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EDGEMAN
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Hit it with that foaming bee killer about 30 minutes after sunset.

All of the Yellowjackets should be back in the nest by then. Spray the entire can down the hole, then head back inside for the night. That should kill all of them. If you want to be doubly sure, the next morning you should squirt Dawn dishwashing liquid into the hole. Next put your garden hose into the hole and flood the tunnels with foaming (bee) dishwashing soap terror. That should eliminate any that may have survived. I've never seen any that survived the next morning, but I did the Dawn application anyway.
Posted: 07/10/2025 at 02:22 PM ET
(In response to this post by RoswellGAHokie)

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We have yellow jackets nesting under a juniper bush.
RoswellGAHokie • 07/10/25 01:59 PM ET
One M80 down there and it's over
MAHokie69 • 07/10/25 06:44 PM ET
…and they are running the triple option**
chumley • 07/10/25 04:57 PM ET
They haven't passed once**
TomTurkey • 07/10/25 06:12 PM ET
They do keep it on (in) the ground.**
reestuart • 07/10/25 06:18 PM ET
They have a swarming defense, though**
TomTurkey • 07/10/25 06:19 PM ET
Is their sting or their chop block worse?**
reestuart • 07/10/25 05:44 PM ET
🎼 Send the yellow jackets to a watery grave!**
Spud • 07/10/25 05:30 PM ET
This stuff lists yellow jackets.**
reestuart • 07/10/25 04:08 PM ET
Next to "obliteration" there are traps that will siphon a number of them.
TomTurkey • 07/10/25 03:52 PM ET
$4.99 can of hot shot. Fill the hole from 20 ft away. Done.**
JoesterVT • 07/10/25 03:41 PM ET
Just got tagged by a couple of those jerks this afternoon
HokieMacDaddy • 07/10/25 03:13 PM ET
I say you take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way
Brown Water • 07/10/25 02:50 PM ET
Exactly **
ColoVT82 • 07/10/25 05:19 PM ET
Spray Sevin dust in the hole, just after dusk. that will do them in.**
vthhhi • 07/10/25 02:44 PM ET
^^^^^ This worked for me. I would say "dump" instead of "spray'. It took
nokeneck • 07/11/25 11:39 AM ET
I had a nest under an Azaela bush and local florist told me to try...
vthhhi • 07/11/25 01:27 PM ET
Have a B-2 drop a bunker buster on it. They are extremely accurate.**
vt90 • 07/10/25 02:44 PM ET
TOTAL OBLITERATION!!!**
HeisenBurg13 • 07/10/25 03:44 PM ET
DOD has a micro bunker buster delivery system tailored to this need -**
PhotoHokieNC • 07/10/25 03:17 PM ET
Shaking in his boots ...**
vt90 • 07/10/25 03:20 PM ET
Wasn't he on "Hive Got A Secret?" ?**
PhotoHokieNC • 07/10/25 03:24 PM ET
Got bit by two of those bastages when cutting the grass today. They went
UTPr0sim • 07/10/25 02:34 PM ET
And then itch**
TomTurkey • 07/10/25 03:12 PM ET
Hit it with that foaming bee killer about 30 minutes after sunset. ◄
EDGEMAN • 07/10/25 02:22 PM ET
Meh, a good gasoline pour will do it as well.
Nova Hokie 95 • 07/10/25 02:29 PM ET
I use gas but don't light it. The fumes do them in. After getting stung,
Coach McGuirk • 07/10/25 03:52 PM ET
There's a natural gas line in the city RW near the street. I'll pass on 🔥**
TomTurkey • 07/10/25 06:16 PM ET
i recommend watching this a couple of times for some useful ideas:**
squarerootofone • 07/10/25 02:42 PM ET
^^^This...nothing more..nothing less..nothing else**
TomTurkey • 07/10/25 03:13 PM ET
Had a similar situation
I85Hokie • 07/10/25 02:19 PM ET
Me too. My extermination company (that was under contract) refused
No Clue • 07/10/25 03:53 PM ET
I've had 3 nests in the last 5 years. Got stung 3 times by 1 YJ the first
Late 80s Hokie • 07/10/25 02:46 PM ET
You CAN develop a bee allergy over time. I had a doctor tell me that when->
HOKIERIT • 07/10/25 08:13 PM ET
Yeah, that's what you, or another poster here, said 4 or so years ago when
Late 80s Hokie • 07/11/25 07:16 AM ET
Yikes! Trouble breathing?**
astrohokie • 07/10/25 03:19 PM ET
Ears and lips swelled. When I went into urgent care they brought me in
Late 80s Hokie • 07/10/25 03:30 PM ET
Sounds like Howard Walowitz in the ER on The Big Bang Theory**
TomTurkey • 07/10/25 06:53 PM ET
Sounds like you were going into anaphylactic shock? I've been there, done
PWR2LZ • 07/10/25 04:38 PM ET
Wow**
astrohokie • 07/10/25 04:07 PM ET
nuke it from orbit**
HokieDan95 • 07/10/25 02:18 PM ET