A little help

[PhatOrange]

They're like ants, they'll find a way to get out or go somewhere else. I've found them in electrical outlet boxes before.

Aren’t these guys just your average everyday yellow jacket?

 

[cto]

I have had bee/wasp infestations. Terminix was wonderful in getting rid of them each time. I was dubious as first, but I have become a huge Terminix fan.

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[Toga]

I thought all the bees were dying. I guess that's not so - they're all hanging at Finwad's.

 

[texascpa]

Aren’t these guys just your average everyday yellow jacket?

Yeah, but they find ways to get in places you would never think about. They're sneaky little fellas.

 

[Orangepace]

I’m stubborn as a mule, eventually I think I’ve got to get in the crawl space.

Something tells me that locking yourself in that crawl space with the queen and her army is not a great idea... May want to have a doctor on standby.

 

[Chip]

One little bastard got stuck in my pants and got me a couple of times!

I read this from the bottom up. So what exactly is the problem?

 

[Roger N]

I’m currently fighting an infestation of German Yellow Jackets. Got in through a hole in the cinder blocks surrounding the rear fireplace.

I’ve gotten hundreds and hundreds with a shop vac (filter pulled/water in the basin). Now they’ve gotten a bit smarter and are entering the back living room under the brick of the fireplace hearth.

Even spraying, and stimulating them from the exterior no longer gets them out that exit point. This portion of the House was an addition at some point, so there’s only a crawl space underneath it.

Just don’t have the marbles to pin myself in that 18 inch crawl space 30 feet or so from the entrance to the main basement chamber.

Anybody else have a similar problem? Looking for solutions to get the queen. Think I’ve gotten most of the colony.

Strong record thus far, I’m like 879-3. One little bastard got stuck in my pants and got me a couple of times!

I’m currently fighting an infestation of German Yellow Jackets. Got in through a hole in the cinder blocks surrounding the rear fireplace.

I’ve gotten hundreds and hundreds with a shop vac (filter pulled/water in the basin). Now they’ve gotten a bit smarter and are entering the back living room under the brick of the fireplace hearth.

Even spraying, and stimulating them from the exterior no longer gets them out that exit point. This portion of the House was an addition at some point, so there’s only a crawl space underneath it.

Just don’t have the marbles to pin myself in that 18 inch crawl space 30 feet or so from the entrance to the main basement chamber.

Anybody else have a similar problem? Looking for solutions to get the queen. Think I’ve gotten most of the colony.

Strong record thus far, I’m like 879-3. One little bastard got stuck in my pants and got me a couple of times!

 

[blizz]

How about a fogger in the crawl space and once you've flushed them fill the entrance point in the brick with expanding foam. Ideally you'd want to seal off the area between three crawl surfaces amid the house but that is often very difficult, especially without extended access to the space. I've also had very good luck with using cayenne pepper as a deterrent. Any kind of critter will not return to area once they've been burned. Never tried with insects, have my doubts.

 

[Nick44]

I hear a 3-4 defense usually stops yellow jackets.

 

[Millhouse]

If you know their entrance/exit maybe great stuff foam spray or caulk and just seal them in. If they can’t get out they’ll die that way to.

If you are curious about the different types of caulk, chip is our resident caulk expert

 

[UnknownOrange]

This has been an absolutely terrifying read thank you so much

 

[DeGrozz]

I was really confused when I read this post.

I thought you talking about taking care of the colony before getting the queen was a metaphor for focusing on beating FSU and UCONN before looking forward to the Clemson game.

I guess it's football season, huh?

(obvious joke there)

 

[RandomGuy]

You may need to call a professional, but your post indicates you are a diy.

When they get in through cinder block, they generally nest in the cinder block holes. I've literally gone through 30 plus cans of bee spray, in cinder block(many times). I've plugged off any other possible entrances, and I unload can after can, until the fumes kill them all.

You mention a new entrance, which is concerning. They should be nesting in the cinder block. If they are not... An 18 inch crawl space is oppressive.. Anything less than 24 inches is...it's possible they went past your cinder block, and nested in the chimney, or the gap between the flu.,. Start a fire. They generally nest close to the edge.

If you plug the entrance, they may start coming in your house. Impossible to know what you've got.

Good news, is that if you have cold mornings, you can track them down with cold temps without fear... Kill them when it's cold...

I'm a degreed computer programmer, but I preferred working at a utility. I kill them every day. Have some allergic guys, so I like to go when it's a big one... Have another guy with a Entomologist degree, that also worked as an exterminator for years. He's only referred to as "Bug Man". Never steered me wrong, as far as Diy, killem all, at work... I can forward any further questions to him...

If they're not too clever, you can kill them on your own. . But please note, that I've had to unload $100 worth of bee spray, for the big Cinder block colonies... Your kidding yourself if you think 3 or 4 cans will work. (Assuming they are in the Cinder block)

Good luck..

