[AT] OT-Ground bees

[Steve W.]

Mike M wrote:
> Hi all, a little slow here lately so I was wondering if any of you have
> a sure fire way to rid yourself of ground bees, yellow jackets. We're
> having a dry summer and that seems to have made them explode. A friendly
> neighborhood skunk or opossum cleared out 3 for me, but I am battling 2
> more without much success. One is along the driveway a long ways from
> the house, so all options are on the table for that one. I discovered it
> after my wife  had trimmed an elm branch and was getting ready to drag
> it away. I saw them swarming, but she didn't notice. I told her back
> back up slowly but steadily and hop back into the truck. The other one
> is under a  Boxwood shrub right next to the garage, I've sprayed it with
> poison (Bifenthrin) but they won't die. Any tips or advise would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike M

Dawn mixed 25/75 in boiling or very hot water will kill them really 
quick. It acts as a surfactant that breaks down the waxy coating that 
makes them water resistant and blocks the pores they breath through.

Treat the nest at night when it is as cool as possible.


-- 
Steve W.