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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.

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.

**davischevy** · 10-04-2021, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I hate 'em. They build nests all around my house/shop. Suckers damn near killed me last year. My shop has a 13' ceiling and I have a temporary 12' ladder to the 2nd floor. They built a nest under one of the rungs near the top. Of course I had freaking flip flops on and they attacked my feet. I got stung 3 or 4 times. Just glad I held my composure and didn't fall off the ladder.

I didn't kill them nicely with wasp spray either...

Did you spray gas on them and set it on fire?

**davischevy** · 10-04-2021, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Stocker

That is an awful lot of stings! Glad you're doing as well as you are, that could be extremely serious for some people. When I was a kid there was a nearby field that would sometimes burn. Of course I had to go check it out. There were yellowjacket nests in the ground, and I usually got stung. My mom would put a dab of wet baking soda on it to ease the sting a little.

Several years ago I had a used McCulloch chainsaw which could be temperamental. It was early in the morning and cool out when I climbed a cut bank to reach a snag for firewood. Got up there and the darn saw wouldn't start, then I noticed the ground was crawling with yellowjackets. Got out of there pronto and never went back for that snag. That was the one time I was glad the saw didn't start.

More recently, I have seen a few nests that were dug up by bears while I'm on my morning trail walks. I guess the stings don't bother them too much. They must really like to eat bees.

This brought a smile to my face. I haven't heard anybody use the term "snag" since my dad passed away. He would only buy Homelite chainsaws though.

**Stocker** · 10-05-2021, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by davischevy

This brought a smile to my face. I haven't heard anybody use the term "snag" since my dad passed away. He would only buy Homelite chainsaws though.

Glad I could brighten your day a bit!

We used mostly Homelites at work. That old yellow Mac caused me grief more than once and I was happy to get rid of it.
Now I have an old Stihl 042 I bought new a long time ago, and a Husky 350 which has been a great little saw.

**davischevy** · 10-05-2021, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Stocker

Glad I could brighten your day a bit!

We used mostly Homelites at work. That old yellow Mac caused me grief more than once and I was happy to get rid of it.
Now I have an old Stihl 042 I bought new a long time ago, and a Husky 350 which has been a great little saw.

Just to stay on track, I don't have any yellow jacket stories form my logging days with my dad, but I have some bee tree stories.

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.

10-04-2021, 09:46 AM	#27
Rich84 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Woodbury, Ct. Posts: 1,664	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	#28
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,792	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	#33
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	#34
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,499	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	#35
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	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	#36
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,108	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	#41
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,806	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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