[AT] OT-Ground bees

[Jim Thomson]

Mike,

  The last underground nest I got rid of was with 1 pound of mixed smokeless powder. It was going to be thrown out anyway so I gave it a shot. I waited until dusk, poured the powder in the hole and lit it.  It was like a rocket engine going off for about 10 seconds. No bees the next day!

Jim Thomson
Rehoboth, MA

> On 08/20/2020 9:55 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> 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
> 
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