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Removing a Yellow Jacket Nest (ground) (1 Viewer)
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beef
Footballguy
Delta Dust. This stuff is the most amazing ground nest killer you will ever use. I destroyed 4 large ground nests last Summer and still have more than half the bottle left. Shop around, you can find a 1lb bottle for around $25.
Stop trying anything else and just get the Delta Dust.
https://www.amazon.com/Delta-Dust-Multi-Control-Insecticide/dp/B002Y6B4A8/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B002Y6B4A8&psc=1
Stop trying anything else and just get the Delta Dust.
https://www.amazon.com/Delta-Dust-Multi-Control-Insecticide/dp/B002Y6B4A8/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B002Y6B4A8&psc=1
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Hawks64
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This stuff is amazing...have used it multiple times for nests that have been inside siding corner pieces and even one that got into an overhang where the bees were able to get into the house.
Fat Nick
Footballguy
Delta Dust works well, but I had a nest of Yellow Jackets going in a crack between my house and my chimney chase that the Delta Dust couldn't knock down. Called an exterminator for the first time ever, and he was super nice. He knew I had a bee suit and all the "stuff" and gave me some great tips. He said from his experience Tempo works better long-term than Delta Dust. I switched over to Tempo now, and have had great results. Delta Dust worked well for me in most cases except this one for some reason - so I think it works well, but Tempo clearly has worked better for me.
My issue is all of mine tend to be around the house (under siding, foundation cracks, or in the hedges out front). I never get to have fun with gas. When I used to find them in the yard, I'd wait till night and pour in the gas and light them up. I have simply put a hose on them for a few hours before too. It usually will take a few floodings, but they'll eventually go away even with just water. It's not very fun though.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I understand but this is the worst year for bees. A couple of months ago they built a nest under my house siding then found their way into a bedroom.
jhib
Footballguy
Between this and the squirrels/mice (and any other thread I might have missed), do you think mother nature is pissed about the trees and just doesn't know it was the neighbor's fault and not yours?
AcerFC
Footballguy
Break this down for me a bit. I have them in my siding. I try to get the hornet spray stuff up there but clearly not working.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Part of the problem is that the bees still sense the bee pheromones in the house. A professional can help with that. Otherwise, they are like homing pigeons minus the cooing.stlrams said:
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
AcerFC
Footballguy
Im sure my wife will be thrilled when the house burns down. But hunny, cold dead hands said it would work
Sputnikv8
Footballguy
Ever have them bore holes in your eaves? And then a woodpecker peel it open looking for them?
Kill ‘m all
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Or you could just paint the wood. That usually keeps them out.
I've had woodpeckers drum on my house. So enjoyable. Like the front row of a heavy metal concert.
FairWarning
Footballguy
Lol. Love the reference. One of my fraternity brothers (college in New England) was down in Georgia during the summer and he relayed a funny story. He got stopped for speeding and the cop said no one goes through Georgia that fast and he said Sherman did back to the cop. It could have gone one of two ways, but since he was telling the story it went well. He said he got a laugh and then got a warning.
Fat Nick
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So basically, the "dusts" are a REALLY fine white powder. Think of talcum powder or something like that. You put it in a blower, that looks sort of like a turkey baster, and you squeeze it. It basically blows out this cloud of the fine dust. The way it works is two-fold...The dust is obviously highly toxic to bees. You spray it up in and around their entrance. Bees that get it on them will eventually ingest it via grooming and die. Further, the part that makes it work when sprays might not, is that the bees get it on themselves as they go in and out of the nest and they track it deeper into the hive. Once the dust gets onto the nest, it's usually bye bye. It doesn't work instantly. It takes a few days usually. There is a very quick die-back as the main workers who had it directly on them die, then there is usually another wave once the ones inside start dying from the exposure to what the others tracked in.
Super easy to use as you don't have to have direct access to the hive - just knowing where the bees come in and out is enough. I usually just wait till it's dark out, and squeeze 3-4 blasts of the dust into wherever I see the bees going in and out. That kills them all 90% of the time. REALLY well established nests or nests deep in a wall may need a second dusting a week or so later.
Fat Nick
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