scott_vt
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Apparently soooooo !!!!
Apparently soooooo !!!!
"&%$#" Yellow Jackets!!!!!!
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Nasty135
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That's what the pride of owning a MAssey'll do to a guy!
AHHH! Is that what happened?? Must have been , The Guy just kept starring
at my tractor saying "what a beautiful machine" All part of his EGO stroking ploy (he is an attorney ya know ) haha maybe I can do some grading for him next
AHHH! Is that what happened?? Must have been , The Guy just kept starring
at my tractor saying "what a beautiful machine"
All part of his EGO stroking ploy (he is an attorney ya know ) haha maybe I can do some grading for him next bloody_peasant
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Ford960 said:
Pittsboro!!, I lived in Raleigh (north side) before moving out here to the psuedo-boonies
daTeacha
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Or she knows you like to run around on your tractor doin' tractor work.
bloody_peasant said:Pittsboro!!, I lived in Raleigh (north side) before moving out here to the psuedo-boonies
Well, the yellow jackets and I live by Bunn in Lake Royale. Got here exactly a year ago...me, not the YJ's. I guess that they've only been here since it warmed up from winter.
I have to get this stuff under control as there are 5 more lots coming up next week...bad time for the A/C to fail on my 5th wheel camper today. Have to go over to Colfax in the morning to buy another one, $800...Ouch!!!
knute_m
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Thank you! Thank you! I want to thank all of you for posting this thread.
I'm not sure how many times my wife, now-grown kids, and I have disturbed easily angered ground dwelling stinging things, but it is always very painful.
This afternoon I was out on the tractor loading a trailer with a bunch of debris I piled up a few months ago. It was about 50 feet into the woods. Mostly leaves, but a lot of rotten firewood, old pallets, etc.
After I dumped the second bucket load in the trailer, I noticed a cloud off to my left. Because of reading this post last night, I was very aware of what was going on. As soon as I saw the swarm I slammed the bucked down as fast as I could. I jumped off the right side of the still-running tractor. I never got stung.
A little while later I slipped back and turned the tractor off. It is now dark, and I've retreived the tractor. I poured about a pint of diesel fuel down the one obvious hole I could find.
Thanks again to all.
Knute
I'm not sure how many times my wife, now-grown kids, and I have disturbed easily angered ground dwelling stinging things, but it is always very painful.
This afternoon I was out on the tractor loading a trailer with a bunch of debris I piled up a few months ago. It was about 50 feet into the woods. Mostly leaves, but a lot of rotten firewood, old pallets, etc.
After I dumped the second bucket load in the trailer, I noticed a cloud off to my left. Because of reading this post last night, I was very aware of what was going on. As soon as I saw the swarm I slammed the bucked down as fast as I could. I jumped off the right side of the still-running tractor. I never got stung.
A little while later I slipped back and turned the tractor off. It is now dark, and I've retreived the tractor. I poured about a pint of diesel fuel down the one obvious hole I could find.
Thanks again to all.
Knute
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After searching all over town and coming up empty I went ahead and ordered a beekeepers suit this morning from these people:
(The link goes to the catalog index, enter 70 in the page number box.)
https://www.bioquip.com/html/view_catalog.asp
The total cost was $122.95 but if it will keep me from being stung then it's worth it's weight in gold. BTW, it's the only one that I have seen that states that it has been tested on Yellow Jackets. Probably as the wearer was running frantically out of the woods!
I'll report back went I get it and if it works as advertised.
I'd still like to know what or who took the hooks off my traps.
(The link goes to the catalog index, enter 70 in the page number box.)
https://www.bioquip.com/html/view_catalog.asp
The total cost was $122.95 but if it will keep me from being stung then it's worth it's weight in gold. BTW, it's the only one that I have seen that states that it has been tested on Yellow Jackets. Probably as the wearer was running frantically out of the woods!
I'll report back went I get it and if it works as advertised.
I'd still like to know what or who took the hooks off my traps.
slaveToHorses
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I just killed a ground nest last night.
Found them right where we wanted to stack a bunch of firewood. I have a bee keeper suit so I put that on, though I probably didn't need it since it was 10pm.
The gaurd wasps were all hudled around the entrance but asleep. The suit I have is from dadant.com. It's light and works well. I think I paid less than $100us for the suit with hat and zippered veil.
I used a mix of 4oz of Cypermethrin into a 2gal fuel can with a squeeze of dishwashing soap. Poured it around the hole at first to get the guards and then poured the rest down the hole. Never saw a single wasp come out much less get airbourne. Works every time. I got a 1 lb tub of Cyper WP from http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com for $46. I had used a liquid form of cyper before, that came in a small container and was of course much cheaper.
Found them right where we wanted to stack a bunch of firewood. I have a bee keeper suit so I put that on, though I probably didn't need it since it was 10pm.
