How to get rid of yellow jacket bee's nest ??

 

I live in North Florida.   There is a  yellow jacket bee hive in a big clump
of pampass grass  (sawgrass), that I can't get rid of.   I have used the
long-shot Black Flag sprays, using a total of  (3 )    18 oz   cans at one
time, but I cannot get rid of the nest.  The bees come right back to it.

I used the long-shot spray method because of the danger of getting too
close,  but even that was risky, as I had to fight off many bees with the
spray, as they were coming after me.

My wife got stung  8  times  while she was working near this spot, and that
is how we first learned of it...

Does anyone have any recommendations on how I can get rid of this nest ?
The pampas grass is quite large, and I cannot see the actual nest, but
dozens and dozens of bees continue to fly in and out of the plant, so I know
it is in there somewhere.

Please help !!!

Thank you.

James

 

On 9/4/2010 12:16 PM, James wrote:

attack at nite.

 



Perzactly.  They can't fly well at night so are less likely to get you and
they'll all be home so you can get the whole colony.
 

 

wrote:

Use long pole or 2X4 to mark opening during day;) long pole saves you
from getting stung!

Go out at nite with NO LIGHTS AT ALL, take bucket with gasoline:)
approach area softly, NO LIGHTS!

dump gasoline quickly in hole and leave area! No need to light
gasoline, its not necessary.

they will be dead, gasoline kills them.......

a buddy did this and dug up nest area a few days later, 3 foot
diameter nest in ground.

you need not do this just toss some dirt in hole, and avoid area for a
few days as straglers who were away from nest at night will be hanging
around

one year i sat on a ground nest to work on a dryer vent:( a couple
weeks later I chipped a bunch of wood and accidently chipped poision
ivy:(

That was a bad summer:(.

 

hallerb@aol.com wrote the following:

I agree with this gasoline method, except I would use a pump sprayer or
old spray bottle filled with a pint of gas to get the most gas into the
entrance hole.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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