Whats eating the yellow Jackets nests

[mick56]

Years ago, in the fall, wasps were flying around our back door, and landing on the house walls. I took a fly swatter out there, and was swatting them when they would land. We had a bunch of outdoor cats, and the cats hung around the back door, too. When I would swat a wasp, and it would fall to the ground, a cat would run over and eat the wasp. About the 10th time, the wasp was only stunned, but a cat ate it anyway. Well, that cat ran around like crazy, howling, I guess the wasp was stinging it inside the cats mouth.

 

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[XLTer]

Agree on the skunks eating yellow jackets. Skunks are destructive to honey bees too . They will eat the bees on the landing board during the night.

Not only do they like Bee nests , I had my whole front yard tore up in 5 days by 1 skunk digging for grubs . Shot at it with a pellet rifle twice , but I'm not a very good twilight shot . It must of gotten all the grubs cause it has'nt been back for a week ..... Gotta get a bigger gun .....

 

[Frankn]

I don't know about racoons, but skunks love them. Had an in ground nest in our grape vines a few years ago. Noticed it when I got stung. They had actually cut the grape leaves to give them landing patterns and no interference when taking off. I marked the spot, and after dark when they had all returned to the hole, I stuffed a funnel in the entrance and filled the cavity up with 3f black rifle powder. Took about half a pound. I was paying $2.50 a pound for powder then, but the price is so high now, I wouldn't do today. Then I stuck a fuse in the hole, lit it and got away. It was like an upside down rocket ship, man fire was shooting out to an awesome degree, then whump, and smoldering nest particles were laying about. In the day light the landing pattern area of grape vines was plumb scorched. This isn't a recommended method of removal, but it did work for me, screwed the grapes but got the yellow jackets. There would be a great danger of fire using that method also, so safety first, the grapes were green and nothing close would burn. You can also pour gas in the hole and it doesn't have to be set on fire, the gas kills them instantly. Haven't had a yellow jacket problem around here this season, but I don't want to speak too soon, we still have all of October, and they love it when you are skinning a deer.

That sounds like to much fun. LOL I have used the gas method, but couldn't resist, I lit it. I have also gotten a caulking tube of silicone sealer and pumped as much as I could in the hole. Either the fumes killed them or in future years there will be a Jurasic park for bees from the intumbed. Frank...

 

[Frankn]

Bosn I use to do it a fun way when I happened across the yellow jackets nest.I used bottle rockets and a bb gun.First strike was with a full auto bbgun,3600 rounds a minute.A few bursts of full auto then a barrage of bottle rockets

Do you detect in that area? LOL Frank...

 

[LifeNRA]

This is thought to be a problem with our honey bee here in the USA, Africanized bee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also certain winters can be extremely hard on our bee populations. Without bees, we would not have all the food we eat! They pollenate EVERYTHING!!!