Massive Yellow Jacket Nest, NOT my best plan ever!

Today I started work on the Ultimate Firewood Bin with the Kubota KX057-4 Excavator, Levi was running the string trimmer and got stung numerous times by some yellow jackets with a huge nest it the ground
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[@keithburch5506]

Poor Levi, how many stings? I was 5, playing w dad in front yard. I missed the ball, it went into a bush. I ran over, stuck both hands into bush, pulling it open to find ball, yep, big yellow jacket nest. Stung so many times dad took me to hospital. I was given steroids and something else, I can't remember, but since then, a sting doesn't bother me. I still hate them though. I watched Levi and Hunter walk the trails yesterday, and man that was really awesome!! Hunter really loved it as he was just laughing for joy as he outpaced Levi. So sweet, two brothers playing in the forest and loving it. You've no idea the memories I experienced watching them. Ole Huntman was ready for some food and a Coke, just led Levi home, walked right in, sat down and told Kate, I need food and a Coke! So nice, I really enjoyed that video! Thank you Levi for sharing that. I also watched Kate's church sale shopping. Remember Levi, you get to go next weekend and shop. I saw power tools! I doubt Levi will read my comments, but I just feel like part of the Morgan family. You guys are always welcome in my house! Mike, thanks so much for sharing, as always, this was a great video!👍🚜❤

[@LaddGardner4]

When we used to live in Georgia, the Duck Dynasty solution was always to wait until dusk, invert a 1 gallon can of gasoline over the hole, and return an hour later. The gas fumes seep down into all the interconnected passages and nuke the little bastids. For good measure, you can toss a match into the hole. (like I said, wait an hour, or things can be more exciting than what you bargained for). Also works for enormous fire ant mounds. Way cheaper than expensive chemicals.

[@brutalbob3982]

Expensive chemicals, have you checked the price of gas lately? Lol

[@joetownsend-]

Ladd, Don’t Ever throw fire into gasoline soaked ground. Those fumes permeates so deep into the ground- the end result is a bomb‼️‼️ And mad Yellow Jackets Flying everywhere‼️ Yes, the fumes/liquid gas kills them overnight but if you ignite the gas, a huge crater will be left from the explosion 💥 Speaking from a ONE time experience‼️ Yellow Jackets use old ant nests or spiders nest- they don’t tunnel. The ant nest always have several openings. I dumped half a gallon of gas in three holes, got back fifty feet, threw wad of paper towels that I lit 🔥 ~~ next thing I knew I was getting up off the ground with dirt all over me and Yellow Jackets Swarming everywhere‼️ The crater was about 20 feet by 10 feet by 3 feet deep‼️ Next day/evening I sprayed with the wasp killer- 6 or 7 cans. Gas’em just don’t light’em‼️💥 I live in Northeast GEORGIA Mountains ⛰‼️

[@PaulyD0859]

Having been a guy who blew things up for a living, I'm sometimes disappointed you're not now a guy who blows things up as a hobby.

[@bripeck]

Yeah, a little C4 would work wonders on those wasps🤣!

[@sloth9669]

Underground nest removal. Wait till things quiet down. Place a screen over the hole. Boil a huge pot of water and pour it over the ground. Dead in seconds and no chemicals used.

[@007twm]

Add Dawn dish washing liquid and you've solved the problem.

[@merlewarnsholz2094]

Mike - I think BS Detector has a great idea for dealing with bees, hornets, wasps, etc. Wait until dark, and then use gasoline to do them in. On the firewood storage bin, I'm going to suggest you make sure it drains well, or you could have a puddle of water in the bottom, not just moisture coming up out of the ground. Blessings to you, Melissa, and the family. Hi to Hunter & Eva.

[@terrycastor8299]

We have had a nest of those little buggers the past couple of years in a knoll in our backyard. Fortunately, our friendly (and apparently hungry) neighborhood skunk has dug them up and scarfed them down. Skunks are awesome!

[@bobvrnr]

"I've got a great idea!" says Mike. In some areas of the southern US, that translates to "Hold my beer!" or "Pull my finger!" 🤣

[@4x4Moses]

Hey y'all, watch this!

