2006-09-17 00:58:43 · 4 answers · asked by Laura B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
They sound like yellow jackets--that is one of their characteristics. Another is that theyget more aggressive as the colony size grows and the weather gets cooler. Best to kill them ASAP. A good way is to use Sevin (carbaryl) dust. Liquids don't usually work because they go in the hole and drip straight down. Dusts can poof out to coat the entire area. They are also picked up easier by the bees.
If you don't have a duster use a catsup bottle and put about an 1/8 of a cup of Sevin in it. Go out on a cool evening because coolness slows them down. Shine a lantern on the hole and put it about 10 or 15 feet away from your approach route. Yellow Jackets are photosensitive and if some do escape they will go to the light instead of you. Then go up to the hole and put the hole of the catsup bottle to the bees opening and squeeze. Then back away, easy. All bees have fairly poor vision when it comes to forming images but they are very good at seeing motion. You don't want to make quick moves that will attract them. (And I didn't mention it earlier, but wear protection--long pants, long sleeve shirt, gloves, etc.
2006-09-17 03:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way is to get a person how works with bees or you can smoke them out get a rag with oil on it light and put in a tin so it can smoke and then put it near the hive they should move coz they associate smoke with danger so they will "swarm" then go to a safer place but do wear protective clothes and WHOCH OUT IF THEY ARE AFRICAN KILLER BEE they will nail you big time ( they come from my country) and can even kill you and the sting is very painful
2006-09-17 08:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by Michael T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are going to have to obtain a spray that kills bees. Your best bet is to do it at night and wear protective clothing. You may have to apply the method more than once.
I wish I could give you a more humane method, but I don't know of one.
2006-09-17 08:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you know if they are honey bees??? if so try calling a local bee keeper, they just might come and get them for free to have them for there own hives at home.........
2006-09-17 09:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by shreck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