riptides
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Nice idea, good planning. Better execution. Good for you!
Yes I did go all Kubota Macgyver on them!
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ccsial
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You're a man after my own heart deathtoblackberries, or is that hornets.
JBX50
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You da Man!
DeereMann
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Just this weekend, I continued working on removing a stump with a grub axe. Ever hear of the phrase "don't whack a bee hive"?
:shocked:
Yep, hornets (yellow jackets) had moved in since previous digs. Thank goodness for the lake & cans of RAID!!
:shocked:
Yep, hornets (yellow jackets) had moved in since previous digs. Thank goodness for the lake & cans of RAID!!
BXpanded
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At my previous home, I had a 40' x 12' deck. My son walked out on the deck one day and got stung by several Yellow Jackets.
We had a large gas grill sitting right in the middle of the deck, up against the house. The swarm was coming from the grill. Every time someone stepped on the deck, the vibrations set off the swarm. No good way to spray, etc. Since it was pushed completely back against the wall, any attempt to snag the handle with a rope from the roof was not going to work. Being a bit of a stubborn sort, I refused to allow the Yellow Jackets to commandeer the entire deck.
I noticed there was a small hole in the side of the grill intended for a rotisserie. I had a 20' section of 1/2" copper pipe left over from the construction. I stood at the end of the deck and managed to get that pipe in the hole in the side of the grill. Retrieved some Bottle Rockets left over from July 4. I put a rocket in the end of the pipe, lit it off, and of course it shot up the pipe into the grill where it exploded with a loud "thump". About 2 of the critters made it out alive.
My sons were young at the time, and they thought it was great sport. They shot their entire supply of bottle rockets into the grill. Once the bombardment was over, I opened the grill and found a huge nest with a few live, but obviously very dazed bees.
We had a large gas grill sitting right in the middle of the deck, up against the house. The swarm was coming from the grill. Every time someone stepped on the deck, the vibrations set off the swarm. No good way to spray, etc. Since it was pushed completely back against the wall, any attempt to snag the handle with a rope from the roof was not going to work. Being a bit of a stubborn sort, I refused to allow the Yellow Jackets to commandeer the entire deck.
I noticed there was a small hole in the side of the grill intended for a rotisserie. I had a 20' section of 1/2" copper pipe left over from the construction. I stood at the end of the deck and managed to get that pipe in the hole in the side of the grill. Retrieved some Bottle Rockets left over from July 4. I put a rocket in the end of the pipe, lit it off, and of course it shot up the pipe into the grill where it exploded with a loud "thump". About 2 of the critters made it out alive.
My sons were young at the time, and they thought it was great sport. They shot their entire supply of bottle rockets into the grill. Once the bombardment was over, I opened the grill and found a huge nest with a few live, but obviously very dazed bees.
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deathtoblackberries
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You're a man after my own heart deathtoblackberries, or is that hornets.
I can't abide a yellow jacket either! lol
rbarker
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I must say this thread contains some of the most unique ways I've ever seen to kill a hornets nest. LOL. All that seems to be missing is someone to say " hold my beer and watch this!"
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In the old days before hornet spray I used spray ether and a lighter. Makes a great flame thrower. It burns off their wings and then you can step on them.
BXpanded
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Ok, here's another method. Years ago, I was mowing with my 1972 IH Cub Cadet 107 garden tractor. Ran over a Yellow Jacket nest in the yard. They came pouring out and I hit the hydrostatic control lever and got away nearly unscathed.
Contemplated various ways to eliminate the threat.
The Cub Cadet has a hand control lever for the hydrostatic trans. Push it forward, goes forward. Pull back to center it stops. Pull rearward and it reverses. (pretty obvious)
I tied a cord to the lever. Pointed the tractor toward the nest in the ground. Revved the motor, engaged the mower. Pushed the lever forward slightly, and the tractor moved forward. Pulled the cord to stop the mower directly over the nest. Of course the YJs came pouring out right into the mower blades. For a few seconds it looked like the discharge did when mowing grass. After a few minute, I pulled the cord and backed the mower away from the nest just in case there were stragglers that didn't get mowed.
I poured a spoonful of gasoline in the hole later that evening. I know I could have done that to start with, but it wasn't nearly as interesting.
I still have that old Cub Cadet BTW.
Contemplated various ways to eliminate the threat.
The Cub Cadet has a hand control lever for the hydrostatic trans. Push it forward, goes forward. Pull back to center it stops. Pull rearward and it reverses. (pretty obvious)
I tied a cord to the lever. Pointed the tractor toward the nest in the ground. Revved the motor, engaged the mower. Pushed the lever forward slightly, and the tractor moved forward. Pulled the cord to stop the mower directly over the nest. Of course the YJs came pouring out right into the mower blades. For a few seconds it looked like the discharge did when mowing grass. After a few minute, I pulled the cord and backed the mower away from the nest just in case there were stragglers that didn't get mowed.
I poured a spoonful of gasoline in the hole later that evening. I know I could have done that to start with, but it wasn't nearly as interesting.
I still have that old Cub Cadet BTW.
hawkeye08
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good thread, it reminded me my wife mentioned some nests in the clothesline poles, went out and sprayed them.. I really like that spray that foams and covers them all. took care of a bunch, a few more higher up that I could not reach, need a can of the stuff that can go further.. no stings or bites or problems... it always makes me nervous when I encounter them..