Yellow Jacket Surprise!

[@DanTheBugMan]

Guys thank you all so much for the comments!!!! I have some very interesting insight about this video and these two wasp nests! The larger spherical nest on the eave of this house I believe was a Bald Face Hornet Nest. The subterranean nest on the other side of the house was an Eastern Yellow Jacket Nest!! Totally different species and I actually incorrectly labeled the title of this video because the nest on the house was the Bald Faced Hornet Nest. ALSO, I believe the reason I found yellow jackets fallen to the ground around the Bald Faced Hornet nest was because there was some kind of turf war between the two wasp species. Obviously the Hornet's are larger but the Yellow Jackets have more numbers. Who do you think would win in a fight like this?? I had a few comments point this out! Thanks so much for the insight and observations! I still learn things in the pest control industry every day.

[@XJ290]

Yeah bald faced hornets are the white and black ones. I’ve got a basketball (or bigger) nest 50ft up in a tree of these little turds I’m trying to figure out how to get.

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

@@XJ290 That high up they are no threat to anyone, leave them be.

[@HeyItsSarah30]

@@XJ290literally I think it’s just easier to call a removal guy (like someone who will actually remove it.)

[@DanTheBugMan]

What's up everyone!!! In my 5 years in pest control I have only been stung by a wasp ONCE! Well technically twice but one was while I was off the clock ;) Thank you for watching! If you are interested in buying pest control PRODUCTS please use this link and I will get a small percentage of the sale! shrsl.com/45l4j If you are interested in trying my pest control SOFTWARE please use this link and get 50% off your set up! go.briostack.com/dan-the-bug-man

[@jeremiahcomer]

I was last stung by a wasp at 12 years old. Now I’m 36, but I am still terrified of bees!

[@realspitter2727]

I got stung at 7 I can still feel that sh to this day lol

[@BlakeGriffith]

Glad everyone but the guy posting the video knows it’s NOT a yellow jacket 😂

[@toecutterjenkins]

I went 6 years with no bee suit, never got stung i wear one now . Its just more professional than running. Today i ahd a huge bf hornet hive i cut off a bush and put in a bag the thing was humming .

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

Considering that Yellow Jackets are swarming insects you should have had the owners of the property take their dog inside. God forbid if a mistake was made their dog on the deck would have been targeted immediately.

[@ChrundleTGreat]

Those aren’t Yellow Jackets on the house. They’re Bald Face Hornets. The YELLOW ones in the ground ARE Yellow Jackets. With their nests as close to each other as they are, the yellow jackets are no doubt attacking the hornet nest and you caught them in the act.

[@toecutterjenkins]

Bald face hornets are a type of yellow jacket. They are not true hornets. They absolutely make aerial hives and the ground one look like that too if you dig one up

[@S3XYdriver]

Bald faced hornets are black. They’re probably German yellow jackets which do build aerial nests.

[@GunsNFunTV]

Bold faced hornets are black and white. I deal with them all day. That’s what it looked like to me!

[@bestofthewest7887]

Yeah same here. It’s really bad in the northwest this year

[@wm3293]

Bald Faced Hornets are a species of Yellow Jackets and are not true Hornets just watch Hornet King he will say the same thing or look it up only true Hornets in the United States are the bigger European Hornets

[@stellaluuk2713]

This is why you spray the nest at night when they are all home for the night.

[@Turbodiesel662]

The orange headed larvae are probably some sort of bee moth larvae, maybe Aphomia sociella. They eat bee and wasp egg, larvae and pupae. The moth larva creates some hardcore silk, that's for sure.

[@yearginclarke]

Yes those looked like parasites of the wasps.

[@goldhunter9641]

I believe more yellow jacket Nests are discovered in peoples yards whenever they are cutting the grass and it doesn't take long to know the bees are there either LOL

[@pbs4535]

If anyone has yellow jacket nest and want to get rid of them use hornet long spray for killing. best way to do that is at night with a small light they can’t see in the dark then get away from nest after spraying. they attack in the day when they see you close to the hives.