The gaurd wasps were all hudled around the entrance but asleep. The suit I have is from dadant.com. It's light and works well. I think I paid less than $100us for the suit with hat and zippered veil.
I used a mix of 4oz of Cypermethrin into a 2gal fuel can with a squeeze of dishwashing soap. Poured it around the hole at first to get the guards and then poured the rest down the hole. Never saw a single wasp come out much less get airbourne. Works every time. I got a 1 lb tub of Cyper WP from http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com for $46. I had used a liquid form of cyper before, that came in a small container and was of course much cheaper.
Just got the BeeKeepers suit and tried it on. As requested had the old lady take my picture on my old tractor.
Will go on the attack in the morning, hope that it works.
I did notice one thing that I had worried about is not going to be a problem at all, the ability to turn around and see the bush hog. I have a complete and unobstructed range of motion and visibility. Also the suit is cool.
The picture is poor, once again I failed to wait till the camera warmed up and I'm not putting the suit on again tonight.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e380/Capt-Ron/Tractor/BeeSuit.jpg
Will go on the attack in the morning, hope that it works.
I did notice one thing that I had worried about is not going to be a problem at all, the ability to turn around and see the bush hog. I have a complete and unobstructed range of motion and visibility. Also the suit is cool.
The picture is poor, once again I failed to wait till the camera warmed up and I'm not putting the suit on again tonight.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e380/Capt-Ron/Tractor/BeeSuit.jpg
rixtory
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Sorry, Wish I would have read this thread when it started. 20+ years as a certified NYS Pest Control operator and plenty of experience with honeybees, yellow-Jackets and Balled-Face/European hornets.
We used to mix Cyanide powder (Cynogas) with Sevin powder so we had a knockdown and a residual and then pumped the dust it into the nest ( BTW, I was never aware that yellow-jackets had 2 entry/exit holes - Complete news to me).
Anyways, if it isn't too late, send you bee suit back and get a couple of tyvek suits, one that fits you and one the next size larger and wear them together on your test runs:
Tyvek Suits from Aircraft Spruce
and then call Campmor and buy one of these:
Campmor: Mosquito Head Net
and you will be all set.
Another trick - We always took care of these vermin either at dawn or at dusk on nice days, or usually anytime on cold wet raining days.
However, I got in the practice of always keeping a lit cigar in my mouth and constantly keeping a Little cloud of cigar smoke around me.
Believe me the cigar really worked great when I was on a 40' extension ladder (or cherry picker) doing a church steeple or 3rd story roof-line.
The problem with spraying liquid insecticide at the entrance to the nest is that you piss them off and they will find another way out and the queen usually makes off to build a nest somewhere else - I even once saw some BF Hornets carrying their pupa with them flying out of the nest.
Anyways, sometimes it is a very good idea to make some fast passes with your tractor and your new suit on, with your implement hanging low to disturb vegetation (but not turned on yet) to try to stir up trouble. A few fast passes on the are you are palling to work ( as well as any adjoining areas) and you will know if you have an underground nest.
I always also scan trees looking for the grey oblong nest - a surefire telltale sign of vicious hornets.
Also keep in mind that honeybees die after a sting. Yellow jackets and hornets can sting repeatedly.
We used to mix Cyanide powder (Cynogas) with Sevin powder so we had a knockdown and a residual and then pumped the dust it into the nest ( BTW, I was never aware that yellow-jackets had 2 entry/exit holes - Complete news to me).
Anyways, if it isn't too late, send you bee suit back and get a couple of tyvek suits, one that fits you and one the next size larger and wear them together on your test runs:
Tyvek Suits from Aircraft Spruce
and then call Campmor and buy one of these:
Campmor: Mosquito Head Net
and you will be all set.
Another trick - We always took care of these vermin either at dawn or at dusk on nice days, or usually anytime on cold wet raining days.
However, I got in the practice of always keeping a lit cigar in my mouth and constantly keeping a Little cloud of cigar smoke around me.
Believe me the cigar really worked great when I was on a 40' extension ladder (or cherry picker) doing a church steeple or 3rd story roof-line.
The problem with spraying liquid insecticide at the entrance to the nest is that you piss them off and they will find another way out and the queen usually makes off to build a nest somewhere else - I even once saw some BF Hornets carrying their pupa with them flying out of the nest.
Anyways, sometimes it is a very good idea to make some fast passes with your tractor and your new suit on, with your implement hanging low to disturb vegetation (but not turned on yet) to try to stir up trouble. A few fast passes on the are you are palling to work ( as well as any adjoining areas) and you will know if you have an underground nest.
I always also scan trees looking for the grey oblong nest - a surefire telltale sign of vicious hornets.
Also keep in mind that honeybees die after a sting. Yellow jackets and hornets can sting repeatedly.