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Post by daylilydude on Oct 9, 2011 11:06:12 GMT -5
WOW... I was mowing yesterday, on a spot I had cleared and run the lawn mower over a nest of these critters, and they didn't like it one bit... They attacked the lawn mower with a passion, all I did was run like he** and waited them out which took a while because the lawn mower was half full of gas, and as long as that push mower was running they just kept at it! Is there anyway of getting rid of these...
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Post by coppice on Oct 9, 2011 11:26:35 GMT -5
Organically? None I know of.
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Post by grunt on Oct 9, 2011 12:59:38 GMT -5
Boiling water, if you can pour enough in the hole, of cold water left flooding the hole = drown them out. If your night temperature gets below 50, you can do pretty much what you want to them, as they can't fly when it's that cool.
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Post by nofeargardener on Oct 9, 2011 17:15:09 GMT -5
WOW! Man, I wish I was there with a camera. I don't mean to sound mean, but I bet that was quite a sight! I agree... wait until the temp is cool at night or early morning. That's when I've had the best luck in dealing with stinging critters. I was able to spray right into a nest without getting stung. But MAN, PLEASE be careful. As a precaution, I had my wife stand right behind me with a water hose, ready to go if'n she saw 'em start to come out after me. Another alternative... as long as you can do so safely (i.e. you're able to guarantee containment 100%) is you could burn them out. But that can be a little dicey depending on how dry that area is. That's my 2 cents. Be careful bro!
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Post by paulf on Oct 10, 2011 20:46:29 GMT -5
I am one of those who have a phobia against being stung. To see me do a hilarious dance all you would have to do is have a wasp or hornet or yellowjacket buzz me and off I go. I have learned to tolerate honeybees and bumbles because I know they are more docile and very good for the gardens. The nasty ones that make me jump I have no qualms about chemically spraying the heck out of them, especially as the temps go down. Get the queen this year and problems are greatly reduced next year.
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Post by grapenut on Nov 8, 2011 21:25:55 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2012 11:14:40 GMT -5
probabaly not gonna be real popular answer but pour bout a quarter gallon gas right down the hole no more yellow jackets
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2012 17:03:25 GMT -5
To everyone with the fear of getting stung by these critters... I am right there with you. Ever try Real Kill? It can spray more than 20 feet, and it kills on contact. Was googling around and found this site: www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/yellowjackets.htmGood luck.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2012 17:34:33 GMT -5
They scare me also but what scares me more are horse flys,especially when I'm riding .
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Post by daylilydude on Jan 13, 2012 6:52:28 GMT -5
They scare me also but what scares me more are horse flys,especially when I'm riding . Hmmm... wondering if a venus-fly trap plant would grow leaps and bounds with a few horse flies for dinner...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2012 8:28:35 GMT -5
Trust me ,the size of the horsefly's here would probably choke a poor little Venus
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Post by izitmidnight on Jul 1, 2012 13:57:26 GMT -5
Yellow jacket attack! My neighbor is putting up a privacy fence and hit a nest on the property line. Between us, there were about 20 stings! Odd thing is, the nest was under the edge of my compost pile...
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Post by krazykangaroo on Jul 1, 2012 15:11:36 GMT -5
Get a can of pesticide dust (used for silverfish or other crawling insects) and sprinkle it around the entrance hole/s at night. As the wasps fly in they land on the edge of the entrance and get the dust on their feet. They then walk it in and spread it over the larvae and eggs. It takes a few days and there is a lot of sick wasps around the hole but it does get rid of them.
I have had a lot of success with this. You can get some pyrethrin based dusts which I haven't used but it might be a less toxic way of getting rid of them, I'm not sure of their effectiveness though.
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