[@toecutterjenkins]

I use a telescopic painters pole , i tape a small hand rake on it, then pop the hives right off. Then tape a toilet brush to clean the paper off the customers house. Afterwards, a treatment of a string residual

[@LionsTigersBears]

Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen... 911 call on standby😂😂😂😂😂

[@gangcai2876]

I had one. I just used water hose to spray it. It worked very well.

[@HeyItsSarah30]

Soapy water is actually better (it suffocates them) and cheap and no need for chemicals 👏🏼

[@dmb107]

so granddaddy longlegs? We call just call them daddy longlegs in Massachusetts which is funny cause it seems like a regional name? Nice break from the roaches and bed bugs! Thanks Dan!

[@SmokeyStaySmokin]

Notcied that too lol!. Maybe Dan almost said Grandaddy Purple. Secret stoner...maybe..maybe not.

[@scottbuchanan286]

Cellar Spider is the real name

[@moonmunster]

You need to get the spray into the nest hole. The paper on the outside protects the inner nest from the spray. I know this from experience.

[@goldhunter9641]

Yes Yello Jackets will also build nests above ground on structures and they are gray paper type nests like the Hornets build but the yellow jacket and bald face yellow hornets will build their nests much smaller in size and they keep their nests as round as possible for whatever reason! The Yellow Jacket and The Bald Face Yellow Hornets do resemble each other quite a bit, except the color patterns will differ one another and the wings on each are made a little different! Dawn dish liquid mixed heavily with warm water works great for killing Bees that need removed from certain areas and even below ground but I use WD-40 or Liquid Wrench or any other brands of spray like those directlyrics on the Nests for a much quicker result to get rid of Bees

[@ericanthony9536]

I agree about the Dawn solution: cleared a nest, same black and white hornets as in the video, in a little larger nest with soap and water in a spray bottle --- a direct hit will drop a crawling hornet immediately; but not so much if they are flying. It took about a half an hour to finish them all off, (about 15 ft. distance), but did not get stung.

[@paigeb1318]

My favorite video from you so far! :) I really liked seeing inside the nest. R.I.P. Sally Salamander 🙏

[@seanl8930]

I'm just gonna say you are crazy to be doing this with this method. It seems that you got lucky with these nests and maybe got not so aggressive bees. A lot of pest control people use a vacuum and a bee suit to eliminate a nest. so this is bold and risky but if u didn't get stung I guess u got the job done.

[@ravensclawtemplar]

Nicely done. I always love seeing inside the nests. I stirred up some yellow jackets in the backyard today and got stung when one got stuck under my glove. There's a bunch of metal piping they are hiding somewhere within.

[@Lord_Williams]

Hello Sir, when are you going to do the next part of ‘pests you should step on’? Love the channel and great tips. Much respect.

[@70ed81]

This would have been the perfect time to use your Boot on those few wooden steps where those wasps lay.😃😉

[@bossert82]

The nest up high was Bald Faced Hornets. The ground nest was either Eastern or another species of Yellowjacket. Regardless, opening the ground nest with the dog right there was a bit of a safety oversight. You can run. He’s stuck on the deck…

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

RIP Sally the salamander...

[@levijohnson4696]

It needed justice

[@artreyes9032]

Lmao

[@miwa4783]

Flea powder and a powder spray will take care of them really fast

[@xavierwashington5408]

Man’s was living on edge standing on that rail😂. Luckily it wasn’t a very active nest, sprayed it not even a small sworm. So I’d say he got lucky

[@Helicoptermanboi]

Should look into getting a telescopic pole, similar to pool poles that way you stay on the ground and can keep your distance.

[@user-jk3mi2ee9z]

Best before daylight

[@chrisgraham140]

Black and white are typical bald face hornets aka aerial nest building yellow jackets. And with a ground nest being so close that is why you are seeing both together. Both nest have been disturbed at the same time so they are going to be aggressive.

[@RobRoyR8R]

I used to do pest control. Why are there no wasps returning to the nest? When I did it, there was at least twenty swarming the nest after I treated it.

