Odds of this working on wasp nest

SkinnyV

I have an issue with an underground nest, I tried a gas rag trick and stuffed the hole but all it did was stir the nest up all day
my bro said smoke them out, put this together wish me luck.

theyolksonyou

I don't know if it'll work, but there's definitely some entertainment value here 

milesvdustin

At least throw on a butt, kill two birds with one stone 

MaskedMarvel

Warrior need update, badly...

Skiddymarker

That is definitely a 24 beer or 1/2 gallon bottle set up. Sitting back watching the "horneys" getting their come-up-ance.......
Assume there is a ban on hornet spray in your neighbourhood - cleared a ground n'est a couple of years ago with a single can.

SkinnyV

Shut it down, I did not see a reaction but it is dark.
when I did the gas rag trick I felt like there was another point of entry because they sure swarmed the rag.

so I will see tomorrow what it looks like and may try it in the daylight. I will also look into the spray.

Elijah

Ha. I just took care of an above ground wasp nest 15 minutes ago. I double fisted the spray and got them at midnight. I could hear them swarming inside the nest still, but they'd have to eat through their dead brothers or the nest to get out. I soaked them both with spray.

nolaegghead

Unfortunately, smoke likes to go up.  Hole in the ground is down.  Maybe if you force a draft with a weed eater.  Also, smoke doesn't kill them - note beekeepers use smoke to calm bees down.

I'd shove a hose in there (block the entrance so they can't get out) and drown them.

Teedoff

This may be ecologically unhealthy and probably a bit reckless, but I was taught in my redneck Alabama youth to pour about a pint of gas in the hole and drop a match on it. Kills pretty much everything and you have a nice Olympic torch effect for quite a while.

blasting

I've got a beekeeper suit, and I've got a 500,000 btu weedburner.  I'd enjoy being part of a Johnny Knocksville style solution.

Wolfpack

Teedoff said:

This may be ecologically unhealthy and probably a bit reckless, but I was taught in my redneck Alabama youth to pour about a pint of gas in the hole and drop a match on it. Kills pretty much everything and you have a nice Olympic torch effect for quite a while.

This- works every time for me with yellow jackets. I wait till dusk so they are mostly back in the nest and then pour gas down the hole. Don't even have to light it- 

Toxarch

How was wasp spray not the first option? I keep 6 or more cans of that in the garage. 

The weed burner would work. I'm picturing one of those YouTube videos where they gas gopher holes and then ignite it.

bigguy136

A shop vac also works. Run for an hour and pound on the ground. After, tape off the hose end and sit in the sun for 2 days.

shtgunal3

I've took care of several with the gas in hole trick. I always light the suckers up. 

stonedog03

I watched a pro do it with a shop vac.  He had a modified Tupperware container that he put in the middle of the hose.  The container was to catch / trap the wasps.  He just sat there with the vac and sucked them all up.  Afterwards he dug up the nest.  He took the container full of pissed off wasps and put it on top of the ice in his cooler.  I asked why and he told me that he sells them to a place that will pull the venom sacks to make different medical treatments / medicines.  Never would have guessed any of that.

Zippylip

sounds like the application of a substantial amount of environmentally unfriendly chemicals is in order, these things need to be dead but good

fishlessman

ive got a few hundred bite bee days the last one i was that guy driven out into the lake by a swarm splashing slapping, diving, etc. they dont drown quickly, 10 minutes later i was still finding bees stuck to me and still getting bit under water the can works pretty good but do it at night

Movingday

100% wait until dusk either way so they are back in nest, then I'm a fan of gas and fire also

Rascal

Pour something flammable (about a pint) down the hole, wait about a minute and light with a match.  Problem solved!!~~

GATraveller

Be sure to set up a recording device in case it goes badly. 

THEBuckeye

Turn on tapes of Hillary's campaign yelling and screaming. They'll scatter. 

SmileMaker

Just put sevin dust at the hole opening after dark. They carry it into the nest coming and going and in no time problem solved.

SmokeyPitt

It seems like a shop vac might be a cheap solution.  This was a nest in the house.  Water and dish soap in the shop vac and it looks like they all drowned.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpgovFhV_ho

SkinnyV

It was a fail, not surprised. I may try gas trick again pouring the gas not putting it on a rag. Only problem is there may be a hole on the other side of the fence under tons of brush etc.

will post an update.

Legume

After all of this great advice, I think you owe the forum some video.

Fred19Flintstone

Ummm.  Poke it with a stick?

Codfish

Connect a hose to your lawnmower exhaust, and let it run for a while, gas the buggers, worked for me.

jaydub58

I've had very good results waiting until dark when they are all in the nest sleeping, and using a spray can VERY liberally into and around the hole. 

wbradking

HTTP://www.beesbeesbees.com

Sea2Ski

I have done the cup of gas and fire solution for those in the ground, and only once had to do it 2x for one nest.  

For the nest that is not in a location the be "fire friendly" I have used the Sevin dust.  I took a pice of thin cardboard and folded it in half. Put a tablespoon or two of dust in it and put the powder in the nest at about 10pm.  In the morning, just a few bees. In the evening, none.

For those in a tree, more time and care was taken.  Trim the surrounding branches one at a time creating a clear and unobstructed working area.  Took a large trash bag, covered the nest with it, and cut the branch.   From there it went into a trash can which had some hot burning coals in it from burning some other deadwoo earlier, and put the lid on it once the bag went in.  

Carolina Q

Only had an in-ground yellow jacket nest once, years ago. I just poured a cup or so of gasoline in the hole and walked away. Didn't light it. Didn't even wait until dark either. Killed a little bit of grass, but not much. Never saw the bees again.