Posted by Mark - IN. on May 05, 2011 at 17:40:21 from (68.60.242.231):
In Reply to: Yellow jackets posted by dgasper on May 05, 2011 at 15:42:01:
You have to find their hangout. If they are below ground, there will be at least two holes, so be careful because if you are standing between one and the other with your back to one, trouble. Best time to deal with them is at sunset. Most will be in their hole, or nest, and will only have to deal with straglers. I've used diesel and lighter fluid for ground nests, but the tree huggers don't want to hear that. Yellowjackets are wood borers (eaters) too. I use railroad ties for fence posts, and had some buzzing around some ties I wanted. I took my time putting a chain around them, hooked up to a tractor and tore out a good 100' or so before I stopped, because an upset yellowjacket, and it takes nothing to upset a yellowjacket, will chase you 25' easily. When I got those ties where I wanted them and got off of the tractor, I got stung big time because they had hollowed out one of the ties and built part of their nest in it, part of their nest under where it was setting, below ground. Something that holds them at bay, is that wasp spray that sprays a solid stream about 25', but have a couple or few cans if you do that because they empty fast. Find them, douse and stun them, then go after them. I had some last year that even got into our siding, then found their way into a balcony sitting area, and then were working their way out around the recessed lighting. That's hard to deal with, but sprayed the heck out of the outside, which meant that you could hear them going nuts inside, a nest, and then sprayed real good around the fixtures that they had been twisting to squeeze between the tight metal decorative covers. They did it, just like mice...twist and squeeze, twist and squeeze, next thing you know, couple of yellowjackets in the house. Nest died off though after a few days.
Yellowjackets hate noise. Diesel tractors make noise.
Have meat tendorizer ready because although it doesn't take out all of the sting, it takes out most of it very quick.
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