[@MACSTEEL107]

The balls on this kid lol

[@drewski1535]

You're very brave to do that without a protective suit

[@TownGirl04]

It was interesting to see inside it. I didn't know it started out as a worm type thing.

[@HeyItsSarah30]

Those worm things he showed I believe were actually parasites of the wasps. They do start out as little grub thingies that are the same color but they look a little different (you can google wasp larvae.) And they go in those cells and spin those white caps made of silk and then turn into a mature wasp inside of that cap thing. It’s actually pretty interesting to study about them

[@rickosters7927]

Pro tip: Hit any hornet or yellowjacket nest entrance with Fipronil in a backpack and the nest will be completely dead in 24 hours. Doesn’t get much easier.

[@deanevangelista6359]

Fipronil also doesn’t excite them like the consumer sprays. When I find a nest, I mix Fipronil with canned chicken, and put it in a cage. The wasps take the tainted chicken back to the nest to feed the larvae, and within 48 hours, they’re all dead.

[@markdanielczyk944]

Bald faced wasps. One can of brake parts cleaner, wipes out the nest instantly. Also works for yellow jackets.

[@Reitz86]

Eye protection and a respirator with correct cartridges are warranted for that attack

[@tiggerfink]

I spray at night and have no issues. They sleep at night.

[@alexandervarsic9515]

Those eyes 😍

[@w2male320]

Thumbs down poor salamander!

[@MurphVids]

Agree. Seems pretty lighthearted about the dog’s possible exposture too. Very bravado & irresponsible.

[@jonlouis2582]

Who doesn't need a hot pest guy?

[@diannaleigh9914]

Only the guards are gonna sting you I hear. The ones flying around don’t care what you do.

[@bindig1]

Dude. Those are hornets

[@kevinsalyers690]

Bald-faced hornets is on the house, ground is yellow jackets

[@aaron-dd5zr]

Not always. Yellow jackets do build above ground.

[@kevinsalyers690]

@@aaron-dd5zr yeah but it's usually inside of something, I've never seen them build one like a hornet

[@aaron-dd5zr]

@@kevinsalyers690 above ground, typically in bushes, when they do above ground. I had one this year in a Jasmine bush. Something got it. Both bees are very lively this year.

[@kevinsalyers690]

@@aaron-dd5zr I've never seen that, seen them get in tires, sheds, siding, and basements

[@aaron-dd5zr]

@kevinsalyers690 the next time I see it. I will get a picture. I'm landscaper, I see a lot of different styles.

[@diannaleigh9914]

Why didn’t you wait til dusk? For the video?

[@royjohnson9043]

your videos are so educational man. your channel is undervalued

[@roddyrod4922]

Hornet king laughing at you.

[@thelifeaquatica]

I love how you enunciate your words clearly!

[@garydunn3037]

What when you can't see the nest because its inside a wall, and all you can see is wasps flying in and out. My Brother me and me, decided to blitz the nest with wasp powder, then we caught over 100 wasps in a plastic back, squashing them as they came out. Hopefully, we have got the nest, as most of the activity has now "Died" down. They have been there outside my front door for around 3 months now, and I have gone in through the back door since. Even our "Mail Man" is avoiding them at present.

[@nole8923]

I still say the meanest ones build their nests in the ground.

[@SilentKME]

2:28 i know what you all are looking at. Me too.

[@chuckjackson1814]

I know , right!!??!

[@SilentKME]

@@chuckjackson1814 Came here for the wasps, gotta whole lotta cake instead.

[@jimmywait74]

@@SilentKME I actually come here for the cake LOL

[@o4evrnite]

Those jeans though! Makes me hungry for cake

[@allenhughes12]

I'd screw his shadow on a gravel driveway.

[@jimmywait74]

for real

[@jordan3636]

your picture and this comment are so creepy

[@golders99]

Arse Bandit?

[@VagismirPukin1]

Butt piracy is strong with this one 😂

[@Swenson1970]

Yikes -- I don't understand how these guys could muster up the courage to deal with these stinging insects without a suit!

