Yellow jackets

[spence]

A few summers ago I had a nest in a wall likely. Probably sucked up 200 of the suckers in the house with a vacuum. Fortunately when away from the nest and alone they aren't very aggressive.

[bart]

Originally Posted by spence

A few summers ago I had a nest in a wall likely. Probably sucked up 200 of the suckers in the house with a vacuum. Fortunately when away from the nest and alone they aren't very aggressive.

That would’ve been a no bueno situation here. 2 family members who are allergic.

I’ve never even seen them in this part of the yard before, but there’s a plethora of chipmunks. I wonder if yellow jackets use some of the same holes/tunnels that chipmunks dig?

Last time I stumbled upon a nest was maybe 10 years ago. My neighbor at the time, a super cool professor from Harvard, was drinking a beer on his deck watching me go ballistic. He was laughing his ass off as I fled and left the mower for dead. I felt like a real man that day. Later on, I just filled the hole with dirt and that seemed to remedy the situation.
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[wdmso]

I had them in the house made the mistake of spraying the nest then blocking the hole . Bad idea the ones i didn't kill traveled thru my walls and into the house ..had to call an exterminator he used some powder they track in and it kills them all in like a day .. called tempo dust or delta dust cost a lot more than a can of spray . but it works better

[bart]

Originally Posted by wdmso

I had them in the house made the mistake of spraying the nest then blocking the hole . Bad idea the ones i didn't kill traveled thru my walls and into the house ..had to call an exterminator he used some powder they track in and it kills them all in like a day .. called tempo dust or delta dust cost a lot more than a can of spray . but it works better

Thanks, Wayne. I hadn’t planned on covering the hole this time, but I did read something similar to what you mentioned. Not sure if it’s the same thing, but most suggest the spray and then immediately following up with a dusting of another chemical. Maybe that’s what you’re referring to (?)

Regardless, thanks for chiming in.
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