War: Bald face hornets vs yellow jackets 50+ feet up.

[K_W]

In all seriousness this time, I may be your man. I am the proud owner of a VERY powerful airsoft rifle capable of accurate/painful shots at 200 ft. The only issue is, it's at home, I'm at school. I may be able to get it this weekend though

I don't have to mow again until next week... but I'm up by Carmel.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Have a neighbor light off a few fireworks as a distraction and send some birdshot up there

 

[remauto1187]

Take donuts (2 mornings in a row) to the local fire dept. When they finally ask you what you want....tell them....a continuous blast of water 50ft off the ground to knock down the lil monsters that are holding you hostage in your own backyard.

 

[wabash]

thanks for reminding me of this old thread on another forum


Bees, Bees And More Bees!

 

[bwframe]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/350491-drone-pilots-fpv-quad-plane.html

 

[NyleRN]

RPG

 

[alabasterjar]

I for one second the good old potato gun.

massive destruction and legal just hard to aim and score direct hits.

Another "aye" for the potato gun. Solid round to do maximum damage to the hornet nest...the rounds are even biodegradable...it is green technology!!!

While in college, I found that the potato gun had a spectacular place in interior fights when replacing the potato round for a less-lethal dirty sock round. The light fuzz around the sock generally goes up in flames during launch to add visual interest during night combat missions...

 

[Leadeye]

Permethryn dust on the hornet nest entrance, same with the yellow jackets. They track it in and in a few days the nest is history.

 

[printcraft]

Just get some firework mortars and have an impromptu late labor day celebration directly below the nest.

 

[phylodog]

Someone on here must be proficient with a potato gun. That ought to do it.

 

[Harleyrider_50]

Coffee can o' gas......an'a BlackCat (firecracker)......NUKE'd them sunvab***'s.......

 

[TheBigLebowski]

Tater gun

+1.......and post pics too

 

[Hop]

The enemy of your enemy is your friend... except in this case. Kill them all! I have a full auto Drozd by the way.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I had a huge yellowjacket nest in my little barn last year. I waited until after dark and I took a small battery lantern out there and my shop vac. I taped a 1/4 " dowel on the end of the hose, sticking out about 4", and slowly used the dowel to pick the nest apart and vac'ed it all up, including the yellowjackets. Since it was dark, any that flew went immediately to the lantern where I could easily vac them up too. The best part about using the shop vac is that you have no wasps left after you get rid of the nest. You can burn, blast, or otherwise destroy the nest, and if you have a couple thousand wasps left, they will hang around the area for the rest of the season and stay generally p*ssed off.

Also, I'm a bee-keeper and I did have my complete bee suit on just in case, but they didn't really go after me.

All that being said, I don't think I'd mess with one that high up in a tree. I'd let them go, they'll be gone soon enough.

 

[patience0830]

Sevin insecticide sprinkled on the ground nest will kill the yellow jackets. Sevin blown through the intake on a leaf blower might reach and destroy the hornets.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Sevin insecticide sprinkled on the ground nest will kill the yellow jackets. Sevin blown through the intake on a leaf blower might reach and destroy the hornets.

I've poured Sevin at the entrance of yellowjacket nests in the ground and it kills them fast. The leaf blower idea is a good one. You could even try to hook up a long piece of pipe to get it up there without dispersing so much.

 

[patience0830]

I had a huge yellowjacket nest in my little barn last year. I waited until after dark and I took a small battery lantern out there and my shop vac. I taped a 1/4 " dowel on the end of the hose, sticking out about 4", and slowly used the dowel to pick the nest apart and vac'ed it all up, including the yellowjackets. Since it was dark, any that flew went immediately to the lantern where I could easily vac them up too. The best part about using the shop vac is that you have no wasps left after you get rid of the nest. You can burn, blast, or otherwise destroy the nest, and if you have a couple thousand wasps left, they will hang around the area for the rest of the season and stay generally p*ssed off.

Also, I'm a bee-keeper and I did have my complete bee suit on just in case, but they didn't really go after me.

All that being said, I don't think I'd mess with one that high up in a tree. I'd let them go, they'll be gone soon enough.

This post leads me to believe you are confused. Yellow jackets are ground nesters. Bald face hornets are the paper mache masters.

 

[bwframe]

A full can (one is none,) of any name brand wasp/hornet spray will kill the hornets and wash away the nest to just residue. You just have to get close enough and do it at night.

 

[Leadeye]

This post leads me to believe you are confused. Yellow jackets are ground nesters. Bald face hornets are the paper mache masters.

The yellow jackets make paper nests in those holes. Minus the outside covering they look very much like a regular hornets nest on the inside.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

My son has an airsoft G33 and a 2500rd mag that should obliterate it, and an airsoft Kriss Vector that's more powerful but only 50 rounds at a time. Sounds like you're in the area here. We might be able to convince him to come over and shoot some stuff for ya I don't get along well with bugs that are pointy and venomous at the back end. I tend to obliterate them. Fire, chemicals, both, haven't engineered any viruses or tried to get a small enough critical mass not to flatten the whole neighborhood, though. Honey bees are cool, however.