Ground Hornets

There is a solution to killing hornets in Germany .It is simple . Transport the little buzzers over the border and kill them there . L:O:L

I bet it would make the custom agents day when he checks your bags ! L:O:L
 
I got it at age 5 I was hiding behind a tree from some older kids who were throwing rocks at me, unfortunately there was a yellow-jacket nest in the tree roots, and they ddi not kindly to me being there. I took off like greased lightning, but they still got me 30 times in the butt, and the doc made it 31 with the antivenom at the ER. I must have been a sight to behold running thru our church camp tabernacle at break neck speed all the way to the front row where my parents were. the YJ's gave up the chase about half way down and like as not harrassed those few hundred people sittin in the back half of the service, at least now I can look back on it with a laugh at the spectical it must have caused. and just for the sake of Irony I guess I graduated from WVSC, home of the Yellow Jackets.
 
I got nailed rolling up the sprinkler hose. They chased me to the garage.

I loaded up my pressure sprayer with malathion (don't ask where I got it but it works great) and returned to the front line to do battle. I blasted down the sentries with a fine spray and once was sure I wouldn't get nailed again I proceeded to flush about a gallon of stuff down their hole.

Next spring it looked like someone had buried a body where their nest was. The ground must have dropped 6".

Yellow jackets are nasty.

I do have a wasp of some sort in my yard that is a big sucker but never attacks. He/She/It digs a hole in the yard like a little prarie dog. I'm not sure what's in it but it's burrow is good size with a very visable mound of dirt tossed outside it. Someone said he thought they ate Cicadas and dragged them down their holes. Any good bug folks out there know what this one is called?

And how about fire ants!

Here's a story about a local Florida tot that was killed by yellow jackets.

http://www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/bees_kill_boy_in_tampa.html
 
I tested some flu-flus that flew a lot farther than intended . They landed in heavy brush including burrs and suckers .

My buddy went in after them and started shouting , walking quickly and then running with his hat flailing in his arms . He ran for a good eighty five yards before they gave up . He had to spray the air around himself with deep woods off . Ten whole minutes later two hornets returned to buzz around his head .

Worse part ? He dropped his wallet near the nest in the dance to get away .
I went back a day later and got to within six to eight feet of the nest . The brush was just too heavy . No arrows no wallet .

I snuck up from outside the brush until I could actually see them flittling about . I then saw what appeared to be a sentry that actually seemed to have a set patrol . That was it for me . No running just no wallet or arrows .

I can,t see the nest to spray and the brush is too heavy to risk fire .
 
Kevin,

I'd contact a professional pest control company. The money spent on the service outweighs the risk in my eyes. Earlier this summer, I noticed a large paper wasp nestin a high peak on our house. Having the allergies, i contacted a local pest control company. For about $100, they killed that nest and any others, sprayed a deterant under all eves, overhangs, under the deck benches, around the deck, and around the house foundation. They guarantee we will not have any nests this year. If we see a new nest, we just call them, and they'll take care of it no charge.

I understand your arrow/wallet situation is different. But yellow jackets are nasty, and hornets are larger and more nasty. Both yellow jackets and hornets do not die after stinging, and one bug can sting multiple times. Fi you've been stung before, be very careful. Also, burning the area won't get rid of the nest if it is in the ground, but you'll be able to get to it easier. Good luck to you and your friend.
 
I have black and yellow wasps around my house, I thought of them as yellow jackets but they all build paper nests. I just put new sod in the backyard, and my new back lawn has become a wasp convention. It's covered in wasps ... I've watched them closely, they're definitely not nesting in the ground, not sure exactly what it is they're doing. Based on the size of the nests I see around my house, there's gotta be wasps from up to 10 different nests all coming to zip around my grass. Any idea what it is they're doing there? Is my new sod loaded with insect larvae or something the wasps are feeding on? The sod has been in a month but it's still wasp central.

I can walk around the lawn without getting stung, even though there's a wasp every square foot or so (!!!), and I've even played soccer with my daughter; the wasps just get run over by the ball and then go back to what they're doing.

Joe
 
Be very careful to make sure you clean the sting sites very carefully. I have been stung by yellow jackets several times many times multiple stings and the thing you need to know about them is they are disgusting little buggers. They are not cutzy little bees that make their living sucking from flowers. They have a tendancy to live and work their entire lives around garbage and feces. That makes any sting they give very likely to be infected. Keep a eye open for infections that often occur.

Anaphlyxsis can strike anyone. Even someone who has never had a reaction to bee stings before. Hives and itching are indications of a reaction, be concerned and call the ambulance. Syncope and/or swelling of the airway is a medical emergency. Get help for that patient fast and learn what to do before this happens.

KR
EMT-D
Wilderness EMT
 
Those things hurt very bad. The poison just pulses through your body with sharp pain. Got one sting on the base of the thumb by a yellowjacket and that was the worst sting of my life...
 
[digidude] said:
Im not afraid of wasps. I just covertly de-animate them. :jerkit:

On a serious note, how much does a sting from one of these hurt?


