Wait until you have a hard freeze and there won't be anything
in the nest.  Best way to preserve it is to spray it heavy with a can of
lacquer.
billy bee
 
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> From: Eugene Makovec <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Preserving hornet's nest
> Date: Thursday, September 04, 1997 12:32 PM
>
> Today I talked to a lady who has a beautiful hornet's nest in a bush in
her
> yard.  I told her I'd get rid of it for her.  Can anyone tell me how I
can
> get rid of the hornets without destroying the nest?  Also -- what's a
good
> way to preserve the nest so I can keep it?
>
> Eugene Makovec
>  Kirkwood, MO