Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Help How to get rid of a Yellow Jacket's nest.

(holy smokes...that's less than the one I found on E-bay!)
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Chip,
I would need another one in green for my pal in Ohio. He's building his second pond right now and it would look marvelous on him while he's on the vibrating sheep's foot. (why does that sound skewed?)

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

For those of you choosing to not reap the benefits of learning a second language, Brettski is saying "dead."

I may be a city boy but I know how to kill some bees.

First ya get a good bee costume.....




By the way the costume looks better on her than me. Go figure.

Thank you kindly, Brettski. My dream of becoming a Mexican wrestler will at long last be realized. Move over Nacho Libre, here comes El Chupanibra!



Must be an idiomatic expression that doesn't translate well from Illinois.

My way is not the best way, but it's the most entertaining way I have seen.

I take a propane torch, turn the flame to ~2" making sure the flame is very quiet. We don't want to hear any hissing or rushing sound. Then you sneak up on the hole, and place the flame about 1" above and directly over the hole. Every single 'jacket that enters or exits the hole will have his wings singed, and will tumble out of control and crash. After an hour or so, you will have a nice pile o' jackets. Then you can use one of the better methods above to get rid of the rest.

Those are some pretty "deep thoughts".

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...isn't that Miss South Carolina?

No.. she's gone back to school.

...to get ready for the spelling bee?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZABeQ5vkpXM


I want to know what any of this has to do with not owning a map.

Poor thing.

I know. I've even felt guilty for posting that. Maybe I should take it down.

OK, I'm editing the post.

A dumb questions begs for a dumber answer. A lot of people that are laughing at her really can't point out the S.A. err USA on a map. They also cant tell Warshington state from Warshington CD

I understood everything she said.

You're a deep guy, Bing!

See Burger...the power of morph. From off'ing a bee-ho to the new CD by Warshington. All in 2 pages. Nice work, guys!

Frankly, I didn't understand a thing that Burger said, and you know Burger and I are united in our plight for you to have added fathead minnows to your new pond almost a year ago.

OK, I feel much better now...Evidently her parents are quite proud of her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQc6oBCuDXk&mode=related&search=

Yep - a phenomenal public speacher and a great USAmerican!

That warmed the cockles of my heart.

Hey Chip,

I'll trade ya two (2) of these for one of your Yellow Jacket holes......





I'll even throw in 50 pounds of freshly hatched and most definitely hungry Mosquitoes, no charge.

I met some yellow jackets this morning ....... matter of fact, it was 6 of them! I will have my propane brush burner(boo-koo BTU's) at their hole for a marshmellow roast about 6 am. Pay back is a b...h!

I've got a book of old Indian recipes that has one for Yellow Jacket Soup. No, I haven't and will not, but I'd be glad to share the recipe if you want it.................