[@michaelmerck7576]

You don't need one for hornets but yellowjackets should never be treated until around dusk 30

[@mikelowe5508]

that was one of the most intense things I've ever watched

[@johnfearbefore8645]

Good content o truly enjoy watching these videos

[@michaelmerck7576]

Actually you are safe within.an 8 to 15 ft distance from the nest but you have to watch out for the left and right enforcers that guard the nest

[@jeffneis553]

THE DOG SHOULD NIT HAVE BEEN NEAR THAT STUFF. HE WAS ON THE PORCH!

[@stellaluuk2713]

The salamander must have been eating the wasps

[@davidhamtaro]

I use Ridsect spray.

[@K.Sovereignson]

You need one that foams

[@tjbrower]

Looked like there were some yellow jackets and some bald face hornets mixed together?! I've never seen that.

[@gingerdavis8071]

I am amazed that you avoided being stung.

[@levijohnson4696]

The other day I took out a yellow jacket nest that was in a biker helmet inside a shed. That PT Wasp Freeze II is very effective.

[@arizonabay193]

Wasp Freeze is fantastic. Spraying the entrance to a bald faced and they juts die and bottleneck the entrance and can’t get out. Stryker isn’t bad, the stuff he used in the video, but Wasp Freeze is so much better

[@levijohnson4696]

@@arizonabay193 oh okay yeah I just noticed he was using Stryker. Both do the trick but Wasp Freeze is amazing. Sometimes they literally die and freeze on the nest.

[@michaelmerck7576]

It works great if the can mechanism works so use caution with thosr

[@michaelmerck7576]

​@aits definitely immediate rizonabay193

[@kbm3944]

If you continue to do what you did in this video remember you have been warned...you are going to get a real education from those bees one day.......and a hospital visit........ Folks do not kill bees this way! wait until after dark, use ladder and proper equipment. Again I admire your youthful bliss about how dangerous these bees you are toying with are..good luck !

[@DanTheBugMan]

They are wasps

[@kbm3944]

@@DanTheBugMan My fault, I just referred to them as bee's in a blanket term as anyone would, I stand corrected. They are actually Vespula Vulgaris and Dolichovespula and Maculata, shown in the video......Again Stay Safe and take precaution

[@michaelmerck7576]

Could probably stood on the ground and used a typhoon 5 speed battery powered backpack sprayer on level 5 and a pinpoint tip

[@jonbourgoin182]

In your experience do you feel Raid is actually effective? It took FOUR cans before I was finally able to kill off the nest in a hole of the awning above my front door

[@pinkladie216]

Gas in a jar works even better.

[@JonnyHolms]

Great channel Dan, I found everything especially the larva part very, very interesting and informative 👍 Thanks and I just subscribed.

[@ericdvorak7030]

The roof nest looked to be bald face hornets (white & black), the ground nest looked like yellow jackets.

[@tacosarelife2106]

This is one of those times I would want a flamethrower drone

[@computerweenie]

I would have had the owner put the dog in the house first.

[@ricky6244]

You're very brave ... hope it pays well.

[@DanTheBugMan]

thank you!! I dont do if for the money! I do it because I hate bugs!

[@donbuckley889]

Why don't you do them at night when thier all in the nest ?

[@michaelmerck7576]

It's hard to video at night

[@bethisway]

😯 wow thank you amigo so much natural geographic. Keep it G

[@jpr2177]

These bugs are very active during day time but sleepy at night. Ant petroleum based (spray paint to kerosene etc) spray will kill then right away.

[@wendyvic4046]

Wow! I was impressed with the balancing act on the railing whilst spraying the nest! What are you, a gymnast? But, good job on getting rid of those guys; they were in a bad place for traffic in and out of the house.

[@JCTheLawnCareGuy]

Bro, those are Bald Faced Hornets.

[@nycupperes]

I have a large yellow jacket hole, used spray foam twice and it didn’t work. I’ve read about filling with gasoline and lighting on fire. Would that work better?

