Perhaps Giant European Hornets?

**D* W* <d*@earthlink.net>**

They took over my figs one year - because they also forage at night there was no opportunity to harvest any - and they can sting severely...I imagine there is a big paper nest where they reside since they spend lots of time girdling branches of lilac and others - in a tree or compost pile - but they will die back in the winter except for the queen who will be searching for new digs in early spring. 

Wait for the cold.

Donna
Donna Williamson
dwfinegardening.com
Blue Ridge Chapter -  Wild Ones
540-877-2002

"My gut feeling is that there's a 20% chance we're living in a computer simulation."
		Dr. Neil Bosco

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