Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....

So, I gotta get rid of these beasts!

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

(rocky ground 2 inches under, hard rains, loose dirt
just washes away, probably what I did is stupid,
but it *was* quick and easy.)

Anyway, after remnants of katrina or something up here
in NY state, branches blown down, so I added a couple,
AND GOT STUNG -- twice, on cheekbone, and on back side
of right hand. Cheek ok, hand twice normal thickness.
And I go to doctors-office (they said to) in 10 min.

And, damn it, I don't want to get stung again!

So, how to get rid of nest or whatever?

------

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


So, two questions:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

Thanks,

David

In article , David Combs
wrote:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

At dusk, hit the nest with one of the wasp bombs that alllows you to be
10 - 15 feet back. You want to wait till dusk so they're all in the
nest.

Then observe for a day. If there are still wasps, repeat the bomb.

Fill with crushed rock.

--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who

"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message

At dusk, hit the nest with one of the wasp bombs that alllows you to be
10 - 15 feet back. You want to wait till dusk so they're all in the
nest.

Then observe for a day. If there are still wasps, repeat the bomb.

Fill with crushed rock.

Diazinon powder is good for the long term too.

"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....


GO! I got hit on my right hand once. Kept waiting for the swelling to go
down. It didn't, and after a few days, the skin was ready to split. I got
a cortisone shot, and half an hour later there was a noticeable difference
in reduction.

Steve

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message

At dusk, hit the nest with one of the wasp bombs that alllows you to be
10 - 15 feet back. You want to wait till dusk so they're all in the
nest.

Then observe for a day. If there are still wasps, repeat the bomb.

Fill with crushed rock.

Diazinon powder is good for the long term too.

Except Diazinon is no longer...

I've yet to learn a new name that is unregulated that works anyways near
as well.

On 22 Sep 2005 15:25:32 -0400, (David Combs) wrote:

So, I gotta get rid of these beasts!

people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

The wasp *******s got me by taking refuge in a hole leftover from
landscape support poles. When I mowed they got me good. One dose of
gas in the hole and they were KILLED and the hole filled in.

but it *was* quick and easy.)

Came back to bite you, so to say!


Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."

wrote in message
...

The wasp *******s got me by taking refuge in a hole leftover from
landscape support poles. When I mowed they got me good. One dose of
gas in the hole and they were KILLED and the hole filled in.


Gas??? Does this mean Gasoline? Applied how?

Bob

David Combs wrote:

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

[snip]

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

If you can see where the wasps are going in and out, you can throw a
small handful of insecticide powder in the hole. (I use methoxyclor 50%
WP, but 10% Sevin dust ought to work.) You might want to wait until
twilight when the wasps are not active. The wasps will get the powder
on their feet and track it into the nest and kill the whole hive.

Bob

In article , says...
So, two questions:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

Thanks,


True yellow jackets...even a small nest with a small number of guard
wasps can stir up dozens when disturbed. Sevin dust at the opening,
probably at night will work...it can cause them to just create a new
entrance. If you feel they are just under the loose sticks, at night
set up a flashlight to show the area, with any sort of tool rip open the
protective sticks. The wasps will be attacking the flashlight so do not
have someone holding it..unless you need to get revenge on a brother in
law maybe.. follow up the next day with any general insecticide to treat
the exposed nest. Much less risky for you to just hire someone to do
the job.
--
Lar

to email....get rid of the BUGS

"David Combs" wrote in message
...


1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?



Can you burn outdoors in your area? If you can, wait until evening and dump
a quart or so of diesel fuel on the nest and light it!
I took care of a trouble some nest a few years ago that way, nothing else
worked!
Greg

Bob wrote:
wrote in message
...

The wasp *******s got me by taking refuge in a hole leftover from
landscape support poles. When I mowed they got me good. One dose of
gas in the hole and they were KILLED and the hole filled in.


Gas??? Does this mean Gasoline? Applied how?

