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re: Best way to get rid of ground yellow Jackets?
Posted on 7/28/24 at 7:33 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Posted on 7/28/24 at 7:33 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Gasoline, just don’t light it. Fumes will do the work
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Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:17 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
After dark, use tube to get this foaming spray down the hole.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:43 pm to Ol boy
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Find the hole they are going in during daylight, go back about 10min before dark and dump a 5gallon bucket of water mixed with dawn dish liquid go real heavy on the dish liquid like half a bottle.
I did it with two cans of wasp spray. Doused the entire hole with both cans. I dug it out after and was pretty shocked at how deep the nest was.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 9:07 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
I’ve had success carefully using a long pole to place an electric bug zapper right by a nest & once a couple yellow jackets got zapped the entire nest seemed to attack the zapper until they were all dead. In about 24 hours the nest population was devastated & all I had to do was sweep up a massive pile of yellow jackets. Problem solved & didn’t cost me anything since I’d had that zapper for a couple of years.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 9:16 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
This only works if the alternate entrance is close enough to the main one (or you can just use 2 covers), but the most satisfying way is to cover their entrances with a clear glass casserole pan and cook them for a few days with solar radiation.
I had the same problem many years ago. Wait until early evening when their activity level drops and they all return to the nest. Cover both entrances securely with something clear and heavy (that's why the glass baking dish is perfect). Put a chair or something over the area, just to keep people from walking over or dislodging the pan. Wait 2 or 3 days and they will be dead from acute heat and dehydration. If it is cloudy or raining, might take 3 or 4 days.
I had the same problem many years ago. Wait until early evening when their activity level drops and they all return to the nest. Cover both entrances securely with something clear and heavy (that's why the glass baking dish is perfect). Put a chair or something over the area, just to keep people from walking over or dislodging the pan. Wait 2 or 3 days and they will be dead from acute heat and dehydration. If it is cloudy or raining, might take 3 or 4 days.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 4:54 am to Porter Osborne Jr
I find where their hole is and wait just before dark. Pour straight gasoline in the hole. Works every time.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 5:40 am to Porter Osborne Jr
Find the nest. Mix up a gallon of bifen. At dark, pour in as much bifen as the nest will hold. Everything dies.
Dogs smelt something yesterday morning and next thing I knew they were doing somersaults and running towards me. They nailed me, too. Nasty critters.
Dogs smelt something yesterday morning and next thing I knew they were doing somersaults and running towards me. They nailed me, too. Nasty critters.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 7:20 am to chrome1007
Just got rid of ours, tossed a bunch of 7 dust around the hole, gone within 24 hours.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 7:31 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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Edit: did you guys dig up the hive after you killed them off?
In my experience you don’t have to - every time I’ve killed a yellow jacket nest it was dug up the next morning … I think it was armadillos.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 7:32 am to TigrrrDad
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They aren’t nearly as aggressive as I thought - unless you run over them with a lawnmower or something to really set them off.
Interesting - running over the nest with a lawnmower is the only way I’ve found them! And yes, that REALLY pisses them off.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 12:31 pm to Red Stick Rambler
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Interesting - running over the nest with a lawnmower is the only way I’ve found them! And yes, that REALLY pisses them off
The worst was the first time - I was weedeating and got stung by 7 of them. Never did find that nest. Another one I got tagged just once, then discovered I was weedeating within a foot of the nest - surprised I didn’t get lit up that time. Another time I was about a foot from the hole with the weedeater when I noticed them, but still didn’t get them agitated. I was always under the impression that they were super aggressive and would attack if you got near them.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 2:47 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Watch them they have multiple entrances usually cover 1 and then attack
Posted on 7/29/24 at 2:56 pm to TigrrrDad
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They aren’t nearly as aggressive as I thought - unless you run over them with a lawnmower or something to really set them off.
Parking a three wheeler over their entrance hole is also a really good way to get them riled up. Ended up getting swarmed and having to run down a hill stripping clothes off the whole way
Posted on 7/29/24 at 5:47 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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Thank you good sirs. I appreciate the actual solutions.
Edit: did you guys dig up the hive after you killed them off?
I just spot the hole, go out just before dark and pour a couple of ounces of gas down the hole. It doesn't take much gas, the fumes kill them. I've never dug up the hive. Just go back to the porch, pour your favorite beverage and be proud of a job well done.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 7:44 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
When I was in high school I was running a weed eater and got hit over and over. We counted 42 stings on my legs. My legs looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s for a few days.
Two or so years ago one of my dogs found a hole full of them. She came yelping looking for help. I had to take my hat and scrape them off of her. To this day she goes batshit nuts when she sees a bee flying.
A few years back I bought one of these at Tractor Supply
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/gaspony-powerflamepro
I use it for all kinds of things; you can take out weeds, melt snow/ice, burn trash or leaf piles, etc. I put on a pair of sweat pants and a sweatshirt over my clothes, and then put on a pair of coveralls. I taped up the ends so none could get inside the legs/sleeves. I filled that hole with gas, used the ‘yard torch’ and fried those bastards. Finally some payback.
Two or so years ago one of my dogs found a hole full of them. She came yelping looking for help. I had to take my hat and scrape them off of her. To this day she goes batshit nuts when she sees a bee flying.
A few years back I bought one of these at Tractor Supply
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/gaspony-powerflamepro
I use it for all kinds of things; you can take out weeds, melt snow/ice, burn trash or leaf piles, etc. I put on a pair of sweat pants and a sweatshirt over my clothes, and then put on a pair of coveralls. I taped up the ends so none could get inside the legs/sleeves. I filled that hole with gas, used the ‘yard torch’ and fried those bastards. Finally some payback.
This post was edited on 7/29/24 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 7/29/24 at 8:15 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Just pour a pint of gas down the hole after dark. Don't even need to burn it.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 7:44 am to BFIV
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Don't even need to burn it
You call that living?
Posted on 7/30/24 at 7:51 am to Porter Osborne Jr
roll a round bale over it and light em up
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:20 am to Loup
almost always there are two holes if you dont treat that one at the same time you will be sorry
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:43 am to saray
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almost always there are two holes if you dont treat that one at the same time you will be sorry
I haven’t found this to be the case with mine.
Each time there were just dead hornets everywhere the next morning and that was the end of them. I even found the queen from two of the nests.
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