-[digidude]
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to feel a similar pain to a bad sting

eg: screw a metal screw into your leg and heat with a lighter


peace
 
As a kid i used to run around in the hills where we lived. So one saturday when it was very hot i dicided to get a drink from a water hose in someone else yard. as soon as i started to suck the water out i could feel something in my mouth. Before i know it i got stung by a bee inside of the throt. My friends said they could see my eyes bulge out. It got swollen in less then 5 min and i couldnt breath. Ended up getting lots of shots and a tube stuck in my mouth so i could breath. Beside that Bee Wasps and Hornets we go a long way togher. Once i tried to rob a bee hive. Stupid me I think every bee in the 30+ hives came after me. When i got home my mom was asking me who beat me up. Both eyes were shut well the left eye i could still see a little. My face was about twice its normal size. If you touched the top of my head you could feel lots of bumps. Hands legs you name it and it had a few stings at the list lol. I had the guy that took care of the bee hives give me free honey cause he said he had never seen any one tangles with the bees as much as i do. I still love to watch them they are just awsome. Except now i dont try and raid there nest no more lol. Yes im wierd but last year i got stung on my hand riding my motorcycle. I just had to smile to my self remembering the good days as a kid. The only time i would try and kill them would be if there are people very close. I would say leave them be. Bees are what bees are. Unless they are in your yard or where you cant get away from them. Why kill them??? live and let live. Look at it this way NO ONE WOULD TRY AND GET YOU FROM THAT WAY lol. Thats from a guy that loged way more then a 1,000 stings over all as a kid.

Sasha
 
I'm with you Sasha. I used to wage a campaign of destruction against wasps. If I found a nest I would often make an effort to destroy it... a spoon full of Carbaryl down the entrance at night being my preferred method.

But I have become more thoughtful nowadays. I tend to have a live and let live attitude toward everything on the planet. I have come to believe that my thoughts and attitudes have a huge influence on my experience...and besides, it feels good and natural to be as kind and helpful as possible. You get what you give.

Of course I would do something if a wasp nest appeared by my back yard or the local kindergarten. And I still kill to eat... and I have no hesitation to squash a caterpillar if I see it on one of my cabbage plants.

But you know, I haven't been bothered much at all by wasps nowadays.

I used to keep bees... and I would like to get some hives again. But nowadays the industry is heavily regulated, and it would cost me money even to keep bees as a hobby...and that sucks. They were fascinating, and I used to get a lot of honey and wax.
 
DGG said:
I do have a wasp of some sort in my yard that is a big sucker but never attacks. He/She/It digs a hole in the yard like a little prarie dog. I'm not sure what's in it but it's burrow is good size with a very visable mound of dirt tossed outside it. Someone said he thought they ate Cicadas and dragged them down their holes. Any good bug folks out there know what this one is called?
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Our local bug guy calls 'em - I kid you not - "those big cicada killin' bastards that look like the terminator." He says they're about the least aggressive wasp there is, right up there with dirt daubers.

Do they look like this?
 
Rainmaker870 said:
Our local bug guy calls 'em - I kid you not - "those big cicada killin' bastards that look like the terminator." He says they're about the least aggressive wasp there is, right up there with dirt daubers.

Do they look like this?
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That's it!

They are a couple inches long and zoom about the yard like a baby hummingbird. I keep the lawn tractor in high gear just in case. Thanks for posting that link. I wish it showed a picture of their burrow as they really move some dirt and create a good sized mound (their hole is at least as big around as my thumb and not tiny like it says in the picture article). Now if I can teach them to eat yellow-jackets I'll be all set.

Note: I found that you can buy them at the Bay! How wierd is that?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130014601449
 
I have been stung by many common bees MANY times- we kept honey bees and I got bored with getting stung by them, Black hornets get pissed if you shoot their nest with slingshots!!(LOL), yellow jackets, yellow wasps, brown wasps, bumble bees(the little fuzzy ones HURT), sand flies, horse flies but the only biting insect I fear in Va. is the Brown Recluse. Jeez that one stays with you for a long time!!
Open up a dirt dobbers channel sometime and fight all they spiders they imobilize as food for their larvae- VERY cool. Sawyers Extractor helps a little with fresh stings.
Bill
 
I know we used to use paper wasp larvae for bait with great success.
 
had some bumble bees buzz me a few times, one day and i got out the snow shovel, the next time it came in for a dive I smacked it into next week. funny thing It didnt kill it it came back flying a loopy, till I smacked it again this time up against the side of the house. I really don't mind bugs as long as the give me my space, otherwise I terminate the buggers with extreme prejudice.
 
Hey Guys...

I can handle any insect,,except for ones that Sting...

I got nailed by there little bastards the other night....
I knew the nest was there and hosed them down with something I thought would kill them,, well it didn't and they got me on the leg...
This particular nest was inbetween railroad ties that line the driveway,,so I couldn't just dump gas on them...

If I find them in the ground,, they get gasoline and a match at night...

Anyway,,what I used to kill these was foaming Wasp Killer.. Awesome $hit!!
Expensive,,but wicked on killing them....

Another way I've done it,especially with the big ball paper wasps is to spray expanding foam into the hole.. Wait a half an hour or so,,then cut it down,, a little gasoline and Whamo....
I've also plugged the hole with toilet paper,put a garbage bag over the nest and cut it down, then pour gas into the bag and light it up....

They are for sure a Regular pain in the ass....

Fire Usually solves the problem though!!!

ttyle

Eric
O/ST
 
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