Any one of three ways:

1. Wetting the critters, or
2. Letting them breath the fumes, or (my favorite),
3. While it's on fire!

"Duane Bozarth" wrote


Except Diazinon is no longer...

I've yet to learn a new name that is unregulated that works anyways near
as well.

It is in Nevada. I have some liquid, as well as granules. I see it all the
time at the local HD. Malathion, also.

Steve

if you can watch during the day to see where they are going in and
out,then go out at night and pour a couple quarts of gasoline on the
hole or area.we get em in holes in the ground and i lay a stick pointing
to the hole during the day and dous em at night. lucas

SteveB wrote:

"Duane Bozarth" wrote


Except Diazinon is no longer...

I've yet to learn a new name that is unregulated that works anyways near
as well.

It is in Nevada. I have some liquid, as well as granules. I see it all the
time at the local HD. Malathion, also.

My understanding is it is now on the restricted list for non-ag use
although existing stock wasn't pulled immediately. If you can still get
it there, best stock up--I haven't seen it here for most of this year,
now. I believe it got caught up w/ a trace byproduct during manufacture
of some of the nasties. I didn't get a hit on it specifically at EPA,
however I've seen references to it on several newsletters and the fact
is it isn't available locally any longer and this is not a "greenie"
area--it's agricultural, in fact.

A bunch of good suggestions here!
I would like to add that I was able to solve my problem once by going out at
night and placing a garden hose in the hole and running it for a number of
hours and then filling it with dirt (at night). It made the wasps madder
than hell and they buzzed the house for a good month. Another time it didn't
work so I called an exterminator. After the 14 stings I got the first time
and the half dozen or so the second time I had enough of the little buggers
and yes...they stung me in the butt too...right through my jeans!...good
luck...


"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....

So, I gotta get rid of these beasts!

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

(rocky ground 2 inches under, hard rains, loose dirt
just washes away, probably what I did is stupid,
but it *was* quick and easy.)

Anyway, after remnants of katrina or something up here
in NY state, branches blown down, so I added a couple,
AND GOT STUNG -- twice, on cheekbone, and on back side
of right hand. Cheek ok, hand twice normal thickness.
And I go to doctors-office (they said to) in 10 min.

And, damn it, I don't want to get stung again!

So, how to get rid of nest or whatever?

------

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


So, two questions:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

Thanks,

David

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:57:13 -0400, wrote:

if you can watch during the day to see where they are going in and
out,then go out at night and pour a couple quarts of gasoline on the
hole or area.we get em in holes in the ground and i lay a stick
pointing
to the hole during the day and dous em at night. lucas

In Hawaii, you can call the local Vector Control and they will come
and get rid of ground nesting wasps.

aloha,
Thunder
smithfarms.com
Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
& other Great Stuff

"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message
Except Diazinon is no longer...



My understanding is it is now on the restricted list for non-ag use
although existing stock wasn't pulled immediately. If you can still get
it there, best stock up--I haven't seen it here for most of this year,
now.

I still have some from a year or two ago. Works well, so I'm going to see
if there is still some around. They banned chlorodane some years ago and I
bought a quart just about that time. Itr was the most effective pesticide I
ever used. Biggest problem is over use by consumers.

Sevin dust will definitely work.


"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....

So, I gotta get rid of these beasts!

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

(rocky ground 2 inches under, hard rains, loose dirt
just washes away, probably what I did is stupid,
but it *was* quick and easy.)

Anyway, after remnants of katrina or something up here
in NY state, branches blown down, so I added a couple,
AND GOT STUNG -- twice, on cheekbone, and on back side
of right hand. Cheek ok, hand twice normal thickness.
And I go to doctors-office (they said to) in 10 min.

And, damn it, I don't want to get stung again!

So, how to get rid of nest or whatever?

------

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


So, two questions:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

Thanks,

David

I got rid of a nest by spraying it well with Easy Off Oven Cleaner.


