It's best to get a professional to puff dust to get rid of a yellow jacket nest.
All the yellow jackets DON'T have to be in there to destroy the nest.....the returning workers heading back to the nest might 'hang around' for a day and then fly somewhere to die because the nest they belong to has been destroyed....they can't form another nest (they're workers) and even if they could it's too late in the season anyway...so the returning workers are basically "homeless".
The yellow jacket stuff is of no interest to me, but this is a great display of the Burnoutushippy Californi in it's native environment. Later in life they become solitary and tend make " art " out of things like old bottles nailed to trees. They prefer classic Indian music and like old fallen over rotten trees. Unlike the yellow jacket they are harmless and even sometimes even charming, but interacting with them socially can be confusing and challenging. They WILL aggressively defend the nest!
If you plug the entrance or pour gas or other fluid down, they will dig another hole to get out. What works best is to take a clear glass, for example a mayonaise jar, and imbed the neck tightly into the hole. Leave it there. The wasps exhaust themselves because they do not perceive clear glass as a barrier and will not dig another exit. Sometimes underground nests begin with more than one entrance/exit so watch for them coming out elsewhere and cover that hole also. Hornets are worse!
an old polish guy told me the best way to kill the nest is to wait till night, then pour a big pan of boiling water down the hole. I tried it and I got every yellow jacket!! Hate those critters!!! Kill them all!!!!
I sympathize with your plight. Frankly, though not allergic myself, I'd be much too nerveshot to approach the nest with a tank.
I read some of the other comments and, though some were fine, I was abhorred by some of the comments towards you. As a teenager or young adult (19), I try to learn from parents, grandparents and other people older than I or at least listen to them. When people my age and younger are rude to those like yourself, it just reinforces negative images.
i got into a nest one time, oh god, they are the most AGRESSIVE bee there is, they wouldnt stop attacking, i was picking weeds, and then bam, i heard buzzbizzbuzz!!!! i knew i was fucked then, i was using my hat, and swatting them and running. but they wouldnt stop. FUCK THEM!
@canihelpu123 yeah I agree...the most agressive damn things on the planet. I have bumped paperwasp nests and never been stung...but those damn yellowjackets. Never been stung by a bee or a wasp but at least 30-40 times with yellowjackets.
Yellowjackets are so aggressive, they're quite dangerous. We had a huge colony under our porch at our old house. We blasted ours a couple times, but they survived. We finally decided to set up a shopvac with the nozzle near the entry...
They are disturbed by the nozzle, and able to crawl far enough away from it to escape. But! they are unable to return to the entry without getting gulped up by the vaccuum, because they hover near it to land. We ran the vaccuum during the day for nearly two days until we heard no more snapping. I think we emptied a gallon or so of them. Crazy!
It's best to get a professional to puff dust to get rid of a yellow jacket nest.
All the yellow jackets DON'T have to be in there to destroy the nest.....the returning workers heading back to the nest might 'hang around' for a day and then fly somewhere to die because the nest they belong to has been destroyed....they can't form another nest (they're workers) and even if they could it's too late in the season anyway...so the returning workers are basically "homeless".
karenpato1 8 months ago
The yellow jacket stuff is of no interest to me, but this is a great display of the Burnoutushippy Californi in it's native environment. Later in life they become solitary and tend make " art " out of things like old bottles nailed to trees. They prefer classic Indian music and like old fallen over rotten trees. Unlike the yellow jacket they are harmless and even sometimes even charming, but interacting with them socially can be confusing and challenging. They WILL aggressively defend the nest!
mlcoo17 1 year ago 2
421A too the max
ImDiscombobulated 1 year ago
how did that hole get so big? thats what she said! haha
tyler5310 1 year ago
GRANDMA MOSES!!!!! XD
tyler5310 1 year ago
I STEPPED ON ONE OF THOES NESTS......thank god my tractor was 4 feet away
Pearldrummer54 2 years ago
If you plug the entrance or pour gas or other fluid down, they will dig another hole to get out. What works best is to take a clear glass, for example a mayonaise jar, and imbed the neck tightly into the hole. Leave it there. The wasps exhaust themselves because they do not perceive clear glass as a barrier and will not dig another exit. Sometimes underground nests begin with more than one entrance/exit so watch for them coming out elsewhere and cover that hole also. Hornets are worse!
