[AT] OT-Ground bees

[Mike M]

All options are on the table :)

Mike M

On 8/21/2020 4:01 PM, szabelski at wildblue.net wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Have you considered shoving the barrel of a 12 ga into the hole and pulling the trigger 2 or 3 times? To be environmentally safe, use steel shot. 😜🤪
>
> Carl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com>
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Sent: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:37:10 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT-Ground bees
>
> The one by the driveway is in open grass, very accessible, the other is
> tucked right under a boxwood bush next to our walkway we use every day.
> I'm going to try the hot soapy water on that one, and hopefully not kill
> the bush in the process.
>
> Mike M
>
> On 8/21/2020 12:20 PM, Dave Maynard wrote:
>> A propane cylinder to a stick and light it??? You might need an
>> excavator to fill in the crater after!
>> That is unless maybe that was worded a little wrong, lol
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 11:46 AM <szabelski at wildblue.net
>> <mailto:szabelski at wildblue.net>> wrote:
>>
>>      Mike,
>>
>>      You’ve gotten several methods that will work. A couple of more
>>      that you can consider are:
>>
>>      Pouring a mixture of ammonia and bleach down the hole. This
>>      produces a poisonous gas that you don’t want to breath.
>>
>>      Strap a propane cylinder to a stick and after lighting it, place
>>      it at the nest opening and let it burn for a while. The heat will
>>      do the job if 5he nest isn’t too deep.
>>
>>      Whichever method you do, do it at night when they don’t fly. But
>>      be careful since they will crawl out of the nest, and if you
>>      happen to be holding a flashlight, they will crawl towards it.
>>      I’ve been stung at night by bees that crawled up my pants leg and
>>      got me good in the stomach. What I’ve learned to do is place a
>>      halogen light on the ground and let it get hot. Then if one crawls
>>      towards the light they get fried on the hot surface of the light.
>>      The light also helps with seeing what you’re doing.
>>
>>      When you’re done, dig up the nest and make sure there aren’t any
>>      survivors. You’d  be surprised on how big some nests can be, and
>>      how there constructed. Also, leaving the nest essentially intact
>>      can lead to a new family moving into the hole. You want to make
>>      sure the hole is filled in. Again, do this at night unless you’re
>>      sure you got them all, then you can do it during the day.
>>
>>      Carl
>>
>>
>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>      From: Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>>
>>      To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>      <at at lists.antique-tractor.com <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
>>      Sent: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:55:27 -0400 (EDT)
>>      Subject: [AT] OT-Ground bees
>>
>>      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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