493 Рік тому +1

    Love the beard--definitely keep it!

  • @DamonNomad82
    @DamonNomad82 Рік тому +3

    Love the beard! I would like it if you let it grow all winter.

  • @michaelleitold2446
    @michaelleitold2446 Рік тому +6

    Sean, it’s your face, do what you want. It does look a little scruffy now but give it a couple weeks and see what it looks like. If you’re like me, you’ll have to get the Wife to approve. Looking forward to getting back to more mouse trap videos. Keep up the good work. Mike from Montreal.

  • @ChuckRussell87
    @ChuckRussell87 Рік тому +1

    So is this Hornet King Friday?

  • @blister762
    @blister762 Рік тому +1

    During winter, I often find queen yellow jackets and bald face hornets in my firewood. I'll bring in an armload of wood, the hornet will warm up and start flying around.

  • @michaelferri2400
    @michaelferri2400 Рік тому +7

    Beard looks great. Just keep it trim.

  • @mikeizzano172
    @mikeizzano172 Рік тому

    That was very good ,and full of information….thanks for the coverage!….

  • @razorboyXVII
    @razorboyXVII Рік тому +1

    Like the video, love the beard Shawn! 👍

  • @kaytarose
    @kaytarose Рік тому +1

    I’m Pro-Beard, but it’s your face! My husband has said his keeps his face warm in the winter, so you picked the right time of year to experiment.

  • @marielg9143
    @marielg9143 Рік тому +1

    We used to get paper wasps nests every year

  • @agwbcfjc2
    @agwbcfjc2 Рік тому +3

    A great video, Mr. W. Thanks for sharing.
    BTW, do you have any theories as to why two nests would be dormant and one have lethargic bees, but the third nest of hornets still active and threatening? Thank you for your response.

  • @munkytaint666
    @munkytaint666 Рік тому +1

    does smoke calm hornets and yellow jackets the way that it does for honey bees?

  • @donart8841
    @donart8841 Рік тому +1

    Excellent vid, how’s your mouse trap doing, great trap, hope they are selling well

  • @kdmyler7673
    @kdmyler7673 Рік тому +1

    Loved your channel for years.
    We have a serious Chipmunk infestation and wonder your best advice to eradicate these pests?
    We catch dozens of mice with 5 gallon spinning traps and water BUT Chipmunks not so much?
    Need some advice for traps / bait you'd recommend? Thanks Dean

  • @jpendowski7503
    @jpendowski7503 Рік тому

    No shave November head start. Clean shave for spring.

  • @saramuresan9305
    @saramuresan9305 Рік тому

    Great video and great beard😆

  • @reemeroma2156
    @reemeroma2156 Рік тому +2

    It was a pleasure following you through this hornet season. I look forward to seeing more mouse traps at work.

  • @JeanYvesBouguet
    @JeanYvesBouguet Рік тому +1

    Go for the beard !!!❤

  • @danielcarter305
    @danielcarter305 Рік тому +21

    Shawn, the Hornet King, just did a video in which he explains the life cycle of a hornet colony. The hornets don't die from the cold, the queen dies this time of the year, and the whole colony collapses. If you haven't seen it, make sure you do. There was a lot of information, and I learned a lot. BTW...keep the beard it makes you look your age.

    • @grafzeppelin4069
      @grafzeppelin4069 Рік тому +2

      I watched that video and his points were pretty self-contradictory.
      - What about wasp, bee, or other insect species whose queens live for multiple years? They still become inactive in the winter. Surely it can't be pure coincidence? No, obviously it's because of the cold.
      - If it's not the cold, and you took a nest to the Southern Hemisphere, would they continue to be active in April to September? Of course not; it's winter then. The wasps would either die out, or adjust to the new seasons over some time.
      - The Hornet King himself puts bagged nests in the fridge, which puts them into a dormant state if not outright killing them. If it's not the cold that determines the life cycle, why does that work?