 

[bevosu]

Get a gun.

That's always the solution in Texas.

 

[MG44]

just thank God you dont have a rrlbees infestation

 

[Finwad32]

You may need to call a professional, but your post indicates you are a diy.

When they get in through cinder block, they generally nest in the cinder block holes. I've literally gone through 30 plus cans of bee spray, in cinder block(many times). I've plugged off any other possible entrances, and I unload can after can, until the fumes kill them all.

You mention a new entrance, which is concerning. They should be nesting in the cinder block. If they are not... An 18 inch crawl space is oppressive.. Anything less than 24 inches is...it's possible they went past your cinder block, and nested in the chimney, or the gap between the flu.,. Start a fire. They generally nest close to the edge.

If you plug the entrance, they may start coming in your house. Impossible to know what you've got.

Good news, is that if you have cold mornings, you can track them down with cold temps without fear... Kill them when it's cold...

I'm a degreed computer programmer, but I preferred working at a utility. I kill them every day. Have some allergic guys, so I like to go when it's a big one... Have another guy with a Entomologist degree, that also worked as an exterminator for years. He's only referred to as "Bug Man". Never steered me wrong, as far as Diy, killem all, at work... I can forward any further questions to him...

If they're not too clever, you can kill them on your own. . But please note, that I've had to unload $100 worth of bee spray, for the big Cinder block colonies... Your kidding yourself if you think 3 or 4 cans will work. (Assuming they are in the Cinder block)

Good luck..

YOOOOOO!!!! Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I got the Queen(s) ladies and gents! There were two!

 

[RandomGuy]

Nice! How many cans of bee spray?

 

[Finwad32]

Nice! How many cans of bee spray?

1/2 - all shop vac, mallet on the blocks to piss them off and fly swatter inside. Shop vac is great.

I got lucky, queens came into my living room.

 

[orange79]

I got lucky, queens came into my living room.

 

[texascpa]

Now, you need to either seal it up really good or open it up and clean out the hive, otherwise the bees will come back.

 

[RandomGuy]

1/2 - all shop vac, mallet on the blocks to piss them off and fly swatter inside. Shop vac is great.

I got lucky, queens came into my living room.

Whoa!

 

[Toga]

1/2 - all shop vac, mallet on the blocks to piss them off and fly swatter inside. Shop vac is great.

I got lucky, queens came into my living room.

My that is lucky.

 

[alphaorange]

You may need to call a professional, but your post indicates you are a diy.

When they get in through cinder block, they generally nest in the cinder block holes. I've literally gone through 30 plus cans of bee spray, in cinder block(many times). I've plugged off any other possible entrances, and I unload can after can, until the fumes kill them all.

You mention a new entrance, which is concerning. They should be nesting in the cinder block. If they are not... An 18 inch crawl space is oppressive.. Anything less than 24 inches is...it's possible they went past your cinder block, and nested in the chimney, or the gap between the flu.,. Start a fire. They generally nest close to the edge.

If you plug the entrance, they may start coming in your house. Impossible to know what you've got.

Good news, is that if you have cold mornings, you can track them down with cold temps without fear... Kill them when it's cold...

I'm a degreed computer programmer, but I preferred working at a utility. I kill them every day. Have some allergic guys, so I like to go when it's a big one... Have another guy with a Entomologist degree, that also worked as an exterminator for years. He's only referred to as "Bug Man". Never steered me wrong, as far as Diy, killem all, at work... I can forward any further questions to him...

If they're not too clever, you can kill them on your own. . But please note, that I've had to unload $100 worth of bee spray, for the big Cinder block colonies... Your kidding yourself if you think 3 or 4 cans will work. (Assuming they are in the Cinder block)

Good luck..

It can get to be an ordeal like something in a horror movie. They got into a former co-worker's upstairs walls and were there for years, apparently. He heard scratching and put his ear to the wall and listened. What he heard sounded like a squadron of airplanes (his words). He tapped on the sheet rock and they started to pour into the room. He end up putting duct tape over the hole and called the exterminators. They came in full gear, tore into the walls, and ended up several square feet of nests. The yellow jackets had been working at the walls and were nearly through. A small nest like Finwad's is bad enough. Imagine one several feet by several feet.

 

[Upstate]

Sleep with the queen. Assert your dominance over the hive.

 

[Rocco]

1. Go grab a bottle of Bacardi 151.

2. Put about a shot in your mouth and hold it there.

3. Dip your fingers into the 151.

4. Light your fingers on fire.

5. Blow the 151 sitting in your mouth over your fingers like a blowtorch. Aim accordingly.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

(sorry old college bar-tending trick that worked well when wanting to singe eyebrows off for a few dollars)