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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] hornets/wasps

    I had an underground yellowjacket nest (very common species) right in a high traffic area and though I usually leave wasps and hornets alone, I had to get this one out.   The non-poison solution was to put a clear gallon glass jar over the entrance.  The yellowjackets don't recognize that their entrance is blocked, so they don't try to dig a new one as they would if I had just put a rock over the opening.  After about a week, the hive starves.  One caveat - be SURE to fill in the nest, even to digging into it, as the empty nest is very likely to attract new occupants the next year.  Just plugging the hole won't stop it.  I didn't do it the first time and that same nest was reoccupied by the same kind of yellowjackets the next year.
    Yes, I know some people think the method is cruel, but it's the safest, least toxic or destructive method I know.
> -Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com

From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:43:49 +0000
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] hornets/wasps

> 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
> Ontario, Canada
> Hardiness Zone 5b
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