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I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 9:14 AM
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It started when my kids were driving their Power Wheels dune buggy around the back yard and she drove over a nest in the ground. My daughter was stung twice. Oh, it was the end of the World. The screams. I killed them.
They came back to another area. Stung me while I was cutting grass. I killed them.
Moved to my front yard. Stung me five times on my ankles while I was cutting grass. I’ve never seen so many in one place, circling above the nest. One of those stings was ridiculous and hurt for days where I could barely sleep. I killed them.
They moved to another area in my front. Got me again! I killed them.
My daughter sees one in the backyard. I spend an hour trying to find the nest. Found one crawling into our log retaining wall. I spray, poke, kill most. I kept poking and accidentally pull the entire face of the log off. At least a hundred come out and I run like a little girl. I kill them, gruesomely, and enjoy every second.
I have been stung at least 20 times this summer. I just recently found a lone yellow jacket in our backyard again. I sat for an hour trying to figure out where they’ve moved to now. No luck.
It’s time to exterminate this little buggers at 3:30 today.
Go Tigers.
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 9:23 AM
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Your right, it’s time for the yellow Jackets to go! They will try to go long every other play today w/play action & hurry up.
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 9:29 AM
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Use meat tenderizer on a sting.
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Funny, but not funny, thing about yellow jackets
Sep 18, 2021, 9:36 AM
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is when you disturb a nest and run, the
little pests will follow you a long way.
My son and I were moving some wood a couple
years ago and upset some yellow jackets. We
sprinted about 50 yards and jumped in the
car and there were 2 inside the car and
several on the windshield.
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 10:11 AM
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A long time ago, while doing field work for a surveyor, we ran into a YJ nest and got stung multiple times. Next day I stuffed a lit cherry bomb into the nest opening. Not sure how effective this was, but it sure made me feel good.
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 10:19 AM
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I was cutting grass with a riding mower, going in a straight line and made my turn. When I did, there was literally a black cloud facing me from about 20 ft. away. The cloud was circular and about 6 ft. In diameter, being at its highest elevation 6 ft. From the ground. It had to be at least 1000 yellow jackets to make such a cloud, which got darker toward the center. I stopped the mower and ran for shelter. It is easy to kill the entire hive. Just wait until night and pour a cup of gas down the hole. I know gas is high now, but it beats hell out of getting stung by a yellow jacket, whose sting is worse than that of a hornet. I've been stung by both, so I know.
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 10:21 AM
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I would have used a gallon
maybe 5 gallons
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 10:27 AM
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I get better hives to the gallon than you, apparently. Really, it doesn't take much gas to kill the entire hive. Just make sure you do it after dark.
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regardless - ALL GAS ALL NIGHT
Sep 18, 2021, 10:29 AM
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ALL GAS
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 10:27 AM
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Boiling water kills the ones in the ground instantly as good as anything. They die when the temperature gets above 107 degrees. Just pour the water down about a gallon will kill them all in the hive.
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anfd after killing them with H2O - kill them again with GAS
Sep 18, 2021, 10:32 AM
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AGAIN
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Re: I’ve had a bad year with yellow jackets.
Sep 18, 2021, 10:33 AM
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It's the fumes that penetrate down in the ground. Half a cup of gas is plenty Believe it or not, in a tight situation, it's better to just turn and dive on the ground rather than run. The motion is what they attack.
The wanna-be yellow jackets you can just squish them between your fingers.
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