Ahhh .... reminds me of the good ole days when I could buy Diazanon
poison - if I found a Yellow Jacket nest I'd get up early the next
morning after marking the nest opening with a rock or brick and then I'd
pack the opening full of diazanon crystals. Never had to treat a nest
twice.
The thing that worries me are African bees. They are so aggressive,
sting many times and ill chase people into water. I've heard they
circle over people who went in water and wait for the victim to come
out. I hear many animals have been attacked by the bees if the grazing
animal got too close.
I am sure they are in some border states and are gaining more ground
every year. I am hoping they never get to Va and stay South !l
LARRYT
91 300D
On 8/11/2013 5:07 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote:
I was putting up some wire fencing on the posts of a horse corral once with
one of those staple hammer-puller tools. Unbeknownst to me there was a
yellow jacket nest between the post and the surrounding dirt. They took
strong exception to the vibration I caused by hammering at the post, and
showed me their displeasure by stinging me a few times.
A little rotenone powder settled their hash!
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Larry T
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 5:56 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] wasps everywhere
Most wasps are non threatening to humans - it's the people who freak out and
run around trying to kill them. I only try to remove yellow jackets who
build nests in the ground - it's too easy to not know they are there and get
stung when cutting the grass... the way they swarm it's possible to be stung
enough times to be serious...
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