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Warrens69GMC · 10-03-2021, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Caddyshack!!

Kids of today don't know how great that movie is. Shame.

**Stocker** · 10-03-2021, 09:27 AM

**mongocanfly** · 10-03-2021, 11:31 AM

At work we have hi-lines that carry our utilities from bld to bld..me and a guy were up in there one day doing some maint work..he was ahead of me as we were making our way thru the structure...the structure is xbraced with angle iron..we also have to wear safety harnesses with double tieoffs..
Well he reached a grabbed some angle iron to balance hisself, and his fingers went right in a huge neat..he tried to run but that harness stopped him quick...I never seen anybody come out of a harness so fast..he only got stung a few times..it was cool weather so they were semi dormant..

**truckster** · 10-03-2021, 11:41 AM

It's already become a funny family story... Grandpa vs. the yellow jackets.

But I checked this morning and there's zero yellow jacket activity in her yard. I'm just glad it was me instead of one of the grandchildren.

**FleetsidePaul** · 10-03-2021, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by truckster

It's already become a funny family story... Grandpa vs. the yellow jackets.

But I checked this morning and there's zero yellow jacket activity in her yard. I'm just glad it was me instead of one of the grandchildren.

At least you got a funny story out of it.

Some things happen and at the time they are not funny. But later they are when you can kid around about it. Grandpa vs. the yellow jackets sounds like a good one.

Rich84 · 10-04-2021, 09:46 AM

Yellow Jackets got me too. I was weedwacking the hill in front of my stone wall when I started feeling the stings on my arms and hands. They also got me on the head a few times. I dropped the weedwacker and almost got hit by my neighbor driving down the street. It could have been very bad.

**davischevy** · 10-04-2021, 10:49 PM

I got stung twice the last time I mowed.

racecougar · 10-05-2021, 02:04 PM

I typically find one big underground nest per year around here. To eradicate them, I dust them after nightfall with this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ORZFJW...roduct_details

Using this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

**Stocker** · 10-05-2021, 04:11 PM

My woodshed is usually being eaten by carpenter bees this time of year. Very little activity this year, maybe a result of two months of smoke from wildfires. At least they are docile critters, not prone to attack. In fact I'm almost never bothered by paper wasps or their mud-dauber cousins. What I do my best to avoid are yellow jackets & hornets. Those devils can be too aggressive to suit me.

**special-K** · 10-06-2021, 10:07 PM

There is a simple and effective trap you can make to take care of those pesky carpenter bees. I made 6 and this year I got 52 of them

**Steeveedee** · 10-06-2021, 10:37 PM

Fauncy!

But a lot nicer than the guys in the wood working forum I am a member of who use plastic soda pop bottles.

**Stocker** · 10-06-2021, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

There is a simple and effective trap you can make to take care of those pesky carpenter bees. I made 6 and this year I got 52 of them

Nice! I should make a few, the bees will probably be back next year.

Warrens69GMC · 10-06-2021, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

There is a simple and effective trap you can make to take care of those pesky carpenter bees. I made 6 and this year I got 52 of them

Any preference on type of wood or ??

**special-K** · 10-07-2021, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Fauncy!

But a lot nicer than the guys in the wood working forum I am a member of who use plastic soda pop bottles.

I splurged on a carton of 12 jelly jars. Only made 6 so far. I got all architectural on the roof design

. Simple enough. I thought about painting them up, but simple and basic is good

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Originally Posted by Stocker

Nice! I should make a few, the bees will probably be back next year.

Put them up early in the season. Last year is when I made them and they went up later in the spring. I caught three and thought, "Ok they do work, but not well enough". I guess early on they are nesting or making new holes. It slacked off through the summer, but I did get one last month.

- Drill 1/2" hole at 45* angle in the side
- Drill 3/4" hole straight up bottom center and in jar lid
- Screw lid to bottom
- Place about 10' apart

I put one in the center of the 10' wide woodshed, two at about thirds on a 14' building, one on a 12' building, and two on my 24' front porch. I still have six more jars I think I'll do for next year, but I'm very impressed with what the six did already

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Originally Posted by Warrens69GMC

Any preference on type of wood or ??

Nope. Those were from a left over cuts of pressure treated 4x4. Those rascals don't seem picky about wood species when they're destroying your stuff

**Stocker** · 10-07-2021, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

- Drill 1/2" hole at 45* angle in the side
- Drill 3/4" hole straight up bottom center and in jar lid
- Screw lid to bottom
- Place about 10' apart

Easy enough -- thanks, Tim!

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Those rascals don't seem picky about wood species when they're destroying your stuff

Yep, but mine like 1x12 cedar boards best

**truckster** · 10-07-2021, 08:07 PM

Follow up - I told my students the story today. They were almost rolling on the floor laughing. I thought it was pretty funny too.

10-03-2021, 09:27 AM	#2
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,558	Re: Yellow Jackets! __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

10-03-2021, 11:31 AM	#3
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,608	Re: Yellow Jackets! At work we have hi-lines that carry our utilities from bld to bld..me and a guy were up in there one day doing some maint work..he was ahead of me as we were making our way thru the structure...the structure is xbraced with angle iron..we also have to wear safety harnesses with double tieoffs.. Well he reached a grabbed some angle iron to balance hisself, and his fingers went right in a huge neat..he tried to run but that harness stopped him quick...I never seen anybody come out of a harness so fast..he only got stung a few times..it was cool weather so they were semi dormant.. __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

10-03-2021, 11:41 AM	#4
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,846	Re: Yellow Jackets! It's already become a funny family story... Grandpa vs. the yellow jackets. But I checked this morning and there's zero yellow jacket activity in her yard. I'm just glad it was me instead of one of the grandchildren. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

10-04-2021, 09:46 AM	#6
Rich84 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Woodbury, Ct. Posts: 1,671	Re: Yellow Jackets! Yellow Jackets got me too. I was weedwacking the hill in front of my stone wall when I started feeling the stings on my arms and hands. They also got me on the head a few times. I dropped the weedwacker and almost got hit by my neighbor driving down the street. It could have been very bad.

10-04-2021, 10:49 PM	#7
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,797	Re: Yellow Jackets! I got stung twice the last time I mowed. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

10-05-2021, 02:04 PM	#8
racecougar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 999	Re: Yellow Jackets! I typically find one big underground nest per year around here. To eradicate them, I dust them after nightfall with this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ORZFJW...roduct_details Using this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 1965 C10 SWB - Build Thread

10-05-2021, 04:11 PM	#9
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,558	Re: Yellow Jackets! My woodshed is usually being eaten by carpenter bees this time of year. Very little activity this year, maybe a result of two months of smoke from wildfires. At least they are docile critters, not prone to attack. In fact I'm almost never bothered by paper wasps or their mud-dauber cousins. What I do my best to avoid are yellow jackets & hornets. Those devils can be too aggressive to suit me. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

10-06-2021, 10:07 PM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Yellow Jackets! There is a simple and effective trap you can make to take care of those pesky carpenter bees. I made 6 and this year I got 52 of them Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-06-2021, 10:37 PM	#11
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,234	Re: Yellow Jackets! Fauncy! But a lot nicer than the guys in the wood working forum I am a member of who use plastic soda pop bottles. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

10-07-2021, 08:07 PM	#16
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,846	Re: Yellow Jackets! Follow up - I told my students the story today. They were almost rolling on the floor laughing. I thought it was pretty funny too. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson



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