    • @jdgindustries2734
      @jdgindustries2734 Рік тому

      @@grafzeppelin4069 if I lock you in a freezer, won't you eventually begin to hibernate and then die?
      He specifically mentioned that the queen either dies or is killed when she no longer lays eggs.
      And much like a human female, she only has a number of eggs.
      Honeybees make honey in order to fuel the hive overwinter. Wasps and hornets are carnivores. If there is not a sufficient supply of food insects, the hive can't continue even if the queen kept laying.

    • @HornetKingOfficial
      @HornetKingOfficial Рік тому +2

      ​@grafzeppelin4069 Hornet King didn't contradict himself, you just didn't understand what he was saying, apparently. 😁😉

    • @danielcarter305
      @danielcarter305 Рік тому

      @HornetKingOfficial Sorry, I didn't reply to his comment, I don't argue on the internet. It usually doesn't matter anyway, and everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think he is lumping bees and wasps together, and they are two entirely different insects.

  • @JamminMammy
    @JamminMammy Рік тому +11

    Real men wear beards.

  • @chrisfarley6662
    @chrisfarley6662 Рік тому +1

    Nice beard Shawn!

  • @michaelbyrne8238
    @michaelbyrne8238 Рік тому

    So what is the best time to put traps out in the spring to keep em under control when the queen tries to start the new nest? Like temp range when the queen starts a nest?
    And no beard.

  • @bluerazor7049
    @bluerazor7049 Рік тому

    The way they are moving around makes them look so exhausted and depressed.

  • @beansnrice321
    @beansnrice321 Рік тому +4

    Love how informative and wholesome this channel always is. =)

  • @trublgrl
    @trublgrl Рік тому +37

    It makes sense that the guy who destroys bald-faced hornet nests should not have a bald face.

    • @colstace2560
      @colstace2560 Рік тому +2

      Or wears a yellow jacket 🤣🤣

  • @misplacedcajun2325
    @misplacedcajun2325 Рік тому +1

    My barber displays about 18 hornet's nests he's found himself. Kinda cool, but I can't help but looking at the hole to make sure none are coming out!!

  • @tpl608
    @tpl608 Рік тому

    Famous last words: "I'm going to take off ____". Lol

  • @vkjfsdg
    @vkjfsdg Рік тому

    "See? They can't get me" - Shawn Woods the Gigachad

  • @pikminlord343
    @pikminlord343 Рік тому

    Another great video!

  • @thomashawkinson7017
    @thomashawkinson7017 Рік тому

    Great job Shawn! See you next spring sir! Tom H.

  • @millenniumbryan
    @millenniumbryan Рік тому

    Let the beard grow!

  • @larrynelson734
    @larrynelson734 Рік тому +1

    Grow the beard .👍👍❤..great video. Keep um coming. Ready for some mouse traps..

  • @THEMANWITHTHEYELLOWHAT.
    @THEMANWITHTHEYELLOWHAT. Рік тому +1

    Also definitely grow the beard im excited to see

  • @_guillermo
    @_guillermo Рік тому +3

    Love the beard

  • @Muladeseis
    @Muladeseis Рік тому +1

    Beard! Beard! But I guess that the kids will say the last word.

  • @waynec3121
    @waynec3121 Рік тому +1

    Them are some beautiful nest

  • @rickmeisch643
    @rickmeisch643 Рік тому

    Shawn, it’s rainy and cold so flowers and sugar sources aren’t to be found so I would think no energy means very slow wasps

  • @freemab222
    @freemab222 Рік тому

    So a wet paper wasp/hornet nest grows fungus and kills the colony. Does that suggest that hosing down a nest might kill off the colony?

  • @darkdaze3860
    @darkdaze3860 Рік тому

    Hey Shawn. Bought a two pack of your traps. Shave it off!! Nice video.

  • @PaintballShyguy
    @PaintballShyguy Рік тому +1

    Try the beard, it's added sting protection!

  • @VILL4IN-1
    @VILL4IN-1 Рік тому +12

    Yes grow a big mountain man beard!

  • @bobbystaley6559
    @bobbystaley6559 Рік тому

    Shawn,I don't know if you know but,those nest sell for good money on eBay.

  • @margaretwest5658
    @margaretwest5658 Рік тому

    Horseshoe style for the beard!

  • @1936FordPickup
    @1936FordPickup Рік тому

    When you take down an active nest, what happens to the foragers who were not at home?

