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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.<br>
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Mike M <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/21/2020 12:20 PM, Dave Maynard
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<div dir="auto">A propane cylinder to a stick and light it??? You
might need an excavator to fill in the crater after!
<div dir="auto">That is unless maybe that was worded a little
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 11:46 AM
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You’ve gotten several methods that will work. A couple of more
that you can consider are:<br>
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Pouring a mixture of ammonia and bleach down the hole. This
produces a poisonous gas that you don’t want to breath.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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. <br>
<br>
Carl<br>
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Hi all, a little slow here lately so I was wondering if any of
you have<br>
a sure fire way to rid yourself of ground bees, yellow
jackets. We're<br>
having a dry summer and that seems to have made them explode.
A friendly<br>
neighborhood skunk or opossum cleared out 3 for me, but I am
battling 2<br>
more without much success. One is along the driveway a long
ways from<br>
the house, so all options are on the table for that one. I
discovered it<br>
after my wife had trimmed an elm branch and was getting ready
to drag<br>
it away. I saw them swarming, but she didn't notice. I told
her back<br>
back up slowly but steadily and hop back into the truck. The
other one<br>
is under a Boxwood shrub right next to the garage, I've
sprayed it with<br>
poison (Bifenthrin) but they won't die. Any tips or advise
would be<br>
appreciated.<br>
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