"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....

So, I gotta get rid of these beasts!

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

(rocky ground 2 inches under, hard rains, loose dirt
just washes away, probably what I did is stupid,
but it *was* quick and easy.)

Anyway, after remnants of katrina or something up here
in NY state, branches blown down, so I added a couple,
AND GOT STUNG -- twice, on cheekbone, and on back side
of right hand. Cheek ok, hand twice normal thickness.
And I go to doctors-office (they said to) in 10 min.

And, damn it, I don't want to get stung again!

So, how to get rid of nest or whatever?

------

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


So, two questions:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

Thanks,

David

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:43:33 -0700, "Bob"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .

The wasp *******s got me by taking refuge in a hole leftover from
landscape support poles. When I mowed they got me good. One dose of
gas in the hole and they were KILLED and the hole filled in.


Gas??? Does this mean Gasoline? Applied how?

About a cup of gasoline in the (wasp) hole. Same for a mound of fire
ants (**** ants).

Oren


"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."

For mediocre self defense when getting close to the nest, try a tennis
racket. They're not too tough to hit, and one blow cuts them to pieces, and
also launches them away from you. I normally bring one with me when working
in my dad's garage. It tends to be a popular place for wasps. 5 min after
I arrive, there's no more wasps around. And I've never been stung.


"Oscar_Lives" wrote in message
news:8cLYe.359448$_o.266262@attbi_s71...
I got rid of a nest by spraying it well with Easy Off Oven Cleaner.


"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....

So, I gotta get rid of these beasts!

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

(rocky ground 2 inches under, hard rains, loose dirt
just washes away, probably what I did is stupid,
but it *was* quick and easy.)

Anyway, after remnants of katrina or something up here
in NY state, branches blown down, so I added a couple,
AND GOT STUNG -- twice, on cheekbone, and on back side
of right hand. Cheek ok, hand twice normal thickness.
And I go to doctors-office (they said to) in 10 min.

And, damn it, I don't want to get stung again!

So, how to get rid of nest or whatever?

------

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


So, two questions:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

Thanks,

David

In article r%DYe.81557$DW1.32947@fed1read06,
SteveB wrote:

"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....


GO! I got hit on my right hand once. Kept waiting for the swelling to go
down. It didn't, and after a few days, the skin was ready to split. I got
a cortisone shot, and half an hour later there was a noticeable difference
in reduction.

Steve



They gave me a 5 day prescription for an antibiotic.

Going down just a bit so far.

David

David Combs wrote:

In article r%DYe.81557$DW1.32947@fed1read06,
SteveB wrote:

"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....


GO! I got hit on my right hand once. Kept waiting for the swelling to go
down. It didn't, and after a few days, the skin was ready to split. I got
a cortisone shot, and half an hour later there was a noticeable difference
in reduction.

Steve



They gave me a 5 day prescription for an antibiotic.

Going down just a bit so far.


Treated a non-problem and left the problem alone---typical!

i have been stung twice by these small 'ground wasps'. it was when i was
mowing grass and ran over the underground nest.

the stings were extremely painful, about like getting a shot with hot water
in the needle. the mark where they stung lasted a long time.

just regular outdoor insect spray worked for me to rid the wasps, but they
may not be the same as yours. i live in texas.
"David Combs" wrote in message
...
Yeah, I can still use my right hand for typing, like now, but
that's about it. Twice as thick as the other hand. Called
HMO, they said come in, maybe for a shot....

So, I gotta get rid of these beasts!

What I have is this: depression in front yard maybe
two feet across 8inches deep, near street; so, to protect
people from stepping into and tripping, I put wood from
blown-down branches, to make level with surface.

(rocky ground 2 inches under, hard rains, loose dirt
just washes away, probably what I did is stupid,
but it *was* quick and easy.)