Bev1946 2 years ago 3
interesting idea, thanks
atree3 2 years ago
an old polish guy told me the best way to kill the nest is to wait till night, then pour a big pan of boiling water down the hole. I tried it and I got every yellow jacket!! Hate those critters!!! Kill them all!!!!
Gman6755 2 years ago 5
where is this?
eeoy 2 years ago
above the Russian River, CA
atree3 2 years ago
INTERESTING!
ramvigil 2 years ago
make a flamethrower and throw a rock in there and have a friend be ready with the flamethrower
GamerJock 2 years ago
I sympathize with your plight. Frankly, though not allergic myself, I'd be much too nerveshot to approach the nest with a tank.
I read some of the other comments and, though some were fine, I was abhorred by some of the comments towards you. As a teenager or young adult (19), I try to learn from parents, grandparents and other people older than I or at least listen to them. When people my age and younger are rude to those like yourself, it just reinforces negative images.
metalkirby777 3 years ago 2
get a pet skunk
they love digging up beehives
sizzlin321 3 years ago
there are some wild skunks, they seem to be shirking their job
atree3 3 years ago
Get a large firework,light it,throw it in the hole,get the fuck out of there.lol
bigjess71 3 years ago
I laughed so hard at this, I hope I'm not the only one.
Nov1706 3 years ago
I laughed so hard at this, I hope I'm not the only one.
Nov1706 3 years ago
thanks for worrying about me. Have you ever been bitten by a yellow jacket?
atree3 3 years ago
for me yes they sting like a knife cut your hand
lordwarboy2 3 years ago
i got into a nest one time, oh god, they are the most AGRESSIVE bee there is, they wouldnt stop attacking, i was picking weeds, and then bam, i heard buzzbizzbuzz!!!! i knew i was fucked then, i was using my hat, and swatting them and running. but they wouldnt stop. FUCK THEM!
canihelpu123 3 years ago 3
nightmare material
atree3 3 years ago
@canihelpu123 yeah I agree...the most agressive damn things on the planet. I have bumped paperwasp nests and never been stung...but those damn yellowjackets. Never been stung by a bee or a wasp but at least 30-40 times with yellowjackets.
shilack2 1 year ago
oh dear it looks like the nest has already grown large, the key is to find nests early on before they have thousands of members to defend themselves.
maculifrons 4 years ago
Yellowjackets are so aggressive, they're quite dangerous. We had a huge colony under our porch at our old house. We blasted ours a couple times, but they survived. We finally decided to set up a shopvac with the nozzle near the entry...
Copperbat 4 years ago
They are disturbed by the nozzle, and able to crawl far enough away from it to escape. But! they are unable to return to the entry without getting gulped up by the vaccuum, because they hover near it to land. We ran the vaccuum during the day for nearly two days until we heard no more snapping. I think we emptied a gallon or so of them. Crazy!
Copperbat 4 years ago
a vacuuum
great film potential
next time
atree3 4 years ago
i love your art garden...the jars on the tree are very beautiful
tevagrrrl 4 years ago
Even their colors, that yellow and that black, give the sense of danger... that hole is impressive: and the way they fly in...
I wish you that they could always fly away from you!
danbergam 4 years ago
That is one huge bee hole!
Fascinating jar tree at the end.
kenrg 4 years ago
Oh i wouldnt want to hang out there with them around either!
Im intrigued by all the jars, what are they for?
susanmarie70 4 years ago
dunno
what do you do with your old jars
atree3 4 years ago
I take them to recycling :-)
But it looked as though they had some purpose, artwork or something? I couldnt quite tell from the angles.
susanmarie70 4 years ago
everything is art
atree3 4 years ago
Good to know! Yes, they can be dangerous!
Illuminatta 4 years ago