We get some ground bees here and they are mean little suckers. I generally wait until they are all down in the hole and pour it full of dishwashing liquid. It always works.
However, I had one that I couldn't get near. They were under a plow that I needed so I had to be mucho careful. I sneaked up and wrapped a chain around it and drug it about 50 ft. away. I came back a week later and found that an armadillo had found them, dug up the hive and eaten the whole bunch. Or, at least I guess he ate them. They are darn sure gone and lots of torn up comb around.
For wasp nests that I can see, I use a product called Enforcer Wasp and Hornet Spray. I got it at Ace Hardware. This stuff is a foam that shoots 15 to 20 ft. It works great.
At one time I had 25 bee hives. One was mean as the dickens and we couldn't even go near it. We tried requeening several times but couldn't catch the old queen to kill her. I found out on several occasions that they can swarm and sting just fine at night. You can get a pretty good adrenaline rush when a really upset bee gets inside your mask, at night or day, with some madder ones trying to sting thru your suit. I finally built a big fire, suited up, wrapped my leg and arm cuffs with duct tape and carried the hive to their final reward. When you have about 100 mad bees on and around your suit, there's not much sense in trying to get away from them. They will follow you for a long distance. If you run for the house, expect the door to be locked.
-Dave Davidson, Gentleman Apiatrist
Last edited by Theo Gallus; 08/29/07 10:41 AM. Reason: To call DD a $2 word.
