Re: Ground Bees

Posted by Mark - IN. on August 29, 2005 at 17:23:25 from (64.12.117.7):

In Reply to: Ground Bees posted by Jerry Cent. Mi. on August 29, 2005 at 09:52:56:

Must've chased most of them up by you, the little bas....s. Whatever you do, wait until after at least dusk after they settled in for the night, and can't see you as well to sting. They can still sting at night, and do. Be careful.

Some guys say gas and/or diesel, but soaking the ground don't do much, not unless you can locate all of the holes, get it down all of the holes, and light it to draw the oxygen out and suffocate them, but that won't get the larvae. Environmentalists aint gonna wanna hear that, and neither will the fire department if you burn down your barn, nor the insurance company.

Are some dusts can get, and mix, get into the holes (gotta locate all of the holes), and the bees will track it through the nests and kill them. Problem is, can't get the good stuff over the counter, gotta know the Orkin guy for that. You've gotta get them in the nest, and most sprays don't penetrate dirt that deep.

I got the living stuff stung out of me this weekend, and killed the ones in the railroad ties, not the buried ones like I thought. I heard my dog got nailed by them today. I'll get even for him when I'm home next weekend, the mean little bas....s. A month or so ago, ran into a nest in a pasture, and since wasn't near anything, blew a hole in the ground about 1.5' deep, 2' in diameter. Got the bees, but got a hole in the ground too, and there were tunnels from there. Haven't seen any bees there since, so the concussion must've got them. Them environmentalists wouldn't be happy with me, though. Angry yellow jackets are even angrier this time of year.

Mark

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