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

[Jimmie Mayfield]

(First attempt to reply to the list failed.  Apologies in advance if you 
eventually see two similar replies from me...)

Years ago I recall watching a video where someone had a 
difficult-to-reach wasp or hornet nest in a roof so he set up a shopvac 
where the wasps were entering and let it run for a day or so.  Something 
like this might work for your situation if your shopvac has enough 
suction.  If you also suck up some powdered insect killer like Sevin or 
diatomaceous earth, it ought to kill the wasps while they're in the 
tank.  Browsing YouTube, I see a number of similar videos but not the 
one that I recall watching.

This might be pretty effective at getting rid of the adults.  Depending 
on the side of the nest and how many eggs have been laid, you might need 
to repeat it a couple times as the young hatch and leave the nest.

J


On 8/5/23 21:54, Jim Franklin 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
> _______________________________________________
>
> Shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org
>