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Years ago, I was mowing the lawn with the push mower and wearing shorts. It was summer. I did not know there was one of those underground yellowjacket nests until I mowed over it. Stung 23 times in the legs and elsewhere. Sure got my dose of venom that day.
 
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Gepetto said:
Years ago, I was mowing the lawn with the push mower and wearing shorts. It was summer. I did not know there was one of those underground yellowjacket nests until I mowed over it. Stung 23 times in the legs and elsewhere. Sure got my dose of venom that day.
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OUCH...I know what you mean! Way back when (like almost 40 years ago) I was mowing the edge of our property (we lived out in the woods) with a Gravely walk behind and ran over one of those underground nests...twice! Really pissed them off. I just left the mower there and started running...looked like one of those old cartoons...and jumped into our swimming pool! Fortunately only got stung a couple of times in the beginning but dodged the bullet that day. 23 times, I feel for you, Joe.
 
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Lots of yellow jacket nests here in Oregon. Best way Ive found to kill them:
Make a 12"x12" wood frame out of 2X2 lumber (gives it some weight) and staple some window screen to frame. Early morning cover the nest entrance with the screen. Add 1/2 cup dawn dish soap to 5 gallon bucket then fill with water. Dump into nest, repeat if necessary.
The soap suffocates the bees.
Also skunks love to dig up and eat them.
 
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sweatybetty said:
Lots of yellow jacket nests here in Oregon. Best way Ive found to kill them:
Make a 12"x12" wood frame out of 2X2 lumber (gives it some weight) and staple some window screen to frame. Early morning cover the nest entrance with the screen. Add 1/2 cup dawn dish soap to 5 gallon bucket then fill with water. Dump into nest, repeat if necessary.
The soap suffocates the bees.
Also skunks love to dig up and eat them.
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Dump a box of baby powder into the nest entrance (at night while they're not active, of course!). Insects breathe through holes in their abdomens, the talc clogs those holes. I've done this a few times. I've also read that raccoons like to eat them.
https://www.britannica.com/science/spiracle
 
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