[@richardbrowne1679]

I use bait for yellow jackets- Yellow Jacket Bait: Mix 5 mL of Taurus SC or use Frontline Flea killer with Fipronil into a can of fish or chicken based canned cat food. Don’t add extra Taurus SC, you want the foraging Yellow Jackets to carry the bait back to the nest and not kill them on the spot. Mix well. I place one tablespoon of bait in a plastic shot glass. I place the shot glass inside a small screened suet feeder. Place the bait station out at first light in the shade. Place our in bait stations where non-target species cannot get to the bait. Typically the Yellow Jackets will be gone within 24-48 hours.

[@jeffs5355]

Yep. Done this too!

[@gregj2647]

I can attest that this works.

[@wadejohnson3871]

A bucket of boiling water poured down the hole after dark does the trick. Worked great for me. They all go in their nest just before dark.

[@turtlehopper81]

I have always been impressed by the way you operate the excavator like it's an extension of your body, but the way you gently picked up the string trimmer made me more impressed. wow

[@Jay78801]

For his next video I want to see him start it with the excavator!

[@turtlehopper81]

@@Jay78801 I would like to see Melissa setup a challenge of different size objects and see if Mike can pick them up and stack them. or pick up a container of water or milk and pour it into a glass

[@4821jeffrow]

He is a really talented operator

[@johnkaspar462]

I gotta admit I was maybe hoping to see you go running when Melissa was filming you spraying them

[@marcuswhite3628]

😂

[@paulbettencourt9657]

First time I’ve ever seen someone use an excavator to kill bees 😂

[@garybessey2184]

The versatility of the excavator is pretty much self-evident and Mike has demonstrated this over and over, but NOW, we have the actual reason he bought it.... It's a giant flyswatter (yellowjackets also)... Way to go, Mike ! ! Gary

[@evilbrat5376]

Like taking a sludge hammer to a tack - - ( : < )

[@vaughnmaurt5013]

Lol I was thinking the s@me thing

[@lloydfelter9349]

LOL

[@robertdean9392]

Good plan for firewood bin. Sounds like you will have cleaner and drier firewood. Yellow jackets are nasty to deal with. We get rid of their ground nests with a acetylene cutting torck clamped to a metal pipe about 15 foot long. Attached a flare head wide cone to tip which gives us about a 6 ft wide fire ball when lit. Knocks em out quick!! Follow up with 3 cans Raid Wasp and Hornet spray foam. Gone in an instant. Be safe and see you on the next video

[@lhr1701]

Good Idea for the fire wood bin just give a good pitch and leave some holes for good drainage .

[@robertherzog2087]

Melissa, being allergic to bee stings, keep some nondetergent ammonia handy. If you get stung by a bee, wasp or hornet, hold an ammonia saturated cloth to the sting after removing the stinger. The ammonia neutralizes the venom. If you get it applied quick enough the sting pain goes away and usually no swelling. My daughter is allergic too and this works well for her.

[@keithcronk7980]

SO DOES A PLUG OF CHEW

[@royaldame6492]

So does a crushed up plain aspirin mixed to a paste- apply and no swelling or itching

[@TobbeVijlto]

anything acidic like vinegar or even Stingose Spray which is an Australian product and I believe it is available at Walmart (try Google). Melissa should have a bottle in her car and in her bag at all times. The active ingredients is Aluminium Sulfate.

[@oldmanfred8676]

I use and have had good results with Tea Tree Oil.

[@ChefJeffrey2024]

Also, Mike....an empty plastic milk container fill halfway with apple juice and 2 tablespoons of boric acid .....put lid on container and shake until boric acid is dissolved.....set the container without the lid near the nest site and Presto......you will be amazed on the results

[@bennym1956]

DON'T do anything during daylight as you see there are a bunch still flying around when you dug up nest. Plus you want them all in nest, so wait til dark. Then GAS them ! 100% kill rate. Water if it doesn't reach all tunnels, leaves them alive. Gas/fumes are 100% !! After 10 -15 minutes of gas soaking, lite it up ! Ground will recover. Never had any survive !

[@marcuswhite3628]

The absolute BEST method of EXTERMINATION!!!

[@OldVermontGuy]

Greetings from Central NH Lakes Region- I use a similar approach but I use kerosene as it burns a little longer, gives off some nice smoke to stun any flying and is a little safer to initially ignite so you can keep your eyebrows and facial hair intact!

[@GearheadSchool]

I like the gas approach too. Just watch late in the evening to see where the yellow jackets are going into their underground hives. Give them all time to get home and pour about a quart of gasoline in the hole, no need to light it up. This will wipe out that hive instantly.

