How to get rid of yellow jacket bee's nest ?? - Page 2

 

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I have an extendable sprayer pole (can goes at the end of the pole with a
string down to the trigger) used for spa raying carpenter bees in my sofits.
Carpenter bees don't sting but it gets the can up to them.


Yep, or if there are any lights make sure they're the opposite direction from
your escape route!


EPA isn't going to like you very much.


I'm not allergic to poison ivy, but my wife sure is.  Once she had a bad
summer from just washing my son's clothes.

 


I had the same problem with them nesting in my attic.  One night, I was
stung in my bed and that was my clue that something was wrong (that, and
finding dead bees in all the light fixtures!).

I was able to find the outside exit hole (the bees have their own air
traffic control system and circle the entry hole until they receive
"clearance" (or whatever makes them know it's time to land).  I am sure if
you watch carefully enough, you'll be able to see where your bees are
nesting.

I watched for a while to be sure that was the only hole and waited till it
was just turning dark.  I suited up in long sleeves, multi-layered clothing,
wore a hoody and a fencing mask and sprayed a total of 5 cans of the long
distance wasp and hornet killer into the access hole.  That put an end to
them.   Since they were all tucked in for the night, very few came towards
me at all.  I was surprised - I could have done the job without the
protective gear.

For a few days after, there were some dazed and confused bees flying around,
and I found a few more in the basement, crawling on the flood, not at all
well, but their hive had been polished off.  I figured $20 worth of Raid was
a worthwhile investment, especially since a pest control company I had
called was talking in the $300-500 range with no guarantee of success.
Spraying *near* the hole isn't going to cut it.  You've got to get as much
of the spray *into* the hive entrance as possible.  I had a friend who
didn't know he had an attic full of bees until honey started dripping down
the walls.  Yuck!  That cost nearly $1000 to be professionally cleaned up.

FWIW, I got the same sized quote when the squirrel plague hit, but $90 worth
of Havahart traps and a jar of Skippy peanut butter (the squirrels hate
Giant chunky, I found out!) solved the problem.  The Havaharts are great
because they have two trap doors, and when set, the squirrels enter without
much hesitation because they can see through to the outside.  Only a few
have been smart enough to beat it, and one was a huge male with a tail so
big that it held up the back trap door, keeping in from latching properly,
allowing him to back out.  Also caught 2 possums, 1 raccoon and one crow
during the "Squirrel Wars."  One day, I would have caught the neighbor's
wandering Golden Retriever if that trap had been big enough.

Despite what people say about how smart they are, I reset the trap, keeping
one side closed and putting the bait deep in the trap so he would have to go
all the way in.  I caught him 5 minutes later.  The irony was that he was
standing around, waiting for me to go back inside so he could take another
chance at the bait.  They sure do love that Skippy!

--
Bobby G.

 


Ortho Seven is a powder, if you can get it at the hole it will kill
the bees. Pros you call out to exterminate use it. You can mix it with
water and pour it in if you cant get the powder in, I tape a cup on a
pole and pour it in the hole. Gasolene will kill the pampas grass.

 

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I didn't think powdered Seven was available anymore.

 

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Its at HD, I havnt heard of it being banned.