  • @matthewschmanski5566
    @matthewschmanski5566 Рік тому

    If you find anymore abandoned nests, I do buy these for my collection given condition.

  • @dumper87
    @dumper87 Рік тому +29

    On the second nest, the new queens are already gone and settled in for hibernation, and the workers have all died. The hornets still in the nest are all male drones. They try to sting, but they’re equipped with male parts instead of stingers.

  • @Smallathe
    @Smallathe Рік тому

    Very cool hornet season. Thanks for sharing!

  • @joeschmo622
    @joeschmo622 Рік тому

    _"They're not very active because of how cool it is outside..."_
    Wehehehehehell, light it up with some vitamin G to liven things up a bit!

  • @eschelar
    @eschelar Місяць тому

    Let's go beardy mousetrap man!

  • @AB-ye7bw
    @AB-ye7bw Рік тому

    Rugged outdoor beard 👍

  • @bicylindrico
    @bicylindrico Рік тому

    I had a nest in a large 30' pine that I had planned to remove in the winter here in central Ohio. Luckily a squirrel had moved in and it collapsed during a big rain storm so no effort was needed.
    I was thinking a shotgun with birdshot may have removed the dead nest early but was curious if others think this would have been a solution,. It was very high in a soft branched tree and very hard to access

  • @philipwethington7965
    @philipwethington7965 Рік тому

    Those 2 Hornets nest you are Holding are Pretty Big. I think Yeah try the Beard out.

  • @markdodson1773
    @markdodson1773 Рік тому

    Beard looks good man, questionabout the suit, i have a bee suit, but i just started in honeybees, is you suit thicker that a normal suit, thank you sir.

  • @HowieDewitt535
    @HowieDewitt535 Рік тому

    I can't stop itching.

  • @samsen201
    @samsen201 Рік тому +1

    You have been really Busy this year as Bees!
    Yellow jacket ones in particular 😂😂🐝🐝

  • @em1osmurf
    @em1osmurf Рік тому +1

    rodents and roaches, too. altho the bayer roach poison must be working--the only ones i see are dying or dead. grandson said i may have 100,000 in the floorspace--that's where the live ones are.

  • @chrislaustin
    @chrislaustin Рік тому

    The beard is your call to make, as it's your face, and it hasn't grown in enough to rate one way or the other. I normally keep mine trimmed close to the face, but my wife likes a thicker fuller beard, so in recent times I grow it more for her benefit. Your for sure an outdoor type guy, so honestly I'm shocked you haven't had a full beard before now. LOL

  • @billmeans4438
    @billmeans4438 Рік тому +1

    Keep the beard. It’ll keep your lace warm this winter.

  • @katmogstad1692
    @katmogstad1692 Рік тому

    My sister bought your Dizzy Dunker!

  • @Spikemajk
    @Spikemajk Рік тому

    Beard up bro! Looks nice

  • @MotleyStew
    @MotleyStew Рік тому +1

    I’m 50/50 on the beard so can you only shave the left side? 😂

  • @lynxproductions
    @lynxproductions Рік тому +1

    I say let's keep the beard.

  • @hickster9829
    @hickster9829 5 місяців тому

    Could be yellowjacket, hornet, type of paper wasp? But with the huge euro-hornet, I've had some trouble, considering it sounds like a loud hummingbird[almost as big😅] and its the only time ive bled from any sting type..yeh God plz dont save that queen! I ended up making a trap the next spring to try and capture her. I got her the year after and some of her pals. She was a good 3+ inches long, id rather deal with snakes or spiders than some of these winged devils flying all around😬

  • @CaptRedbeard19
    @CaptRedbeard19 Рік тому +1

    Grow your beard out!
    Thank you for the entertainment and information from all of your videos.

  • @bluceree7312
    @bluceree7312 Рік тому

    They don't return to these nests next year, do they?
    Do we need to remove any nests?

  • @ragnarocking
    @ragnarocking Рік тому

    I dig the beard

  • @LordCurtis
    @LordCurtis Рік тому

    Back to mice hype!!

  • @Mdg87
    @Mdg87 Рік тому

    Great video