[Shop-talk] Eradicating yellowjackets in a stone wall?

[Jim Franklin]

I've tried spray and dust (which may have been diatomaceous earth, landlord can't remember). Neither is making it into the hole in the ground, which is either way far back or around a 90 degree bend. 

She's ordering delta dust but I'd like to rig up a remote blower for it so I can hit them during the day from a few feet away. I'm thinking a length of rubber tubing with a T junction, and I dump the powder into a funnel in the T junction and blow it to the other end. 

I'm open to less Caddyshack-like solutions :-)

jim

> On Aug 6, 2023, at 8:59 AM, Eric Russell <ejrussell61 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The yellowjacket nests I've dealt with are in the ground. A can of hornet killing spray has eliminated them. 
> https://diypestcontrol.com/yellowjackets.htm <https://diypestcontrol.com/yellowjackets.htm> 
> 
> EjR 
> 
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 5:47 AM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org <mailto:jamesf at groupwbench.org>> wrote:
> I tried to kill a yellowjacket nest in a stone wall tonight. They are entering at ground level. Any experienced opinions on where I should have aimed the can? I only had one  :-)  Emptied 3/4 of it into the gap in the wall but not a single angry wasp came out so I'm not convinced I hit anything. Morning will tell. 
> 
> Should I expect they're in the ground, or would they have built a nest amongst the rocks? I've never seen that.
> 
> (fire, nukes, pros, all not viable options at the moment)
> 
> If the can didn't work, any ideas on what to try next?
> 
> thanks,
> jim
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