2007-08-05 17:12:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Are they active now? They're not ground bees; those are only active in the spring.
If they're around two inches long, they're cicada-killing wasps, who do not sting. However, if they're under an inch long, they're yellowjackets, and should be gotten rid of.
You could smother the nests. At night, dump a wheelbarrow full of ice on the nests, then cover with a tarp, and cover that with dirt.
I've even heard of people vacuuming them out with a wet/dry vac; but you have to leave it on a long time.
2007-08-05 17:22:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bumble bees have a habit of creating their nests underground. They are nothing to worry about. Bumble bees virtually never sting people (unlike honey bees) and only do so if they think they are being attacked. At the end of the season all the bees except the queen will die off and the queen will move to a new site for next year. So , if you leave them alone they will all be gone by Autumn and they will not return next year.
2007-08-06 07:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had the pleasure to give this answer three times in as many days, so it's the start of there season. Wait until sundown when they're in there nest and ground pound the area with a half dozen shotgun shells from about six feet away. So satisfying. I feel sorry for the folks in the city that can't get away with it. I'm all for live and let live until I'm stung a few times for no reason, then they gotta go!! RScott
2007-08-06 00:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may want to do a little research before you take drastic measures to kill the ground bees. It is a possibility that they are cicada killers . cicada killers are 1and a half to two inch long pr editors that are black and have yellow stripes. only the females have stingers not the males of the species, they are not aggressive toward humans and usually live in the ground. they are actually a very beneficial insect. but if in doubt contact your nearest extension office. i just feel like we may all be sorry some day, if we continue to kill beneficial life forms out of ignorance.
2007-08-06 15:05:40 · answer #4 · answered by Ronda M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends upon how finely you ground them.
I'll take a pound of bee flour please.
2007-08-06 00:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
flood the hole with a garden house and make sure you are not near the nest when you do this
2007-08-06 00:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