Re: Ground nesting bees?

Posted by Mark - IN. on April 02, 2007 at 20:52:05 from (152.163.100.14):

In Reply to: Ground nesting bees? posted by Mike in Ind. on April 02, 2007 at 17:22:44:

Sound like yellow jackets to me. Sounds a bit early though, but then again the snakes and mosquitos have already been out up north in Bristol. If its yellow jackets, don"t screw with them until dusk, and be careful then too. Sevin is said to work, but I"ll tell you, they"ve gotten me good more than once, and they will chase you off of the tractor and quite a distance on foot. And the running tractor only makes them madder. You"re not supposed to because of messing with the ground, and Sevin and chemicals weren"t helping me much, so at dusk I watched the holes that they were flying into (multiple holes and escape routes), then doused them with diesel or kerosene, lit it immediately to tie them up, and then compacted them good with the tractor tires. Every year, its hide and seek with them to completely different areas, fields, or pastures, and they are vicious and gangup quickly if disturbed. I"ve found that rubbing meat tendorizer on their stings takes out most of the bite pretty quickly, although not completely. The little b......s serve no earthly purpose, except to surprise and nail me when I least expect it. Good luck.

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