[@heymakerphd1982]

After many episodes with bees, BS Detector's method was proven the right one for me, except no more fire. Just gasoline fumes. Then plug the hole. Works better and safer than lighting them up. The Vol. Fire Dept. will back me up on that. No lol. For 'paper' nest, use the foaming kind of bee spray, ..AT NIGHT. Use all precautions. They are like terrorists, they'll die for a chance to sting.

[@jeffreyarthur1056]

There's a video of that where the guy blew up his back yard with that method lol @two birds with one stone. Dead bugs and no lawn mowing for a while kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqukoYpmjNiJnNU

[@edbenedicto]

For hummingbird feeder bees what works good is a vacuum. Maybe set a vacuum by the Yellowjacket hole for a while to get their numbers low. Then spray?

[@josephpedone2004]

Good morning Morgan family ☕️ Happy Saturday… have a blessed day

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Yeah, yellows like to come out and say a surprise "hello" when you run a trimmer by their nest 🐝🐝🐝

[@robertkribs9513]

Mike, any update on the cheap solar charger you were going to try for the trailer?

[@appalachianheartsong5487]

Lol, I got the sense that vengeance may have played a role in the wasp extermination activities. Mess with Mike’s family and you will pay a price.

[@thewakersci]

Lol

[@user-jp1ct2fl8l]

I know it is fun to blow stuff up with flammable liquids but .... the best way is Sevin powder. I always find one or two nests in my mulch around my house which makes burning to dangerous.At night dump Sevin powder in an around hole , the powder sticks on them and they contaminated the whole nest killing the WHOLE nest , that’s the important part. Safe and really easy . Only downside is that it takes about 24 hours

[@halfwayfarmsandoutdoors3550]

I usually wait till almost dark and then heavily sprinkle 7-dust in and around their hole. FIXED!!!

[@matthewfinn4762]

Wow I am Famous ! Mike Morgan said my name . . LOL. . I thought you would Blow up the bees nest since you were a blaster

[@chucklogan7296]

Should also make a pad next to the firewood for rock? Pull right in and scoop a bucket of rock and go on your way. Eliminate rock piles around

[@stevemiller4148]

The only thing missing from the motorcycle helmet coat and duck tape story was where Mike said hey y’all hold my beer and watch this😂😂😂 that makes me feel warm & fuzzy.

[@jasonk4855]

2 liter pop bottle trap for those yellow jackets. Works like a charm, no spray needed.

[@joezitzler151]

We had a nest in the rail road ties around our driveway this summer. I gave them a healthy dose of “seven”(got it at tractor supply) took care of the nest and bees. Then one night we discovered a skunk rooting up the nest to eat it! It pulled all the honey comb stuff out of the tie and was eating it! So it’s a catch 22, bees or skunk. Good video

[@elvinharder4043]

Yes, those little yellow buggers are bad this year even way up here in Saskatchewan Canada. They say the reason their so bad up here this year is because of our unusual long heat spell and drought we are having this summer. Never seen it so hot for such a length of time and also very little rain all summer. And I've been here many many years. Got stung for the first time in probably 25 years a couple of weeks ago right in the palm of my hand and it was sore for about 3 days. Hate em.

[@evilbrat5376]

Go grab a couple of Epinephrine Injection Pens for Melissa ~ they are a LIFE SAVER for people allergic to Any type of bee sting or bite. Sorry for Levi, got stung by stepping right on and into a yellowjacket nest in ground. Ran like - - - - to house loosing my glasses toboot. lucky not allergic to bee stings. Boy they hurt though. Have a fun time getting rid of them and have a better tomorrow afterwards of ridding yard of them.

[@rogerkerkmann]

Hook the flare up to the drone it's a win-win mass destruction and good video 🤔😱😁👍

[@jellybelly7816]

Would have been some cool drone footage of a close up while they were swarming

[@marcuswhite3628]

I got a rush of anticipation when I could first see all those Yellowjackets buzzing the camera!!! We always waited until night then dumped a bunch of gas down their holes and lit them up!! 😆 Walking along a riverbank with 4 other guys the first in line stepped on the nest and the rest of us had to jump into the river to escape thousands of Yellowjackets!! Marcus from Chesapeake VA.

[@tee-steel.0158]

Yellow jackets. Get a gallon of lamp oil. Poor it into the nest and light it. You have to burn 🔥 them. Down in the ground before they get out of nest.

