[AT] OT-Ground bees

Sun Aug 23 03:59:53 PDT 2020

Thanks Carl.  You just reminded of stories I've heard of people swinging at
them with badminton rackets!

SO

On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 5:28 PM <szabelski at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Carpenter bees will dig a hole from 12 to 18 inches upward from the
> opening. That makes it difficult to get anything all the way into the hole.
> What I do is take ordinary wasp/hornet spray (the foaming kind made to
> spray high up nests from the ground), attach about 24 inches of plastic
> tubing that fits nice and tight over the spray nozzle, and shove the hose
> all the way up into the hole. Then I just spray until the foam runs out of
> the opening. Sometimes I can here the bee buzzing when I insert the tube,
> but that always stops once I press the spray nozzle. By spraying heavily
> all the way up into the hole, I figure I’m saturating the wood with the
> wasp/hornet spray, getting any larva, and I don’t have to worry about
> another bee using the hole. I wait a few days and then plug the hole.
>
> Carpenter bees are fun to try and swat out of the air with a fly swatter.
> They will just kind of hover, and when you swing at them they dodge the fly
> swatter and just look at you like they’re daring you to try again. I’ve
> even tried spraying them, but they seem to be able to dodge the spray just
> as easily. About the only time I am able to knock one down is when I manage
> to get one that’s basically cornered or too close to a wall, and doesn’t
> have a lot of room to dodge the fly swatter. Even then I have to be quick
> to step on it before it comes to and flies off.
>
> Carl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:45:08 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT-Ground bees
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> >
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > 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
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Aug 21, 2020, at 11:43 AM, cgs <oxygenfarm at gmail.com>
> > <oxygenfarm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  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
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> > On Aug 21, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Mark Johnson <
> markjohnson100 at centurylink.net> <markjohnson100 at centurylink.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> <
> at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Mike M
> > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:55 PM
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> > 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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