How do you get rid of bees that build their nests in the ground around patios and sidewalks?

Question

I am not sure if these bees are honeybees or what but they have nested there and bore down into the ground so I have no idea how big the nests actually are. I got stung mowing the grass today because I stepped on the nest not realizing it was there and about 100 bees swarmed out of the nest. They look like yellow jackets.

Answer 1

I had a nest in the ground and I used a termite killer that was mixed with a gallon of water. I just flushed the entire area and they were gone the next day. It could be mixed with a hose sprayer and shot from a distance away, but they are usually quiet at evening and are all in the nest so it's easy to just walk up and dump the gallon on the nest. Good luck.

Answer 2

My dad would use gasoline, but always with his legs and arms covered. But that was many years ago, now they have pesticides that have long sprayers that enable you to get deeper into the ground. I would not do it during the daytime as that is usually when they are active and whatever you do, have any body parts covered and maybe a bug spray for any exposed areas. Carry a bucket or something to put over the hole once you've poured in the pesticide, but make sure it's large enough to cover the area and put it over the hole and surrounding area immediately and set a brick or something heavy on the bucket or whatever you are using - (just in case their some sort of mutuant yellow jackets - just kidding, but play it safe). Stay away from the area for a couple of days and when you check it out, be sure you are wearing protection, if there are any dead bees under the bucket and none are coming out of the hole, you may have done the trick, but just give it one more injection of pesticide in the event there may be some in the nest that weren't affected. Good luck! Oh, afterwards you should fill in the hole with heavier soil or small rocks and keep your eye on that area for any future sightings, also, when you are doing this, I would carry a can of Spray or even hair spray for the stray ones (hair spray works great, they just stiffen in mid air and fall right there - use something cheap that would weigh heavy on your own hair and get the ultra hold - works for any bug I have encountered inside or outside.

Answer 3

please don't pour gas on them. go out at dusk or dawn and treat the area with sevin dust that you can get at the local big box store. the dust works its way down the hair follicle of the pest and will kill them. there will be eggs in the nest that will come out next spring, set out bee traps before the spring, just when the threat of frost is over and you will capture the queen thus reducing the threat of the bees in your area. hopes this helps. oh by the way the best knock down bee killer i have used is sold at lo..s , i can't remember the name at this moment, but it is commercial grade stuff and cost a dollar or so more but this stuff has worked a lot better for me than the cheaper stuff.

Answer 4

Pour some gasoline into the nest, make sure you do this fast,through a match, and watch the bee massacre. Wear some type of protection, such as long pants, long sleeve, gloves, and boots.

Answer 5

They are mud wasps and the only good way to remove them permanently is to wait until dusk and that way they are all in the nest ( can't see to fly in the dim light), pour a bit of gas down the hole & throw in a match.

Answer 6

Pour gasoline on it.