Those darn mud daubers...

Liljoebrshooter said:
I found 8 yellow jacket nests in my field this summer when I was mowing with the brush hog. 3 were found the hard way after getting stung several times. The old 8N couldn't go fast enough.
Within a day or two the nests were all dug up by some type of animal. Still not positive what animal would do it. Here is the aftermath of one.

Joe
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Most likely a skunk.
 
I got into a yellow jacket nest when I was clearing some brush with my Kubota. I first knew I was in trouble when I had a yellow jacket crawl behind my glasses. It got real bad real quick after that. As @Liljoebrshooter mentioned, my tractor would not go in reverse fast enough. After it was all done, we counted at least 17 stinks on me. It was not fun. Had the worst headache that night.
Bald face hornets are freaking spawn of Satan with wings. If you get stung by one of those, you will know it. My wife got stung last year while working in her garden. A rash ended up covering nearly her whole body. Took her days to get over it. I ended up taking her to the ER right after it happened.
 
I found out the hard way that I am allergic to yellow jackets. Bees don't bother me but wasps and/or hornets sure do. I just keep my distance from anything that has a stinger.
 
Txturbo said:
Easy fix. Go to a farm supply an buy a box of medicated ear tags. Hang them in your barn/shop. Keeps flying pests away.
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This is a new one...I can go check out Tractor supply, or some other local places, but what is the intended use? Keeping insects away from livestock?
 
twraska said:
Find some farmer to get you some permethrin and spray your place. Should have a label for fly control, use that rate.
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I have used permethrin spray for clothes (mainly socks and hats) to keep ticks and chiggers away in the summer. I wasn't aware it would work on larger pests like wasps.
 
hman said:
Any chlorinated solvent will do a great job on insects. But they're getting harder and harder to find. I'd be willing to bet our California members can't find ANY.
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I have used WD40 to kill (almost instantly) the carpenter bees. (the one's that chew perfectly round 1/2" holes in any untreated wood).

It's sad to have to kill them, as they are pretty docile (as are the mud daubers), but we have to have boundaries...

WD40 should be readily available everywhere. :) I have not tried it on a wasp.

-Tom
 
tcweb said:
I have used WD40 to kill (almost instantly) the carpenter bees. (the one's that chew perfectly round 1/2" holes in any untreated wood).

It's sad to have to kill them, as they are pretty docile (as are the mud daubers), but we have to have boundaries...

WD40 should be readily available everywhere. :) I have not tried it on a wasp.

-Tom
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Don't try it on a bald face hornet. It will just **** off the spawn of Satan and then it will welcome you to he!! LOL
 
I took the motor apart, and carefully broke up the mud nest, vacuumed up what I could, and used some light solvent to remove as much of the mud trace as I could. It's a GE motor that was surprisingly easy to get apart.

The mud nest was mostly just behind the centripetal switch, so doesn't look like there is any wire damage.

Only thing left to do is hook up the motor and see if she still works. :dejected:

Tom
 
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