Last weekend I was with some buddies shooting the breeze and sucking on a few beers when I stepped into the forest to water the flowers. Pretty soon I was surrounded and swarmed by hornets and when I realized I must be stepping on their ground nest I knew I had to get the hell out of there. There was no time to shake off Wee Willy Winkie or to put him away, just Run, Forrest, Run!
Those dirty rats stung me on the arm and hand which swelled, hurt and itched for a week, but fortunately they didn't get to Willy.
It took me two days but I wiped out that underground hornet nest and all it's inhabitants.
It proves that Karma is a bitch for all involved because a few days earlier I discovered a paper hornet nest 8" in diameter hiding under the eaves directly over our entry door. I killed 'em all!