Glad you made it through without getting stung. I had a wasp nest about a
year ago, and mentioned it to my pest control guy when he checked the
termite baits. He reached into the truck and handed me a slightly used
pressure can of contact-kill wasp spray. I took it to the recent nest and
it did the job in no time, but I was lucky it was all outside.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Surprise!
>I had a yellow jacket surprise over the weekend but there's nothing to
> take a photo of. They had built a nest inside the brick/stone wall of
> my enclosed back porch... the far wall of this room
> <http://www.chucknorcutt.com/2712%20Columbia%20Drive/img_5550e.htm>
> We were scheduled to have a weekend party with friends in this room and,
> a few days before, yellow jackets started appearing in the room as from
> no where. I eventually discovered a 3/8" hole in a mortar joint in the
> facing stones outside and about a dozen smaller holes in the mortar
> joints of the brick inside.
>
> I should have waited until dark and sprayed the interior of the nest but
> that would have been tough through such a small hole. I decided to plug
> the hole (in daylight) but made the mistake of choosing a mortar colored
> caulk rather than a fast setting cement. It was easy (and fast) to
> apply and I didn't get stung but, much to my chagrin, I discovered these
> guys have no trouble tunneling through caulk. Spraying the ring leaders
> with wasp and hornet spray only slowed them down as more took their
> place. Since the caulk wasn't working well I stuck a long 3/8" dowel
> into the hole. This gave them a lot more tunneling trouble but they
> kept at it. Periodically I'd go out and spray the tunnelers. I think I
> eventually knocked out the intelligent end of the gene pool since, after
> a while, the remaining workers didn't seem to know what to do and just
> flitted about aimlessly in the vicinity of the hole. However, those
> trapped inside began to find their way out onto the porch. I stemmed
> that flow after plugging about a dozen small holes in the mortar of the
> inside wall... some so small that I doubted that a yellow jacket could
> get through.
>
> The activity is now almost completely over. Now I have to go clean up
> the mess I made with the caulk on the stones and mortar. Engage brain
> first.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 8/26/2013 3:27 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> As I passed our front door this morning, I noted that some local insects
>> had prepared a surprise for me. This wasp nest would have been within 3
>> ft of my head on my next trip to the mail box. It has now been
>> neutralized with commercial insect spray.
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=8001
>>
>> E-1 with Leica Summicron-R 50mm
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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