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pdub wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:47 pm 3 gallons of boiling hot water and dawn mix all over tree stump.

Laid down screen. Cut hole in screen over nest hole.

Poured 1/4 bottle dawn in said hole. Stuck garden hose in. On for ten minutes.

Poured three more gallons boiling soap water in hole. Covered hole with lobster pot.

Gotta work.

Sounds good.

How long before you post the video?

pdub wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:47 pm 3 gallons of boiling hot water and dawn mix all over tree stump.

Laid down screen. Cut hole in screen over nest hole.

Poured 1/4 bottle dawn in said hole. Stuck garden hose in. On for ten minutes.

Poured three more gallons boiling soap water in hole. Covered hole with lobster pot.

Gotta work.

I saw on TV that the Acme company has a variety of explosives that are useful in dealing with varmints. Endorsed by W.E. Coyote, E. Fudd, and Y. Sam among others.

It’s early and it’s a bit chilly this morning but signs are good. Only two of these bitches ( workers I believe ) hovering around trying to figure out how to get in.

It's a bit tough to tell if it did the trick ( or is doing the trick ).
There's consistently about 3-5 wasps buzzing around the stump now but they don't seem to be able to get through the screen + lobster pot - then they buzz off.

So it's difficult to know if it's the same x amount of wasps who might somehow have not been in the nest coming back and being pissed or if they are somehow getting out and I can't see where.

I'm gathering it's the former as I read not every single yellow jacket makes it to the nest at night.

I suppose I just wait a couple more days to see if the workers give up.

( last night )

Knock on wood ( maybe not the stump just in case ) but I think pdub has triumphed.
No yellow jackets this morning.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:53 am Knock on wood ( maybe not the stump just in case ) but I think pdub has triumphed.
No yellow jackets this morning.

^^^

Hope so.

Lavender was a nice touch.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:53 am Knock on wood ( maybe not the stump just in case ) but I think pdub has triumphed.
No yellow jackets this morning.

looks like a solid setup

i, too, appreciate the lavender

Lavender?
The screen?
I think it’s just the color because the sun was down and almost fully dark.

pdub wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:14 am Lavender?
The screen?
I think it’s just the color because the sun was down and almost fully dark.

I think you got busted with a K-State tarp.

pdub wrote: ↑Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:47 pm
Laid down screen. Cut hole in screen over nest hole.

It’s window screen from Ace.
I wanted to be able to see if it was working without lifting a tarp but also effectively keep them in/out.

JKLivin wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:19 am

pdub wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:14 am Lavender?
The screen?
I think it’s just the color because the sun was down and almost fully dark.

I think you got busted with a K-State tarp.

^^^

What's next, he'll be putting people in timeout for criticizing K-state?

Why didn't you tape around the opening for the hose? What kinds wood is that weighing the tarp down? Those are kinda odd length cuts right? Too long to fit in a stove, to short to be useful as lumber or live edge counters etc.





Arent ya glad you posted a pic?

I wanted to be able to remove the hose easily just in case I later wanted to add more soap/pour boiling water/use a spray.

I've left the screen on and will until the weekend is over -- hopefully starving out any of them trapped inside -- and forcing those still on the outside to just give up and abandon hope.

Those are from my camp wood pile -- when I get a couple cords cut for me, I get several reject pieces that are too long for my stove -- and they are too tough to split with my axe. When I go camping, I take several of these pieces and throw them on after the fire is ready for them. It's not a very big pile compared to my actual wood piles for the stove. The BUD probably just wants me to get rid of it though.

They eat fucking meat?

An effective but not exactly environmentally friendly way is the method my dad (may he rest in peace) used. Living on the farm we had plenty of used motor oil around. He sometimes encountered a nest of bumblebees when mowing hay. At night when the bees were inactive he would pour a gallon or so of the oil on the nest and that did it.

Yes.
Gasoline was one of the methods I read about that was most effective but chose to avoid.

But, fire!