On Sep 17, 5:31*pm, "John W" wrote:
Hello All

I recently (after several stings) discovered I have bees living underground,
against a fence post in my yard. They look like little yellow jackets, but
are in the ground and actually eating away at my fence post. I am calling
them carpenter bees, though they look like little yellow jackets. I sprayed
them with the wasp and hornet foam stuff that usually "kills on contact" and
it doesn't touch them !! They come pouring out of the ground and chase me
into my pool. How do I kill these?? Any help welcomed

John W

They are probably yellow jackets nesting around post. Carpenter bees
are fairly large and bore into wood above ground.
I kill yellow jacket nests by spraying a knock down spray (wasp and
hornet) on opening and then dumping a gallon of spray such as
malathion (properly diluted) directly into the ground opening. You'll
get a few strays coming back to nest after first couple of days and
you can spray them with knock down spay.

The knock down spray directly into nest opening can wipe out the whole
nest but if opening is convoluted, as I sometimes get in openings in
siding around house, it takes a lot of spraying and sealing openings.