[@GarysLawnCare]

Try ur drone and hover. Get rid of them and nice effect

[@marcuswhite3628]

That would have made some COMPELLING video!!! Wish Mike had thought of that.

[@mavv7088]

Here in Australia we have a product called Ant Dust. with Permethrin 25:75 in it at a weight for weight ratio of 1:100. It is a fine dust like talc, and you apply liberally around the entrances to the nest. When they enter they fly or walk through the stuff and take it into the nest. I call it "Powdering there little backsides" and I have had almost 100% success rate with this within 24 hours of application. For the more cautious applying the powder during the low light times is safer. You need to puff the powder over the area, not just dump a clump of it on the ground.

[@jackfairweather199]

Night time is the right time. Spray after they return to the nest at dusk.

[@kennytheguitarfanatic054]

The best way to get rid of ground yellow jacket nests is get Dawn soap throw 5 full 5 gallon buckets full of dawn soap in the holes from a distance then let it sit for 30 mins then get the garden hose let it fill up the holes. After that they will be dead.

[@jeffreynew4355]

I mark the nest with a shovel handle and go back around 10:PM with a 1/2 gallon of gas, pour most in the nest, and a small trail about 10 feet away than light them up.

[@dougmcnattin386]

Mike I think you need to invest in a bee hood and total gear up outfit. Good luck..

[@alanpettibone]

That excavator with the cab just paid for itself. 🤣 When I was a kid I ran combines, many of which didn’t have cabs or the A/C was out so even if they did have a cab the doors were open so I would not die in there. Every once in a while I would hit a nest of the ground hornets and I tell you what… that combine could not move fast enough to get the heck outta dodge. I do not miss that aspect of harvest.

[@funkybayatPK]

Excavator, road flare, tormenting yellow jackets - what else could you want? For those that have not experienced the wrath of yellow jackets, words do it no justice and the memory of the trauma(s) stays with you - nasty little buggers.

[@barryl1072]

Without stirring up the nest, locate the entrances to the nest. Then at dusk, use a liter bottle half to 3/4 filled with gasoline, jam the neck of the bottle down into the entrance and run. In the morning, the nest will be dead.

[@ram1494]

Mike, that was hilarious when you started hitting the nest with the excavator! Yellow Jackets are evil! I’ve had to deal with them more than one time❗️Gas in the hole after dark will kill All of them immediately. There’s no need to stick a match to it.

[@charlesmckinley29]

That was my suggestion as well. When they aren’t agitated mark the hole with a couple long sticks so it is easy to find.

[@jamesmoore768]

But we just love to burn them! Lol

[@darrencraft7443]

I’ve had the best success waiting till after dark. Get some Sevendust and dump right on the hole

[@jackschneider385]

Yes, Sevin powder works well on any hornet/wasp/bee nest. If you have a nest in a building wall, staple a cardboard shelf under the entry hole and the wasps/hornets/bees will land on the shelf before entering the nest and carry the Sevin into the nest. Like you said, works well on ground nests too. Just do the application after dark.

[@randallcharlton1635]

@@jackschneider385 lol

[@billtefft4315]

Yes, SEVEN is very toxic to all types of bees. Dust heavily around the entrance to the nest at dusk when they are less active. The dust is extremely toxic to bees so when the bees carry it into the nest and the next day all the nest will be dead. The spray only works on direct contact so you will kill the ones you hit directly but not those in the nest at the time.

[@brucenellis2780]

I’m in the pest services, we use tempo dust, works every time

[@johnpyle8027]

@@jackschneider385 Brake cleaner will drop the whole nest with them dead instantly. ou want them to be at a calm point. I imagine carb cleaner would do it too.

[@alanatkins4315]

2 ways to deal with yellow jackets 1 put a vacuum at the hole with soapy water in vat ,2 a piece of board with some cooked chicken on it, put upside down tub of soapy water as they leave they end in water.

[@oldmanfred8676]

Around my place the Skunks dig the Yellowjackets out in the night. I have been stung while pruning and mowing. No fun at all! I became hypo allergic to Honey Bee stings when I was a Beekeeper years ago. I can be stung by Yellowjackets and Wasps multiple times with just the usual reaction, Honey Bee sting is a whole ‘nother ball game. Emergency Room usually.

[@davidmorse8432]

Good Morning Fred! Happy Caturday!

