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["tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>]

I've found 3 simple & elegant ways to deal w/ ground-nesting 
bees/wasps/hornets:

1)  If you can ID them, and they are a less common native species, leave 
them alone.  Maybe build a small fence to keep children and skunks away.

2)  Do disturbance activities (mowing, moving mulch, spraying insecticide on 
unwanted nests) EARLY in the AM.  The cooler the air temperature, the less 
mobile the hornet.

3)  If you have broken an unwanted nest, just leave it be.  If it is in a 
rural area, or in a suburb near a preserve, the skunks will find it and 
clean it up for you.

This works in s.WI

-- Tanis


----Original Message Follows----
From: Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] hornets/wasps
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 08:55:23 -0400

Hello,

Are these hornets or yellow-jackets?  I have a nest of
yellow-jackets in the mulch under a currant bush, and boy
are they aggressive when you mow near them.

Do hornets make nests in the ground, or in mulch?

I was mowing the other day and got stung.  Luckily, I had my
fruit tree spray with me and I sprayed the cloud of insects
clustered near the ground with it.  I have not been back to
see the results.

For a small insect, yellow-jackets have a strong bite.

Lots of rain in SW Ontario.  My rain gauge indicates 2" this
past week.

Later,
Tom

bert dunn wrote:

> Hello allA neighbor called me regarding a manure pile ,
> with lots of straw therein. As he was moving contents to
> his garden he was attacked by wasps or hornets.He wants to
> burn the pile, however its less than 15 feet from his
> frame garage. IMO not a good idea.Any suggestions on to
> address this hazard?Thanks in advanceBert Dunn   RR4
> Tottenham   Zone 4b
> www.hardygrapes.tottenham..on.ca
> www.littlefatwino.com/bertslist
>
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Thomas Olenio
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