[AT] OT-Ground bees

Sat Aug 22 03:45:08 PDT 2020

I'm late the the party here but Mark's mention of Sevin reminded me.  We
have had problems with carpenter bees.  They look like bumblebees and dig
nests straight into wood, in my case preferring pine rake boards and
soffits.  We know they're around when we see little piles of sawdust appear
out of nowhere.  I was told by a good friend who's a professional
exterminator to use Sevin.  I got a small plastic squeeze-bottle (I think
it originally contained bicycle chain lube) which will puff out little
clouds of Sevin when you squeeze it.  Each hole got a good dose.  That took
care of the problem until the next season rolled around.  I haven't seen
them in a few years now; maybe they gave up and moved on (or I got ALL of
them?!)  I repair their holes by gluing in hunks of 3/8" dowel, which seems
to always fit perfectly.

Anyway, another vote for Sevin.

SO

On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 4:00 PM magreer67 <magreer67 at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's how the Sevin dust treatment works. It takes a week or so to kill
> them all.
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> From: Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com>
> Date: 8/21/20 1:13 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT-Ground bees
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> I thought of another idea I might try for the hard to access hive. I have
> some commercial grade powdered insecticide, Cyper WP. It is designed to be
> mixed with water, and sprayed. However this entrance must go horizontal for
> a bit then down. I'm going to sprinkle the powder in the entrance and all
> around it. They will have no choice but to crawl through it to get in. Then
> they'll track it through the nest. That's my theory at least,  we'll see
> how it works.
>
> Mike M
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> On 8/21/2020 12:57 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>
> RE: soap and water:   I think we probably need a recipe.   A good friend
> that is environmentally conscious recommended this one time.  I used it.
> The next day I went out to use gasoline on my very pissed off, but very
> clean yellow jackets.
>
> Does it treat the larvae too?
>
> I would love to find a ratio/proportion where this works.   I hate pouring
> gasoline in the ground.
>
> Spencer
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> On Aug 21, 2020, at 11:43 AM, cgs <oxygenfarm at gmail.com>
> <oxygenfarm at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  If a solution of Dawn+water works, why not do it the safe way?
> Burning flesh smells bad!
>
> On 8/21/20 9:34 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>
> Yes, light it too.   I’ve never had luck with just gasoline and walking away. I always had to light it.
>
> Igniting it also helps  to minimize - at least in some small way - the ground contamination caused by the gasoline.
>
> Interesting side-note: my wife was side dressing some plants with dried manure when she got stung. Went out there at night, put in the gasoline and lit it.  Found out dried manure burns very well :-).    Fortunately not in a conflagration kind of way, just sort of a slow, strong, coal ember type burn.  I had my 5 gallon bucket of water with me though so all ended well and I suggest you bring a bucket too.   I’ve heard of mulch fires using this method in shrubbery/natural areas that have been mulched. So do be careful with mulch as well.
>
> Spencer
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> On Aug 21, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Mark Johnson <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net> <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net> wrote:
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> I have been told that gasoline in the hornet nests works even better if you ignite it. :-)
>
> Of course, if it's near anything combustible, that's not an option.
>
> Mark J
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> On 8/20/2020 9:26 PM, drgerber at bright.net wrote:
> Might be unorthodox but I had ground hornets a few years ago; two holes in the ground from which they swarmed.  Nasty little things.  I tried seven dust per guidance from the local landscape guru; didn't work and I got stung.  Went out at dusk, and poured gasoline down the holes; killed them overnight.  Trick an old farmer friend told me about.
>
> Dave in Ohio
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> 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.
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> Thanks,
> Mike M
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