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glockman55 Super Member
Joined: Dec 12, 2005 Posts: 831 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Anyone have any ideas on riding a house of Yellow Jackets? I have been house hunting for my son and came across a real nice house that's been vacant for a year or so, Bank Foreclosure, I found that some Wasps have made this their new home, I found about 500 dead yellow jackets in the master bedroom. After further searching I can see where there is a partial nest in the corner of the closet up by the ceiling. There might be a hole through the drywall into the attic. I haven't been able to go into the attic yet, but before he makes an offer on this house I will. Just wondering if anyone has ever had this problem and how did you take care of it?
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ElyBoy Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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codybrown Super Member
Joined: Feb 10, 2007 Posts: 379 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Try some of those bug bombs from raid. I have used them on a lot of differant occasions, and they work great. Here's a link:
www.killsbugsdead.com/fogger/
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glockman55 Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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The good thing this time of the year up here is the cold weather, and the heat is off in this house, been winterized as well. It just creeps ya out a bit to think of that many in this house. How did they get in? Is there a Big nest in the attic? If so do they servive the winter and will hatch in the warmer weather, or when the heat is back on? If he decides to bid on this house I'll have to go up in the attic and see if I can figure where they got in. The house isn't that old..1998.
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Sevin (spelling?) dust sprinkled in the entrance to the nest will work but only if they are active. They'll track it all through the nest, killing everything.
I think I'd require the seller to pay for a professional pest control company to get rid of them, unless the house is such a deal that you feel its worth paying for yourself.
Now you could trying picking them off one by one with a .22 Hornet or .218 Bee...
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Glockman, this is obviously off topic but where are you in MI? Just curious because I have relatives in the UP, near Negaunee.
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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I like the direct and quick approach to pest control myself. Chemicals are the way to go, Raid, Break Cleaner, WD40 (or any other petroleum product) and the like will kill Yellow Jackets.
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codybrown Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Give the raid bombs a chance........I'd help you with them, but I'm allergic to bees. Same as Pumpkinslinger said, where in MI are you? I'm in Big Rapids.
Cody
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glockman55 Super Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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I'm in Tuscola County, Thanks for the advice.
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glockman55 Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Not all that long. It's my daughter's and she's 36. The one you might really be interested in is my uncle's Daisy BB gun. It's a single shot muzzle loader. And it is old. Hang on. I'll take a photo of it...
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glockman55 Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Nice, loads from the front? does it still work?
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: Re: Yellow Jackets in the house! |
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Yup...Though I don't use it anymore for obvious reasons. What you do to load it is to drop a BB down the muzzle and then lever the gun and you are ready to go.
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