Yellow Jacket Nest

[Brian123]

Every year these guys come back to the same spot near the house it seems. I was pulling weeds today and a few seconds later they came out.

What do I pour down the hole to get rid of them?

Do I have to go out there and dig the ground up afterwards and do something so they do not come back?

The reason I started this thread is that I am not as fast as I used to be back in the day, also I just do not feel like running.

 

[Rand]

spray with right stuff and they all go dead. Talking commercial stuff not the bee spray can.
otherwise you could pour molten lead in .. or pay the craigslist bug guy

 

[Revving2Redline]

Smoke. I would do at night to keep them less aggressive

 

[Brian123]

Smoke. I would do at night to keep them less aggressive

At night they probably cannot see well.

 

[buster]

I'm not sure what the correct way is. My grandfather got stung by a bunch of ground hornets near his boat dock. He got pissed and set the area on fire with gasoline. I don't recommend that, but it did work.

 

[samven]

I use Sevin Dust but you have to get it into the hole. Never attempt anything during the day. I put it into one of those cheap plastic Ketchup squeeze bottles. Go at night with a dim light so you can see and take a board like a 2 ft piece of 2x6 or 2x8. quickly squeeze the powder down the hole and drop the board over it and move away. It takes them a min or so to try and get out and the board will slow them down but dont dilly dally. There movement in the nest will stir up the powder and they will move it around. In a day or so the nest should be dead but still be carefull when you pull the board away. Do that at night too https://www.amazon.com/Katfort-Condiment-Dressing-Workshop-Dispenser/dp/B07W976P9G/ref=sr_1_2.

 

[Brian123]

I'm not sure what the correct way is. My grandfather got stung by a bunch of ground hornets near is boat dock. He got pissed and set the area on fire with gasoline. I recommend that, but it did work.

I see what you are saying, I have been stung before and it is not something I want to have happen again. The last time I got stung at a Golf Course I fell down and could not move for a minute.

 

[nomas]

If you want to go the non chemical route , mix up a bucket of water and dish soap . Make it a little thick . Pour it into the hole . Do this at night when they have returned to the nest and are not out patrolling .

 

[Brian123]

If you want to go the non chemical route , mix up a bucket of water and dish soap . Make it a little thick . Pour it into the hole . Do this at night when they have returned to the nest and are not out patrolling .

How much water do I need?
half a gallon?
1 Gallon?

Please do not say 5 gallon bucket

 

[Freischneider]

Pop smoke on a flare and shove it down in the hole. They will be DRT.

 

[gman2304]

At dusk when the little devils go back into the nest, I take a qt Mason jar 3/4 full of gas pour it into the hole and leave the jar over the hole. At Dawn there’s nary a one to be found. No need to light the gas…done..guaranteed!

 

[Duffyjr]

Just be aware there may be more than one entrance into the hole so after you do what ever you are gong to do run like the wind.

 

[Silver]

shotgun

 

[CheezWhiz]

I like the insecticide dust idea. They get it on their legs and carry it back to the nest.

 

[bugeye]

I use Sevin Dust but you have to get it into the hole. Never attempt anything during the day. I put it into one of those cheap plastic Ketchup squeeze bottles. Go at night with a dim light so you can see and take a board like a 2 ft piece of 2x6 or 2x8. quickly squeeze the powder down the hole and drop the board over it and move away. It takes them a min or so to try and get out and the board will slow them down but dont dilly dally. There movement in the nest will stir up the powder and they will move it around. In a day or so the nest should be dead but still be carefull when you pull the board away. Do that at night too https://www.amazon.com/Katfort-Cond...keywords=ketchup+bottle&qid=1659466423&sr=8-2.

I have used this technique with the difference I select an appropriate size rock to jamb into the hole and push down with my boot. The the little buggers cannot get out.

 

[RamFan]

I'm not sure what the correct way is. My grandfather got stung by a bunch of ground hornets near his boat dock. He got pissed and set the area on fire with gasoline. I don't recommend that, but it did work.

A slightly less extreme method might be to have a nice bonfire at night over the spot. Not sure if it'd work, but my inner hate for them might get some enjoyment.

 

[oldcodger]

Gman2304 has the easiest. A little gas in the hole wipes out the nest. My wife has an uncanny ability to find these things. I can mow the yard and never get stung. She will mow 15 minutes and come screaming in with stings.

 

[Lubener]

Pour a pot of boiling water down the hole either at sunset or sunrise when they are all in the hole. It's worked for me everytime.

 

[mk378]

Use about a pint of gasoline. Do not light it. Cover the hole so the fumes will kill them.

 

[Brian123]

Use about a pint of gasoline. Do not light it. Cover the hole so the fumes will kill them.

87, 89, or 93 octane, just kidding!