[@oldmanfred8676]

@@davidmorse8432, David, hope to meet you in person one day Brother.

[@marcuswhite3628]

OMF - that is the exact same thing that happened to my Dad. I was helping (watching) as a 10yo and ended up having to run all the way home to get an ambulance… he almost died.

[@oldmanfred8676]

@@marcuswhite3628, Put in John Reep bees in KZbin and listen to when he found a ground nest while mowing and what his Dad did! High larious! Here it is if they can leave it on the channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHmWZn2Xdrhpo9U

[@evankibbe590]

Honey bees very allergic!! I keep beidrile in my truck for those occasions!!😊👍

[@vanityacres9297]

For yellow jackets I only use Tempo dust. It kills them without ever opening up the nest. Just dust the entrance and they'll all be dead in a day

[@kylerayk]

Sevin works like a charm too!

[@terrygroce1594]

You amaze me as to your approach to killing the yellow jackets. They are a mean deal. Like the first approach but when you dug up the nest I knew you were glad you were inside the excavator. Hope you can uncover the other entrance or nest. Keep the videos coming.

[@munched55]

Soak the area with diesel and THEN hit the area with a flare. When they're in the ground you need fire and lots of it. 💣

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

I have used gasoline at night, but don’t light it, better fumes to kill the bastards!

[@stehan1422]

Agree with that process has worked for me in the past. Yellow jackets are dangerous critters!

[@americasdream1265]

Diesel fuel leaves a oil residue in the ground but gasoline evaporates and does not pollute the underground water table.

[@franksalyards7663]

Feel bad for Melissa she has to walk by them gas will do the trick but don't light it if it runs in a hole you could have and explosion

[@garysmallwood1]

Got It, Over to Your Left about 6.87 inches and Down 3.78 inches Nailed It. Gary from Ga.

[@robk1310]

I don’t know about you guys, but when fire is involved, I turn into The Toolman Tim Taylor. I start grunting like a gorilla and skip ahead to the road flare stuff 🦍🦍🦍

[@Sventy11]

"This is a brilliant idea right here." *lights flare, takes off in excavator* Cracked me up 😆

[@charlesfoleysr6610]

A ground nest like that, stretch a tarp over it after dark and stick a couple cans of DeCon ForGone fogger in the entrances and let it go the hive will be dead in the morning.

[@eoghanosullivan6704]

I appreciate the irony of all the Ford Bronco ads on the ODWTM videos.

[@frmrgman222]

To get rid of the ground bees....WAIT until sunrise... at first light while the dew is present (they cannot fly while the dew is out because their wings will get wet) pour charcoal lighter fluid or kerosene in the whole then light it...

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great camera view to see those bees! Sometimes you don't know until you try . . . . sometimes you should know even before you try. ;) #purplecollarlife

[@ctraltdel6510]

Can spray fipronil around the nest, it gets on them and they take it to the queen and it kills the whole colony in a day or so. Its a great pesticide because it doesn't kill immediately and allows it to be shared. It's on amazon, works great for most pests.

[@ericking57]

It sounds to easy but a pump sprayer with water an dawn dish soap suffocate the bees very efficiently. No bad chemicals for your younger fashion model. Good luck.

[@smitty4912]

Run a garden hose down to the hole at night, turn on the water for overnight drowning . Works every time

[@BESHYSBEES]

A 5gl bucket of Plain old dish soap and water down the hole usually is suffice do it in the evening when all the wasp are in the hive👍

[@welcometothefreeworld]

At the end of the day all of the tractors, buildings, property, ponds, and equipment is for just one objective. Firewood.

[@awesomesauce7535]

Got to admit, wondered if they were going to get blown up 😁 - you did the next best thing.

[@marcuswhite3628]

My exact thoughts! 😂

[@Yeti0044]

Good morning Mike! That excavator is multi-role! It helps to have some excellent operator skill too. Have a great day!

[@mikemcguire8351]

Give them hell mike, I'm talking diesel fuel and FIRE. 🔥 🐝💨

[@oldmanfred8676]

Bald-Faced Hornets are the worst! They will get ticked and sting if you just look at their nests. Their sting is on another level.

