In 2018, the family’s arborvitae trees were damaged by deer. While preparing to replace them, they noticed something unusual between the trees on the east side of the yard. Initially mistaken for an electrical box, it turned out to be much more perplexing.
In May 2018, landscapers arrived to remove the damaged trees and discovered the metal box was actually the entrance to a massive hornet’s nest. The nest’s size and unusual sounds, “akin to a struggling car engine,” astonished James and Liam.
James called a hornet control specialist, but upon encountering the unique hive in the attic, the specialist refused the job. Despite contacting several pest control services, James was advised to wait until winter. Faced with worsening conditions and unbearable noise, James decided to take matters into his own hands.
