- Joined
- Nov 12, 2002
- Location
- Rootstown, OH
1. Locate their nest.
Cleaning up my backyard then getting stung multiple times worked in my personal experience. It is also great inspiration for your killer instinct.
2. Perform recon, know your enemy.
Observe their behavior while they are active from a safe location, paying special attention to where they are entering and exiting the ground. Lobbing something about the weight of a baseball towards where you expect the entrance to be is a good indicator - if it hits within a foot of the entrance, a swarming cloud will rush out of the hole. Watch for secondary entrances/exits.
3. Prepare your gear.
You'll want a wet towel, and a container of kerosene at minimum. They can sting through wool and cotton, but heavy clothing is advisable if you don't have a rubber suit.
4. Timing is everything. Attack after dusk or before dawn.
They return to their nest at dark, they are less easily agitated, and they aren't as good at detecting you as a threat in the dark.
5. Kill.
Pour kerosene generously into the entrance of their nest. Once you are done pouring, cover the hole with the wet towel. The towel should help trap the vapors ensuring they die, as well as limit their ability to escape.
6. Survey the damage the next day.
This is when you really want to hope you poured generously enough. To determine if the battle is over, you will need to remove the towel.
Hope it works for you, I'll find out how effective it was for me tomorrow and report back. The hardest part was resisting the temptation to light the kerosene on fire honestly... If they aren't dead, I'm going with the fire approach and will take video for you all tomorrow.
Public Service Announcement: Don't use kerosene on bees. Contact a professional or seek assistance locally thru craigslist. There may be bee-keepers in your area who will collect the bees without killing them.
Cleaning up my backyard then getting stung multiple times worked in my personal experience. It is also great inspiration for your killer instinct.
2. Perform recon, know your enemy.
Observe their behavior while they are active from a safe location, paying special attention to where they are entering and exiting the ground. Lobbing something about the weight of a baseball towards where you expect the entrance to be is a good indicator - if it hits within a foot of the entrance, a swarming cloud will rush out of the hole. Watch for secondary entrances/exits.
3. Prepare your gear.
You'll want a wet towel, and a container of kerosene at minimum. They can sting through wool and cotton, but heavy clothing is advisable if you don't have a rubber suit.
4. Timing is everything. Attack after dusk or before dawn.
They return to their nest at dark, they are less easily agitated, and they aren't as good at detecting you as a threat in the dark.
5. Kill.
Pour kerosene generously into the entrance of their nest. Once you are done pouring, cover the hole with the wet towel. The towel should help trap the vapors ensuring they die, as well as limit their ability to escape.
6. Survey the damage the next day.
This is when you really want to hope you poured generously enough. To determine if the battle is over, you will need to remove the towel.
Hope it works for you, I'll find out how effective it was for me tomorrow and report back. The hardest part was resisting the temptation to light the kerosene on fire honestly... If they aren't dead, I'm going with the fire approach and will take video for you all tomorrow.
Public Service Announcement: Don't use kerosene on bees. Contact a professional or seek assistance locally thru craigslist. There may be bee-keepers in your area who will collect the bees without killing them.
