Pro help needed for eradicating ground bees (yellowjackets)

SAB1 · 08-18-2022, 09:03 PM

I think slick missed my post. Lol. You don’t need a shovel …

Slickcraft · 08-19-2022, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SAB1

I think slick missed my post. Lol. You don’t need a shovel …

Not true in general. Our last two nests the tunnel angled to the side and just spray down the hole did not do it.

Pathfinder · 08-22-2022, 05:15 PM

JP Pest came last week for our regular quarterly service. The guy who did the service had a bee suit, and he dusted the yellowjacket nest for us. He also sprayed paper wasps that were nesting inside a 2nd floor bathroom exhaust fan vent. The yellowjackets and wasps were pretty bent out of shape by the time he was finished with them, but there's absolutely no sign of any activity now. I have no idea why the rep I spoke with prior to the service said they couldn't take care of it.

neckdweller · 08-23-2022, 03:22 PM

A true do it yourself method that's worked for me multiple times. Get a can (not bottle) of beer. Drink about 1/3 of it then leave the can next to the hole in the ground. It may take a couple days/cans but you'll get them.

Spraying alone has never worked for me and I have no desire to spray/dig/spray. If you're adventurous you could try pouring gas and a well aimed roman candle shot but I don't advise it.

08-22-2022, 05:15 PM	#3
Pathfinder Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Following up on original post JP Pest came last week for our regular quarterly service. The guy who did the service had a bee suit, and he dusted the yellowjacket nest for us. He also sprayed paper wasps that were nesting inside a 2nd floor bathroom exhaust fan vent. The yellowjackets and wasps were pretty bent out of shape by the time he was finished with them, but there's absolutely no sign of any activity now. I have no idea why the rep I spoke with prior to the service said they couldn't take care of it.

08-18-2022, 09:03 PM	#1
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,240 Thanks: 192 Thanked 328 Times in 238 Posts	I think slick missed my post. Lol. You don’t need a shovel …

08-23-2022, 03:22 PM	#4
neckdweller Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Moultonborough & Southern NH Posts: 133 Thanks: 6 Thanked 37 Times in 18 Posts	A true do it yourself method that's worked for me multiple times. Get a can (not bottle) of beer. Drink about 1/3 of it then leave the can next to the hole in the ground. It may take a couple days/cans but you'll get them. Spraying alone has never worked for me and I have no desire to spray/dig/spray. If you're adventurous you could try pouring gas and a well aimed roman candle shot but I don't advise it.