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Willshak

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On Sep 4, 1:56 pm, "
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On Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:40:20 -0400, Red wrote:

On 9/4/2010 12:16 PM, James wrote:

I live in North Florida. There is a yellow jacket bee hive in a big clump
of pampass grass (sawgrass), that I can't get rid of. I have used the
long-shot Black Flag sprays, using a total of (3 ) 18 oz cans at one
time, but I cannot get rid of the nest. The bees come right back to it.

I used the long-shot spray method because of the danger of getting too
close, but even that was risky, as I had to fight off many bees with the
spray, as they were coming after me.

My wife got stung 8 times while she was working near this spot, and that
is how we first learned of it...

Does anyone have any recommendations on how I can get rid of this nest ?
The pampas grass is quite large, and I cannot see the actual nest, but
dozens and dozens of bees continue to fly in and out of the plant, so I know
it is in there somewhere.

Please help !!!

Thank you.

James

attack at nite.

Perzactly. They can't fly well at night so are less likely to get you and
they'll all be home so you can get the whole colony.- Hide quoted text -

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Use long pole or 2X4 to mark opening during day long pole saves you
from getting stung!

Go out at nite with NO LIGHTS AT ALL, take bucket with gasoline
approach area softly, NO LIGHTS!

dump gasoline quickly in hole and leave area! No need to light
gasoline, its not necessary.

they will be dead, gasoline kills them.......

a buddy did this and dug up nest area a few days later, 3 foot
diameter nest in ground.

you need not do this just toss some dirt in hole, and avoid area for a
few days as straglers who were away from nest at night will be hanging
around

one year i sat on a ground nest to work on a dryer vent a couple
weeks later I chipped a bunch of wood and accidently chipped poision
ivy

That was a bad summer.

I agree with this gasoline method, except I would use a pump sprayer or
old spray bottle filled with a pint of gas to get the most gas into the
entrance hole.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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