yellowjacket nest

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Fuck them.
Yesterday I decided to do a lil shop clean-up. The usual stuff, put stuff back in its place, sweep up all the metal shavings from misc tools, drain the condensation from my compressor. Well, I go drain the tank and shut off the breaker so it won't run while it drains and then I go about my business cleaning inside. A couple hours later after I get everything else finished I go out and turn the breaker on and crawl down under the tank to close the valve(this will be changed to a ball valve now). All of a sudden I feel a pop on my shoulder, then one on my jaw, then a couple on my wrist...I had them all over me(luckily I was able to yank my t-shirt off real fast to get them off me).

Now I had a mission, kill the mother f***ers with no mercy. This morning, while they were still slow, I yanked their little nest out into the driveway(welding gloves on) threw kerosene on it and set them ablaze. Next I took some a lil gas and sprinkled all around their area...once they were down, I took a shovel and scooped them up and to the fire they went also. Finally I took the garden hose and hosed them and all the area behind the compressor out and slaughtered the rest...
:flipoff2:to the yellow jackets...you may have stung me...but I set your asses on fire.

(side note: my wrist is swollen like hell and my jaw looks like I got punched)
 
Yellow jackets are my #1 enemy. I have a knack for finding them too. About 3 years ago, I was helping my dad change the compressor in his heat pump. I was standing on top of the coil to lift the compressor out of the center. As soon as I pick up the compressor, I unveil their nest in the base of the heat pump, and get stung about 25 times, from the ankles to the chest, and EVERYWHERE in between.
 
Try being in a bobcat clearing some land, go to dump crap in the trailer and a nest fell at my feet. I've never moved that fast....not to mention i looked like a UFC fighter that just got his ass beat. Revenge is sweet but I would rather not find them in the first place.
 
we had about a 3 foot wide nest in the the building where we keep some old parts and moved a rug and about 50 got me and my dad together
 
I've found them with the backhoe before(but I was kinda expecting them then...not under my Air Compressor
 
I'm still not clear who won ths ifight.
You killed them... but you're still in pain. They are not!

F yellow jackets. We used to get the really aggressive ones that burrow holes in the ground. Foudn nests on 2 occasions by running over them w/ the lawnmower. Turns out, they don't like that too much.
i have bees of all kinds.
 
I won. I may have some pain but the ones who didn't die are now homeless and the others...well...they are dead
 
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Dang, THAT'S gonna leave a mark.

I like to wipe 'em out with that Ortho Home defender stuff....it keeps killing for 6 months, so, one good shot is all it takes....But I usually take the opportunity to give 'em a thanksgiving-sized helping. :flipoff2:
 
I just waged war on a ground nest that was the size of a basket ball and had multiple openings.Found it with my mower also.Hit it early one morning with the propane torch from work.Snap crackle and POP!
 
I have a big Jap hornets nest in a tree near the shop...not sure how to get rid of them...i try and avoid them most of the time...ive heard they will drop ya when they sting haha
 
I got stung ONCE on the middle finger, last year...spent the next 7 hours in the hospital with anaphylactic shock.

Face, eyes, ears, mouth, tongue, throat, ALL swollen badly. My entire body broke out in crazy hives. The worst part was the itching in all my ''hot'' spots. (armpits,back of knees, CROTCH....that part was the worst.)

I had never been allergic before and the Doc said next time could be worse and that my internal organs were likely swelling like my face was....WTF??
Now I carry the Epi-pen.

Sucks that now, if I get stung, I am supposed to go to the ER immediatly.

I hate bees for imposing on my outdoor adventurous self.

KILL EM ALL!!!!!
 
I've burned out 3 nests here at my house this year, only got stung once(Justin you suck!):flipoff2:

Years ago I got my atv saddled on a log. Before I knew it I was completely covered in them. They were even in my helmet. I got stung 24x on my left arm alone, I quit counting after that. I was bleeding along my jaw line. Later we counted 19 stings on my buddy that was trying to help me get my helmet off. Talk about a bad day!
 
Dylan W. said:
I got stung ONCE on the middle finger, last year...spent the next 7 hours in the hospital with anaphylactic shock.
Face, eyes, ears, mouth, tongue, throat, ALL swollen badly. My entire body broke out in crazy hives. The worst part was the itching in all my ''hot'' spots. (armpits,back of knees, CROTCH....that part was the worst.)
I had never been allergic before and the Doc said next time could be worse and that my internal organs were likely swelling like my face was....WTF??
Now I carry the Epi-pen.
Sucks that now, if I get stung, I am supposed to go to the ER immediatly.
I hate bees for imposing on my outdoor adventurous self.
KILL EM ALL!!!!!
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That sounds all too familiar. I had been stung many times throughout the years, and about 2 years ago, I got stung on the ear, and my face swelled up and I was covered in hives. When my throat started swelling, I went to urgent care. A few shots later I was fine. I didn't get stung again for 2 years, but then I got stung twice. Local swelling but nothing major. Then a couple weeks ago, I stirred a nest in the woods with the bulldozer, and got hit 5 times in various places, and basically no swelling at all. So I don't know if Im allergic or not, but I know that it really pisses me off and gets me worried.
 
I used to mow a lot of grass when I was a kid. I got stung many times. I hate a yellow jacket with a passion. Got my revenge one time. Poured gas in the hole. That wasn't good enough for me. I threw a match on it and it blew like an IED. Sounded like a shotgun and blew dirt in my face. I was pleased tough.
 
Ive never seen an above ground yellow jacket nest....seen lots of wasp nests, of course...bt im not sure I wanna see a YJ nest
 
My mother-in-law has a big nest in the ground in her back yard. I don't want to risk pouring gas down there and striking a match (as fun as that would be to watch). Another thing too is that these friggin things are huge. My uncle-in-law found it with the mower and got stung on his back but we need to get rid of them since my mother-in-law is elderly and we are not sure if she is allergic or if the kids are allergic to them since they like to play outside. Any suggestions on slaughtering them SAFELY.
 
Just pour the gas in the hole..no need to light it. Thats how I got rid of the nest at my house. Worked great.

7 dust works too, but it dont kill them, they'll just relocate.
 
Dylan W. said:
Just pour the gas in the hole..no need to light it. Thats how I got rid of the nest at my house. Worked great.
7 dust works too, but it dont kill them, they'll just relocate.
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Dylan is right. Unlit gas will kill them too, but isn't near is fun. I did some experimentation with 5 different kinds of "Wasp and Hornet" killer on a nest a few months ago. 2 of them did nothing to the yellow jackets, 1 slowed them, but took a few minutes to kill, and 2 killed them pretty good. The best one was Ortho Commercial, they sell it at Lowes, and its about twice as much as the regular Ortho, but the regular didn't seem to kill the YJ's, so it's worth it.
 
DO NOT try to mess with them during the daylight hours, you won't get them all and you'll probably get stung.

I personally enjoy setting fire to them, I think they deserve it.
 
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