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

[John Innis]

" I'm open to less Caddyshack-like solutions :-)"
So suggesting diesel fuel and a propane torch is right out?

On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 5:16 PM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:

> 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
>
> EjR
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 5:47 AM Jim Franklin <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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