Yellow jacket nest in the woodpile. What to do?
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Right. Hell, I don't even use lawn fertilizer, but one use of a garden insecticide that was around when I was a kid, and it's the end of the world as we know it.
Every time you drive through a farm area almost anywhere in this country, you suck more poison in an hour than anyone at my house sucks in a year. Chemical plants? Refineries? Lol.
I was taken aback when posters were saying that running a shop vac outside would disturb their neighbors. My nearest neighbor is over a quarter mile away. We can barely hear each other's lawnmowers.
So, yeah, the risk of serious injury to some little old man or lady a month from now is something fairly serious, and killing the jackets reduces that. Gardeners have been using Sevin for at least 45 years, spreading it on plants, then working RIGHT AMONG THOSE PLANTS for several months each summer. I get that if you hose mice down with a massive amount of these chemicals you can raise up some tumors, but dangers are sometimes cumulative, sometimes exclusive.
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Thanks for the lecture, counselor. It's good to know that you're also a scientist.
Give the wood pile a good blast with a water hose. They'll move on. There, that's two simple and viable solutions. You're welcome.
Give the wood pile a good blast with a water hose. They'll move on. There, that's two simple and viable solutions. You're welcome.
Blasted them with a hose almost a week ago. They did not move on. A simple solution. Not viable. Glad to see that in addition to selling insurance or whatever you do, you're a failed lawn and garden adviser.
Party on. Lol. You don't know the first thing about it.
Wasps don't go dormant. All wasps die over winter. Next years wasps will be new hatches.
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That seems to be the consensus, but it is not universal in the stuff I see online. It's also true that yellow jackets are not pollinators, right?
The terms hornet and wasp can be very confusing since frequently used common or colloquial names are inaccurate. So, we must first define what insects are really hornets and wasps. Scientists classify insects into various species, and in fact, the only true species of true hornet in the U.S. is the European or brown hornet. However, an insect that is actually a wasp, but almost always identified by homeowners as a hornet, is the bald-faced hornet. So, to answer this question we will define hornets as only the bald-faced hornet and the European hornet, while the wasps will be the yellow jackets and the paper wasps.
The European hornet is the only hornet in the U.S. The rest are all Wasps.
All hornets except the queen also die over winter.
This European hornet?
'Cuz Wikipedia says this:
The European hornet (Vespa crabro) is the largest eusocial wasp in Europe and the largest vespine in North America. It is actually the only true hornet found in North America.[1] V. crabro is usually regarded as a pest by those humans who come into contact with it.[2]
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SEVEN,six, five, four, three, two ,one and they are gone! About six years ago I got the advice to use seven powder from this board and as usual it was one of the best recommendations I have received. To kill bees is not one of the uses listed for seven powder but it is very toxic on ALL bees. I've gotten rid of yellow jackets, carpenter bees you name them I have experienced them and seven powder is your friend. I just got rid of a major in ground nest with three entrances. The area looked like skunks were looking for grubs but it was yellow jackets and I got my friend - seven powder - gone in a day.
I checked the woodpile again last night. Zip movement . Same this morning. So, 6 years ago you used the dreaded Sevin dust. Has your entire family and all your neighbors suffered impaired cognitive development and grown huge hairy tumors on your backs? No?
There are some on this board who think it is just a matter of time.
Wouldn't THIS be what a European hornet looks like?This European hornet?
'Cuz Wikipedia says this:
The European hornet (Vespa crabro) is the largest eusocial wasp in Europe and the largest vespine in North America. It is actually the only true hornet found in North America.[1] V. crabro is usually regarded as a pest by those humans who come into contact with it.[2]
Don't they need at least one drone to, you know...?. Gotta speak up for the male half of the population. Any population.
I wasn't particularly concerned about the possibility of you suffering "impaired cognitive development" (what's done is done), but more so the onset of "behavioral problems".
But then I thought, how would we even recognize if demlion started "acting strangely"? Your prior actions don't really serve as a suitable basis for establishing a stable baseline
The easiest thing to do is wait until winter and throw frozen logs from the infested
pile on an already raging fire. I've done it. By the end of winter, your problem will be solved.
pile on an already raging fire. I've done it. By the end of winter, your problem will be solved.
That's right PPB. Broke the mold and scattered the pieces.I wasn't particularly concerned about the possibility of you suffering "impaired cognitive development" (what's done is done), but more so the onset of "behavioral problems".
But then I thought, how would we even recognize if demlion started "acting strangely"? Your prior actions don't really serve as a suitable basis for establishing a stable baseline