[@HeyItsSarah30]

If you wanna try a chemical you can try this dust stuff it’s called drione. Works amazingly (I’ve seen so many videos and it’s awesome) and it’s plant, kid and pet safe as long as you use it according to directions. You just gotta stick the tube thingie in their entrance hole at night and give it a few pumps and they’ll be dead in the morning 👌🏻

[@realflashkid]

Super fun video haha. Wasps we’re AWFUL for me this year in northern Cali, it was all out war… Surprised you don’t have an extendable pole on you bro!

[@flogg8635]

I hope you’re not trying to be serious because you’re hilarious

[@mrprogamer3070]

Those are bald faced hornets also known as white faced hornets

[@brians1793]

TBH I don't think it was the best idea to stand on the railing so close, the spray likely reaches far enough plus you can't quickly move in case of splash back which the more powerful sprays will tend to splash back if you're too close. You probably could have easily reached it from the deck or even partway down the stairs, but maybe I'm wrong I didn't see how far the stream went when you tested it. I checked out the spray in the description and it says 20 feet so yeah, I get you know what you're doing and were fine doing it this way, but it's something viewers should be cautious about when using these sprays, you can get yourself pretty wet with it if you're not careful. These sprays probably aren't nearly as bad for humans as for the insects they're intended for, you might know more than I do about how toxic it is for humans. I'd recommend anyone inexperienced to wear safety glasses too.

[@michaelmerck7576]

The wind is also a major factor with any kind of spraying high

[@lembriggs1075]

Awesome job man! You’re fearless!

[@MichaelWilliams-fw5cu]

Those are bald faces hornets. You can tell because they have a creamy yellow

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

Why do you not have a ladder, a bee suit and a bee pole so you can do your job more effectively? If you fell off that banister and got hurt, your workman's comp claim would be denied. With a bee pole, I can attach the scraper and scrape that nest off from ground level without the unnecessary risk of climbing on a handrail. It also has an aerosol attachment so you could have sprayed the nest from ground level.

[@michaelmerck7576]

I've seen those but never actually used it myself

[@orlandojohnson5742]

Glad ya didn’t get stung! Enjoyed the video! I can’t stand the main 3 close to home! Yellow jackets, wasp, & hornets! They have to go! Honeybees…. I try to tolerate those! (Those are our buddies!)

[@MartisGTR]

Jackets: why are you getting so active G? 🤨

[@joshuahawkins2743]

Im a pest control technician as well gas powered power sprayer is your best friend

[@patrapper7367]

Why not dust both?

[@treytoshaglover9507]

Looks more like bald face hornets to me on the eve.

[@Alpharanchmilitia]

You have lol three different breeds of yellow jackets only southern yellow jackets live underground eastern a European make nest like those

[@exkalibur25ca]

Someone at an OSHA office is punching their screen.

[@JamesJones-yj8ku]

The nest on the house, inside the nest the long looking worm with the dark head looked like a wood beetle larvae

[@bslifka9572]

RIP salamander.

[@RobtheKO8Efan24]

Awesome video!

[@jonreid3618]

how much do you charge for that service? bug man in Florida wondering

[@ianotimelord]

Wow!' You're braver than me. I'd be terrified. They can be very nasty. Good video.😊

[@Tm-pb2tp]

so lucky you and dog didnt get lit up

[@prettycureforever7102]

No protective gear ?

[@kuzinit2374]

Spray them with WD 40 and light it after you spray for 3 seconds, they will all fall on the ground with no wings

[@aceball7076]

Yeah a maybe burn your house down too.

[@built_by_jones6262]

Red jacket, green jacket who give a shit! Lol HAPPY GILMORE.

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

D. Areneria. But im very surprised you found some that were white. Im almost wondering if there isnt some cross breeding between D. Areneria and D. Maculata (the bald faced hornet) going on.... You wouldn't think insects would cross breed but maybe 🤔

[@stephensugalski6177]

delta dust is better for underground critters

[@classicwhitebread]

You need to invest in a longer web pole