[@davepatti2296]

Wow sorry about the hornets, I can relate. I've done the usual "gas down the hole" fire and that is the best way I've found. Now 2 years ago I had some kind of hornets nest in a crab apple tree on my front property....hanging from a small twig branch. It grew from a grapefruit to a basketball size very quick. It was up high, but if I drove under with the tractor to mow they got agitated. So I just didn't mow under it that summer. I figured they can stay there for the summer, rather in the eaves of the house or somewhere we need to be. In the Fall the bottom of the nest just fell out....no bees left. They are somewhere this year....but not near the house or outbuildings so that's all I care about!

[@xz4wkd]

Mike. Try dish washing soap like Down and add water to it they can’t survive the soap suds. Put a screen over the hole with weight so that they don’t escape. Pour dishwashing soap into it the hole and run the garden hose over it” 2-5 min.

[@loganv0410]

Less Work Method: Wait 'til 3 hr after dark. Pour 1 pint of gasoline down each hole. Go to bed. The soil will consume the gas over about a 1 yr period leaving nothing. For extra pyrotechnic effect: light the gasoline after 3 min, but then you have to stay up to monitor the fire.

[@jacobsmeltzer2306]

Good idea with the flair. I use a mixer of gas and diseal fuel and light on fire for bee and yellow jackets problems.

[@sharonnalder3428]

Mike take a dish pan fill with water and add dish soap and take a board nail a piece of meat to it set board on top of the dish pan of water so meat is on the bottom make sure you have a gap of at least an 3/4 to 1 inch gap between the meat and the water. When the wasp go to fly they have to drop and roll up right to fly but they hit the water and they are done Reg wasp in trap's work but it will take a lot longer my husband uses this method in his wildlife control and when he's out trapping for fur good luck with your wasp.

[@badcat4707]

Good morning Hunter :-) and family and friends :-) , Happy Caturday everyone ;-) ;-) ;-)

[@davidmorse8432]

Happy Caturday to you too !

[@badcat4707]

@@davidmorse8432 / Good morning friend :-) and thanks ;-)

[@marcuswhite3628]

Hope you have a Cat-tastic Caterday😉

[@badcat4707]

@@marcuswhite3628 / Thank you friend !! (plus you've given me a new word to play with ;-) "Cat-tastic" )

[@davidhofman4341]

I had loggers on my property. One got stung by a European hornet. It was 10 foot up a tree they wanted to drop. I fabricated an end for on my tree trimming pole to hold spray cans and trigger with a pull rope. I sprayed 10 wasp and hornet, 2 brake cleaner, and 2 starter fluid cans into the hole. All of this did not do a thing. I put a 4ft extension on my tree trimming pole. I installed a 1/16 in. id ss tube on the end. Ran poly plow tube for the 15ft reach. To it attach a 120 psi parts washer can. I put 1/4 cup of old drained gasoline in the can, pressurize the can to 100 psi, and wait till evening. After marking the hole during the day, put the nozzle down the hole and pull the trigger. IT takes a day or 2 for all to be gone. I got rig of the 2inch long European hornets. They cut the tree down 2 days later.

[@43pasadena]

How are the big firewood bags workin out?

[@marcuswhite3628]

😂 and Hunter’s split clean wood ( BK account 😂)

[@wildturkey5838]

When someone says, "I've got a good idea!" sit back and enjoy the show. If they say, "I've got a BRILLIANT Idea!!!" get some popcorn.

[@timh7021]

A few years ago we had a huge nest in the garden. I just stuck and industry vacuum in the hole and let it run for a day. None of them survived. Greetings from Germany, I really enjoy your Videos.

[@craigsudman4556]

🤣Now I've seen everything...using a 14,000 lb. excavator as a fly swatter! Hahahahhaha Ann & I were laughing while you were smashing the bucket into the nest. I've always liked the gasoline and match fix, but what ever works. I hate those things they are just too nasty. Hope Levi is ok great video, thumbs up.

[@thirdwatch9939]

Ha ha same thing here watching with my wife.

[@davidevans3175]

Get an electric (battery powered) fly swatter, Velcro a small towel around the edge to create a curtain, turn it on and lay it on the hole. If two holes make two of them. Cheap, safe, simple, effective, no flammable liquids, no gas, no flares, no variables, nothing. Even if they manage to get out under the towel barrier, they will attack it and that's all she wrote.

[@chancebernhardt4815]

Mike we use the flame thrower its a propane tank with a long hose and the wand farmers use them to burn ditches 500,000 btus works great give a try

[@jamesdiehl8690]

I got stung by yellowjackets 27 times, swarmed from hitting a nest in the ground with a weedeater. They chased me into my vehicle. Thank GOD for Benadril!

