Hi There,
Just remember that if you spray, you should do it either early in the
morning, or late a night, when the sun is down and the air is cooler, and
the yellow jackets are fairly dormant. They'll all be in the nest, and you
will get the greatest kill with the sudden surprise. If you spray during the
day, most of them will be out of the nest gathering up food. Once you begin
to attack the nest, they will all return at once to protect it. They are
very good at this, and can, in fact, kill you.
I have a local beekeeper who will don specially designed protective gear,
and will either remove my nests or destroy them while I watch from the
safety of my living room. Costs me around $100-$200. I am very allergic to
yellow jackets and usually get stung about once every two years no matter
how much I try to avoid them. This always results in me having to get a ride
to the hospital emergency room to spend the better part of the day
uncomfortably trying to get the swelling back down enough to enable me to
put my sneakers back on! It's not pretty.
USE CAUTION, PLEASE!
73 de Jeff K2KV
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From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jim Berry
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 7:45 PM
To: Towertalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Yellow Jackets on Tower
Hi Pat,
There is a spray you can buy. It shoots in a stream like 10 or 15
feet. The idea is to shoot the suckers nests that are under eves,
etc of your house, and not have to get on a ladder. I would get a
can of the stuff. Soak down the rotor, nest if you can see it.
Wait a few days, or whatever it says on the can to do. I wish I
could give you the brand name, but it is very common, and you should
be able to find it any home supply store. The trick is to get the
kind that shoots a stream.
73 Jim K7SLI
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