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

Berry Kercheval berry at kerch.com
Mon Aug 7 19:09:23 MDT 2023


Diesel fuel and ammonium nitrate, THEN the propane torch!

On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 6:08 PM John Innis <jdinnis at gmail.com> wrote:

> " 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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