[@patriotamerican62]

I would a dump Some gas down the hole, than throwed a flair at the hole.than watch the Roman candle.

[@toddchapman3472]

Those things can't be killed enough, I was living vicariously thru the excavator

[@richardh.severn5980]

There are many videos showing how to get rid of hornets. I like the apple cider vinegar mix with dish soap, both as a spray (kills in about two seconds) and set out in a shallow pan with a stick for them to land on. Adding a little borax helps too.

[@johncollins500]

Greetings as B's detector said we would gas them at nite and put something over hole we never light it as the fumes will kill them. Tell Hunter hello for me

[@pattanner5338]

Mike pour your concrete slab 1st then put you blg block on the outside next to the lip of the concrete, If you put them on the concrete slab 4 inches thick it will crack right where you set them

[@timothyrhoads5634]

Hi Mike and Melissa. Last summer I was doing some trimming in my back yard. I hit a yellow jacket hornet nest. One nailed me right in the upper lip. Ouch !!!! Talk about pain!!! It almost knocked me on my butt. It was a big net I didn’t know was there. I call a friend that does extermination work. He came over and shot a chemical in the ground that killed the nest. Doing so he got stung twice and it didn’t bother him. I told him he was the bravest man I ever met. Lol 😂. I’m glad I wasn’t allergic to yellow jackets but they hurt really bad. I thank the good lord you or Melissa didn’t get stung. They are bad bugs and hurt like hell. Ughhhh 😝

[@robertherzog2087]

Get a large propane torch used to burn Sans Sugi Ban to flame the nest and flying bees.

[@charlesmckinley29]

Mike you may want to price out preformed concrete walls vs the large blocks.

[@davewood406]

The hot setup is getting the pro insecticide concentrates. In your case, one of the active pesticides in the wasp killer is Lambda-cyhalothrin(LambdaStar UltraCap), you can get that on Amazon for about 40 bucks. Depending on how you mix it that makes something like 30 gallons. My trick is with another pesticide (Taurus SC) is add a dose to those gallons of household broad spectrum insecticide with the little hose and battery powered sprayer. One walk around the house and you never see an ant for the year at least.

[@uoobwatcher]

Holy moly at the swarm. Been there done that with a front bucket and NO cab. Seven stings but not allergic. Stay safe!

[@edgardavis1562]

WOW 😯! Nasty critters. They are bad around our area this year too. West Central Ohio

[@foreverbrownsfan]

I shot a nest (attached to the side of our house) with a can of wasp & hornet 🐝 killer last week. I’m convinced you could fasten a spray can to the bucket and press the button with the thumb. 😂😉

[@brucebello2049]

Hi Mike, just thinking of how Hunter’s life has changed since you left your last job, he must love having you around, your a great dad

[@jeffhartmann2469]

You needed a flame thrower…..😁👍

[@techbilly2342]

On 3 occasions whrn I had been stung by yellow jackets on my place, I was able to make a warning sign, drive it in the ground as close to the nest as I could, and leave them. They don't return the next season. The nests were out of the way and we had no children or allergic people around.

[@BKD70]

When we got into some ground bees/yellow jackets, etc... we'd take a pump up sprayer and fill it with gasoline... The gasoline will kill them on contact. In the evening, Find the hole stick the wand in, and start spraying. Come back the next morning and the whole nest will be dead.

[@platoalwaysknew8703]

Mike try flooding them out first AT NIGHT brother find the hole cover it with a screen block off edges I used landscape edge blocks pour in half a bottle of dawn dish soap take hose press it right against the screen flood for 20 mins looking at it in the morning now there are always those who come back to nest at dark they should still be trying to get threw screen but you will find a great deal dead at the mouth of hole give it a shot its a cheap fix even if it does not complete the job a vast number will die and safe for other animals

[@928frogman]

I applaud your grown up yet adventurous bee control work. We've used gas, bee spray, vegetable oil (which worked really well) and small explosives.

[@davidplayz7323]

In Georgia we get a coke bottle and fill it with half full with gas and when it got dark we stick it into the hole and wait 10 minutes we light it off! Usually get a little boom and flame out the hole but no more yellow jackets!

[@yellowdeer7163]

Dawn dish soap mixed with water. Make it very soapy. A lot cheaper than cans. Fire Dept uses soap to kill large swarms.