I have yellow jackets making a nest under one area of the skirtboard of my wood-sided house. At least hopefully just under the skirtboard, and not further into the wall. I can't get access to the nest without ripping the skirtboard off, which I'd like to avoid, at least until after they're dead (winter-time?).

Anyone have good luck with a powdered poison that I can coat the point of entry with, after dark, or early morning? I'm willing to take the wood off and dig further in to remove the nest/queen, but would like to do so when they're totally inactive, in the winter. What sayeth the hive? Thanks!

Sevendust is good, but also any of the spray foam wasp killer is good stuff. Blast the crap out of them at night.

Don't wait, they can do a lot of damage in a short time.

I also use the expanding foam hornet/yellow jacket spray.

I've killed thousands of the bastards this year. I use Spectracide Wasp & Hornet Killer with great effect. Locate the nests and spray at night and they're gone by morning. All of them!

This has been the worst year for yellow Jackets that I have ever seen.

Jim

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:
Sevendust is good, but also any of the spray foam wasp killer is good stuff. Blast the crap out of them at night.

Don't wait, they can do a lot of damage in a short time.

What damage? I have yellow jackets in the ground. a LOT of them. Several nests. I've just been waiting for winter. A mistake?

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
This has been the worst year for yellow Jackets that I have ever seen.

Jim

I have NEVER seen anything like it. The only reason I haven't acted is I'd probably need 20 cans to get all the holes.

Interesting video here. I have seen this guy referenced here for rodents, this one is for yellow jackets/wasps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FhifTGKtUQ

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Originally posted by r0gue:

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
This has been the worst year for yellow Jackets that I have ever seen.

Jim

I have NEVER seen anything like it. The only reason I haven't acted is I'd probably need 20 cans to get all the holes.

I haven't kept track but I'd bet I've gone through 10 or more cans. Next spring I'm going to buy a bunch of Sterling Jacket Traps to catch the queens before they nest. From what I've heard, it's a small window between the time they immerge and the time they start a nest.

Jim

Bengal ant and roach spray. It's a fogging type spray that will go under and in tight areas.
I spray base boards close all in my house twice a yr. I don't have bugs.

Lit candle.and new, full can of.Lysol.

Garden hose.to deal.with un intended consequences. At dusk.

I’m allergic to stings and this year has been really bad for yellow jackets. Dealt with three ground nests using an Ortho foaming spray. Works well. Lawn needs mowing and I wouldn’t want my dog to stumble on a nest. Can’t just leave them.

I have heard that concentrated Diazinon, straight from the bottle, will do the trick, but as that may be a use inconsistent with labeling, I can't comment directly.

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Originally posted by dlc444:
Interesting video here. I have seen this guy referenced here for rodents, this one is for yellow jackets/wasps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FhifTGKtUQ

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I guess [a lot of] fire is out of the question?

Obligatory:

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:

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Originally posted by r0gue:

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:
This has been the worst year for yellow Jackets that I have ever seen.

Jim

I have NEVER seen anything like it. The only reason I haven't acted is I'd probably need 20 cans to get all the holes.

I haven't kept track but I'd bet I've gone through 10 or more cans. Next spring I'm going to buy a bunch of Sterling Jacket Traps to catch the queens before they nest. From what I've heard, it's a small window between the time they immerge and the time they start a nest.

Jim

Don't waste your time. Bad year for YJ's. Trying to reduce their population by trapping queens is ineffective.

As far as treating an active nest, doing it at night with an insecticide dust is best, applied with a bulb duster.

Wait until dark +30 minutes. Then 6-12 oz. of gasoline down the hole.

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
Wait until dark +30 minutes. Then 6-12 oz. of gasoline down the hole.

Then a match?

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
Wait until dark +30 minutes. Then 6-12 oz. of gasoline down the hole.

This was my thought, but with a quart of used motor oil down the hole. Thought this would nuke their nest and any survivors would move on. Nope, two weeks later and they're going strong as ever!

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Originally posted by Fenris:

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
Wait until dark +30 minutes. Then 6-12 oz. of gasoline down the hole.

Then a match?

No match used.
I was a disbeliever until I tried it.
My former method was the foaming yellow jacket spray can stuff. Worked ok, most of the time.
You have to do any of the methods after dark to be successful.