[AT] OT-Ground bees

[Mike M]

I sprayed a nest last year, and like a DA, I went back out to check on
it about 10:00 with a flashlight. Of course the one guarding the
entrance flew straight toward the light and lit me up, stinging my hand.
It took two days for the pain to stop and the only thing that would dull
the pain was a frozen bag of peas. Nasty little suckers. I actually like
bees, the only ones I will kill are yellow jackets and wasps. My wife
runs like crazy from a Bumble Bees, and I tell her, they are big, but
they aren't interested in stinging you, they are actually very docile,
just hold still and they'll know you're not a flower and move on.

Mike M


On 8/21/2020 5:33 PM, ustonThomas Mehrkam wrote:
> Make sure you don't just piss them off. It would not many survivors to
> ruin your day.
>
> On Friday, August 21, 2020, 03:01:21 PM CDT, <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 <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>>
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com <mailto: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>
> > <mailto: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>
> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>>>
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> >    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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