Yellow Jackets not being friendly

[devongarver]

I have an in ground nest I need to exterminate... problem is it's in very close proximity to a stream feeding a pond with fish in it. Really reluctant to dump gas in the hole.

I have a powder I ordered online called Mother Earth D, that is completely harmless to the environment. I am not 100% if it would work for the bees, but it's process works by dehydrating any insect that touches the powder, so I would assume it would work. Here is where i bought mine from. I just bough the small bottles.

 

[keyman1808]

I had a nest under an air conditioner that needed to be taken out. Paper type nest about the size of a small beach ball. I did have an old fire extiguisher from a closed civil defense building. I shot it and froze the suckers to death. Worls great but I was too cheap to refill the extiguisher. So, Yes that does work but not cost effective.

 

[_RaT_]

I've not had a nest quite that big but when I have a nest that's of decent size I arm myself with two cans of spray foam, one in each hand and blast away. They never know what even hit them. I do worry about the ones that were out on a hunt coming back, seeing me and retaliating after what I did to their family. :shocked:

I had a nest under an air conditioner that needed to be taken out. Paper type nest about the size of a small beach ball. I did have an old fire extiguisher from a closed civil defense building. I shot it and froze the suckers to death. Worls great but I was too cheap to refill the extiguisher. So, Yes that does work but not cost effective.

 

[jesnic]

When it comes to yellow jackets, I do nothing in moderation. I pour five gallons of diesel in the entrance hole and then go back the second day and dig it up. Then, I burn the dirt with more diesel. Then spread the dirt back and spread grass seed and straw. I was hit this summer while bush hogging a vacant lot. There were three different nests in the ground. It cost me a bunch in fuel, but I passed on the bill to the home owners. I actually saved them money as the exterminators would charge about $150 per nest.

 

[Z RENCH]

When you discover a tree nest about head high or so, find yourself a simpleton you really don't like, give him a stick, blindfold him and tell him it's a pinata!

 

[E/S]

When you discover a tree nest about head high or so, find yourself a simpleton you really don't like, give him a stick, blindfold him and tell him it's a pinata!

COLD !

E/S

 

[devongarver]

I found another nest in my siding last night. Yellow jackets again. I put some of the Mother Earth D powder around the opening and was watching them fly through it to go in and out. I will let you know if they start dying.

 

[techwrtr2]

Mother nature got around to taking care of that particular nest. The location of the nest made pouring something inside or even spraying foam ineffective. My efforts only succeeded in killing the weeds that concealed the nest. I guess that's all I needed.

Found that the nest was dug out, the comb scattered about the ground with maybe a dozen survivors cowering inside the cavern that was once their secure brood.

Skunks serve a purpose. Assuming that's what did the job. Now I have to encourage said critter to dig up another nest I found not 10 feet away.

 

[_RaT_]

A skunk is what tore up a nest that I had. I developed a new found respect for them. That takes some real intestinal fortitude.

Interesting as well was as you mentioned that they have the honeycomb down in the hole. I learned some things as a result of that skunk.

Mother nature got around to taking care of that particular nest. The location of the nest made pouring something inside or even spraying foam ineffective. My efforts only succeeded in killing the weeds that concealed the nest. I guess that's all I needed.

Found that the nest was dug out, the comb scattered about the ground with maybe a dozen survivors cowering inside the cavern that was once their secure brood.

Skunks serve a purpose. Assuming that's what did the job. Now I have to encourage said critter to dig up another nest I found not 10 feet away.

 

[Baby Grand]

... Now I have to encourage said critter to dig up another nest I found not 10 feet away.

Drop a few pieces of meat in there. Pepe will find it.

 

[techwrtr2]

Drop a few pieces of meat in there. Pepe will find it.

I was going to drizle the juice from some sardines around the hole.

 

[MBDiagMan]

A quick Google of Yellow Jacket will show you what they are. There are several varieties, not all live in the ground. The slimmer wasps are definitely not the Yellow Jackets.

I don't at all doubt that by definition you are correct. It's probably just that the yellow striped, thin wasps that we have here are called Yellow Jackets by the locals. Terms like this often take on a local, albeit incorrect meaning. Whatever the bug is that we call Yellow Jackets, it's much more aggressive than red wasps.

By the definition you found, I expect that our Ground Bees are actually Yellow Jackets. Whatever they're called I do know that a shredder will kill them and they are unable to learn how to drive a tractor.

 

[billdiesel]

Found this nest yesterday while bushhoggin', was lucky I didn't get nailed. Just happend to look down and see right before I was to run over it. Not a very good pic, but i could see the paper nest from the tractor seat. Waited until dark and dumped a little bit of gas on it then a bucket load of dirt.