How to get rid of hornets nesting in a baby gate :(?

Question

We bought a baby gate(Superyard) on craigslist and after setting it up inside we noticed some hornets or wasps coming out of it. I think they were nesting inside it. We put it out in the garage and havent seen anymore hornets come out but I read somewhere that they can 'hybernate'. I want to sell the gate but dont want to sell it if it has hornets still living in it. What is a way to make sure they are all dead without using any poisons (since the gate is used for kids)?

Answer 1

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Can you flush that part of the gate out with water from the garden hose? Put the hose up to where the hornets entered and exited, turn the water on, and let it run for a few minutes. You should hopefully either drown them, or flush them out.

Answer 2

what i recomend u do is smokeum out
when they come out have a torch ready so they can burn themselves
but of cours they wont com out if u are out there 2
leave the torch for a few days and u should have killed off most of them
i had the same problem once

Answer 3

Right flush with water intially then go to your local hardware store and get hornet spray to spray directly on it they have some sprayers that can reach in access of 20 ft .