Wintertime yellowjacket eradication?

I've got a pretty bumpin' nest in the yard next to the woodpile. Got stung 6 or 7 times a few weeks ago, and it's been on my "to-do" list to take care of these hoes. I'm thinking if I can hit 'em on a cold day when they're all snuggled up watching movies on lifetime.

So I'm looking for a method of destruction. Will bug foggers do anything? I love the idea of liquid nitrogen, but have no idea where to get it.

CO2 fire extinguisher?

Nuke the entire site from orbit--it’s the only way to be sure.

fire! the sprays do okay, dont bother with foggers unless it is the attic or closed space.

i had to call the pros after repeated attempts to kill one, found out the hive was the size of a dishwasher!

They may move on. My back yard and my g/f's yard had nests a few years ago. They were annoying to deal with for one season. The next year, just an empty hole.

aggravator wrote: fire! the sprays do okay, dont bother with foggers unless it is the attic or closed space. i had to call the pros after repeated attempts to kill one, found out the hive was the size of a dishwasher!

that's a LOT of bees

Under the cover of darkness, on a cool evening, soak the nest with the foaming stuff that has a tiger on the can. I recommend the drive-by strategy while double fisting two cans of tiger killer. Bonus points if you layer some hoodies and duct tape your pant legs closed

poopshovel wrote: I've got a pretty bumpin' nest in the yard next to the woodpile. Got stung 6 or 7 times a few weeks ago, and it's been on my "to-do" list to take care of these hoes. I'm thinking if I can hit 'em on a cold day when they're all snuggled up watching movies on lifetime. So I'm looking for a method of destruction. Will bug foggers do anything? I love the idea of liquid nitrogen, but have no idea where to get it.

The weather forecast calls for over-night temps in the low 40's, maybe even upper 30's later this week. We're waiting on your beemaggedon report by the weekend.

Ian F wrote: They may move on. My back yard and my g/f's yard had nests a few years ago. They were annoying to deal with for one season. The next year, just an empty hole.

I had 'em two years ago under my best junk pile, this spring they were gone and no other signs of 'em in the yard

FIRE

Whatever you do make sure someone video tapes it. That seems to guarantee the best results

Or a chance at a $10,000 prize.

Who are these folks suggesting that you do nothing and hope they move on when Spring comes? That's just not very manly.

I had good luck with Wasp and Hornet killer. The stuff in the spray can that shoots a nice straight stream of chemical for 20 feet or so. It need not be cold, merely dark--all the critters will be in the nest and inactive. Get the nozzle of the can an inch or so from the opening and hose that sucker down. Spray until it foams up out of the hole, wait for it to subside, then repeat until the can is empty.

For maximum enjoyment, excavate the nest the next day. See discussion here: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/fun-with-yellow-jackets/36292/page1/

Warning: There is a very real possibility that the above technique will not work satisfactorily if the nest is as big as a dishwasher. I would advise caution during the excavation phase, an extra can of wasp and hornet killer, and an escape route. Also be sure your life insurance premiums are paid up. Bonus points for entertaining video.

1988RedT2 wrote: Also be sure your life insurance premiums are paid up. Bonus points for entertaining video.

i recommend a helmet-cam as well as a low-angle stationary shot. oh, and a canexican. definitely do not attempt without a canexican.

Gasoline does a good job, but it tends to kill plant life in the immediate area. The fumes do a number on them. Of course with the cost of gas, not the cheapest method.

BTW, Yellow Jackets LOVE antifreeze, especially the older green stuff. Don't pour it down the hole though, only seems to work when in a pan, so not the best thing for a nest.

poopshovel wrote: I love the idea of liquid nitrogen, but have no idea where to get it.

Try your local Airgas dealer, or Linde. When I worked at a previous job that used a lot of cryogenic liquids, those were where we got them.

I have killed bunches. Need 3 things:

House Bug Fogger

Coffee Can

Brick

At night when they are asleep in the ground, start fogger and aim down into hole. Place coffee can over fogger. Place brick on can. Usually leave alone for 2 days, but I bet they are all dead by morning. Simple, cheap, and never been stung.

Honey Badger? I have used a shop vac with moth balls inside to eradicate a hive. In the morning, before they begin their yellowjacket business, put the nozzle next to the entrance of the hive. Start the vac and as they emerge they go for a ride to their doom.

I have a similar issue. The nests inside my Railroad Ties and inside my grass-clipping pile seem to be dormant or dead, but I want to get rid of them completely. I am going to start by flipping over the ties with a long rope and see if anything flies out.

I have shared this before but... once again for posterity:

At night drop a large colander over the hole and set a brick on it.

When you wake up there will be some shiny happy person motherberkeleyer stinging insects all up in there. Tease them for a bit - anger the hoard. Mock them for a while. Then... take a can of 2+2 Starter fluid with a red straw so you can aim it properly and shoot them down one by one. Cackle a lot like a madman... it intimidates them. When you have finished making examples of the guards... give them a cool speech like Samuel Jackson did in Pulp Fiction and then empty a can of 20' Wasp killer into the hole.

When you are sure those motherberkeleyers are kaput - take some of the big ones and mount them on toothpicks all around the yard so the next settlers to arrive will be greeted with a scene like Vlad the Impaler left for his enemies.

Take a shovel and turn the nest inside out.

once the poison agent has been deployed, I like the idea of pouring wet cement down the hole.....

Lord of drivel, harbinger of Floundering, eradicator of the wasp-beasts

I've had good luck with bottles of dry gas and a long match.

Anything that makes the ground go WHUMP when you light it off has to be good.

I poured a whole gallon of gasoline down a ground hornet nest. Did it at night after they stung the bejebus out of me when cutting the grass during the day. Sweet, sweet vengance.