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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Best solution yet. Not toxic smokeless powder makes a great fertilizer. I have a few pounds to dispose of.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Black powder is a lot more fun though. :-} Lot more dangerous also. Make sure you are well away of any buried plumbing or electrical lines. :-{</div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, August 21, 2020, 07:21:38 AM CDT, Jim Thomson <macowboy@comcast.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Mike,<br clear="none"><br clear="none"> 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!<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Jim Thomson<br clear="none">Rehoboth, MA<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> On 08/20/2020 9:55 PM Mike M <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">meulenms@gmx.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Hi all, a little slow here lately so I was wondering if any of you have<br clear="none">> a sure fire way to rid yourself of ground bees, yellow jackets. We're<br clear="none">> having a dry summer and that seems to have made them explode. A friendly<br clear="none">> neighborhood skunk or opossum cleared out 3 for me, but I am battling 2<br clear="none">> more without much success. One is along the driveway a long ways from<br clear="none">> the house, so all options are on the table for that one. I discovered it<br clear="none">> after my wife had trimmed an elm branch and was getting ready to drag<br clear="none">> it away. I saw them swarming, but she didn't notice. I told her back<br clear="none">> back up slowly but steadily and hop back into the truck. The other one<br clear="none">> is under a Boxwood shrub right next to the garage, I've sprayed it with<br clear="none">> poison (Bifenthrin) but they won't die. Any tips or advise would be<br clear="none">> appreciated.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Thanks,<br clear="none">> Mike M<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> --<br clear="none">> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.avast.com/antivirus</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> AT mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><div class="ydp8b2f3647yqt6176448343" id="ydp8b2f3647yqtfd02360"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">AT mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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