Anyway, after remnants of katrina or something up here
in NY state, branches blown down, so I added a couple,
AND GOT STUNG -- twice, on cheekbone, and on back side
of right hand. Cheek ok, hand twice normal thickness.
And I go to doctors-office (they said to) in 10 min.

And, damn it, I don't want to get stung again!

So, how to get rid of nest or whatever?

------

Only one or maybe two of them went after me, and
that's all I saw. No "swarm" So probably not a HUGE nest.


So, two questions:

1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

2: secondary one: how to fill depression, when below ground is
almost solid rock? (result must be wasp-less!)

Thanks,

David

So, two questions:
1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

Call a professional. Write the check and the problem is history.

It'll be resolved by the weather in a little while.

Bert Byfield wrote:

So, two questions:
1: main one: how to destroy wasps or whatever they are (it is?)
without getting stung again?

Call a professional. Write the check and the problem is history.

In article ,
Michael Baugh wrote:
It'll be resolved by the weather in a little while.

Please say more!

What about the following spring? Will they "wake up"
or whatever and I'll have the same problem again, same place?

Thanks,

David

Have to include my story.

Was trimming bushes and next thing i know i am in a cloud of
yellowjackets. I was wearing jeans, gloves, long sweatshirt and got
stung on my knows (everything else was covered). Ran for about 20
yards flailing them off until then went inside. Turns out about 20
were on my clothes and they swarmed me inside. Still waiting for
weather change before killing them.

My sister had good luck with 'Cyfluthrim Tempo 1% dust' but it is
something used by professionals.

kubie

Home Depot: RAID in the black can. Its kills them in about 1
microsecond, never seen anything like it. Buy 3 cans and empty one
right down the hole and surrounding depression. Do this when nearly
dark and there won't be any outside.

Also, if you can get your car next to the next, you can drive up and
squirt out of the window, and close the window FAST if they get angry.

Good luck!

Dean

In article , says...
Please say more!

What about the following spring? Will they "wake up"
or whatever and I'll have the same problem again, same place?

Thanks,


Usually not in the same place. This time of year the queens for next
year are being raised and will fly off to Winter over in a protected
area...many times in the walls of homes in which the warmth of the house
can attract them inside at times. They will fly off next Spring to start
a new nest, maybe under ten feet of the original nest, maybe 1/2 mile.
--
Lar

to email....get rid of the BUGS

Good answer. Thanks.

Lar wrote:

In article , says...
Please say more!

What about the following spring? Will they "wake up"
or whatever and I'll have the same problem again, same place?

Thanks,


Usually not in the same place. This time of year the queens for next
year are being raised and will fly off to Winter over in a protected
area...many times in the walls of homes in which the warmth of the
house can attract them inside at times. They will fly off next Spring
to start a new nest, maybe under ten feet of the original nest, maybe
1/2 mile.

What the world needs. More drive by shooting.

--

Christopher A. Young
Do good work.
It's longer in the short run
but shorter in the long run.
..
..


"dean" wrote in message
oups.com...
Home Depot: RAID in the black can. Its kills them in about 1
microsecond, never seen anything like it. Buy 3 cans and empty one
right down the hole and surrounding depression. Do this when nearly
dark and there won't be any outside.

Also, if you can get your car next to the next, you can drive up and
squirt out of the window, and close the window FAST if they get angry.

Good luck!

Dean

Lol!

But the point is that wasps will see you running like a banchee and
follow you. If you just wind up a window, they have nothing to see or
fly after.

But the point is that wasps will see you running like a banchee and
follow you. If you just wind up a window, they have nothing to see or
fly after.

You might have to stay in the car for a while...

In article ,
Bert Byfield wrote:
But the point is that wasps will see you running like a banchee and
follow you. If you just wind up a window, they have nothing to see or
fly after.

You might have to stay in the car for a while...




Aren't there sufficient holes or other ways into the car-interior
that if some do get in there with you, you're in for a pretty
hard time.

David