ground hornets

[Pete M]

what are everyone's favorite way to get rid of them?  I'd like to avoid using gasoline since they are in the front lawn. 

[Akula69]

Anything that kills them quickly kills the grass, unfortunately.

[Pete M]

I was thinking about pumping co2 down the hole. 

[jimoshel]

I stand back 100 yards and shoot them with a '06.

[glundblad]

I am sorry Pete but I love the gasoline approach.  As far as entertainment value, it beats a bug light any day. :rotfl2:

[johnr]

seven powder. dead the next day

[dasbulliwagen]

Can you park a running push mower over top of their hole? But seven dust sounds good too.

[johnr]

on a side note diatomaceous earth can also be very effective for ants. it may work on yellow jackets but I'm not sure

[johnr]

remember what ever you do it has to be at night so you get all of them. during the day half if not more are away from the nest. if you put the seven dust in and around the hole about 5 or 6 oclock all of the workers will track the dust into the nest at quiting time

[Pete M]

looks like we'll be trying a foaming spray killer tonight that is for burrowing wasps.  I'll let y'all know how it goes. :thumbsup:

[ftpiercecracker1]

The ONLY way to deal with yellow jackets/ground wasps.

 

 

 

 

 

Safe for your lawn too!  :yes:

[terrawombat]

Best of luck.  We tried a few commercially available products from Lowe's last year.  It kept them down, but they returned again this year.  It was very dry last year so I was afraid to do the gasoline/torch method, but this year has been on the wetter side so I may change my decision on that...

[Alexia]

My family used M80 bombs to deal with them. Light, drop in hole, RUN.

[nitroxsteve]

Best of luck. We tried a few commercially available products from Lowe's last year. It kept them down, but they returned again this year. It was very dry last year so I was afraid to do the gasoline/torch method, but this year has been on the wetter side so I may change my decision on that...

You don't need to light the gass just pour some in the hole it will kill them. I just use foaming bee killer on my bees.

[Pete M]

the deed is done.  seemed like any other wasp killing spray.  :dunno:   I really wanted to try the co2 but was overruled by the rest of the household.  they've got no imagination :D

[JeepcoMJ]

Good old fashioned Howe and flood it with water all night long.

 

I have also done the melted aluminum trick on both ant hills and yellow jacket hives.

[johnr]

:popcorn:

[conker]

For future reference, my grandad swears by using hot water, he leaves his hose out in the sun with it full of water for a day and then hoses the nest down with the water.

 

He didn't get murdered by hornets, so I guess it works decently.

[Pete M]

I was hesitant to use plain water after watching a carpenter ant walk around underwater in my aquarium like it was nothing (I threw 'er in for the fish).  guess there's a limit to that under water hijinks, I'd just need to exceed it.  :yes:

[KYMJ]

Several applications of Sevin dust. They wore me out last year. Took awhile to find thier entrance. I also waited until almost dark to apply the dust with no issues. I forgot this, i doused the hole with a can of hornet spray prior to dusting.

[Pete M]

all seems quiet outside.  used most the can and then shoved a rock in the entrance.  haven't had the guts to pull out the rock just yet. :D

[Spectormj]

Smoke em with burlap and lighterfluid down the hole