15 lbs of yellowjackets!

[SLOweather]

We have a couple of in-ground yellowjacket nests down in the woods. None of the hardware store sprays would even touch them. I think they just got stronger.

So, I employed a technique my dad used back in the 80s. I set up the shop vac down there and propped up the end of the wand by the hole, and let it run all night.

The next morning, I went down and checked it.

There were 3-4" of them in the canister! I bagged and weighed them, 7 pounds!

That didn't appreciably dent the population, so I let it run continuously for 4 days, minus 3 hours while we were down there with friends.

Sunday evening we were up to about 15 lbs total of yellowjackets, and the swarm around the entrances had abated by 75% or so.

 

[Boatboy24]

You making wine with 'em?

 

[joeswine]

Sawe results

THAT'S HOW I GET MY FRUIT FLIES OUT OF HERE ,WHEN I HAVE THEM...COOL.....WEAPON OF CHOICE

 

[TJsBasement]

We did the exact same thing, then after a few days of spraying bug killer down in I dug the hive up. Them things are nasty, they got me like 9 times on my ankle before I realized it wasn't the dog cord burning my ankle.

 

[Rocky]

As a former Gerogia Tech student, I protest!

 

[GreginND]

You making wine with 'em?

It's gotta be better than Army Worm wine.

 

[robie]

University of California at Santa Cruz's mascot is a Banana Slug. Try that one made into wine!!

No thanks!!!

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

not exactly the most enviormently friendly method but it works... a few cups of gas down the hole after dark and cover with a rock, the fumes will kill them.

 

[Boyd]

I wait until evening just before dark and then pour gasoline down the hole.

Kills them dead. Also works on hornets.

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

I wait until evening just before dark and then pour gasoline down the hole.

Kills them dead. Also works on hornets.

that sounds real familer????

 

[SarahRides]

I am officially skeeved out!!!!!! I HATE bees! I have goosebumps just looking at the picture.

 

[TXfanatic]

We didn't get 15lbs but we took a more aggressive approach......We stuffed the mosquito fogger in one of their holes and pizzed them off.........then sucked them up while having a glass. I think the glass was the reason for coming up with the idea in the first place. It worked and no one got hurt........lol

 

[dralarms]

Dang, there is another guy with the same problem over on winepress.us

Yellow jackets must really be bad this year. :