How to get rid of underground yellow jacket nest?

Question

I live in the suburbs (So no possums or skunks to help out) and I have an underground yellow jacket nest. I have found their main hole. It's about the size of a softball (The hole is). Now what?

I have no desire to burn my house down in the process.

Answer 1

Of the suggestions you have gotten, use the flooding. Pouring gasoline on/in the ground is illegal and carries hefty fines.

I happen to be very lucky in that I have Scrub Jays who love those insects so there are few around my yard. Most people dislike Scrub Jays but I appreciate their taste in insects. However, if I had the problem of the nest, I might prepare a screened "box" to set over the area and put cans of water as much as could be on the ground. The yellow jackets will drown in the water. However, flooding the nest will take care of it faster! (Or you might use a shop vac with 2 inches of water in the bottom and vacuum them out on a very cool night, perhaps even after dropping some dry ice in the hole to make sure they are really cold!)

Let us know what you try and what works.

Answer 2

Wait until night and pour gasoline down their hole. One hundred percent lethal and one hundred per cent effective. In this case there is no need to ignite the gasoline.

Answer 3

We turned on the sprinklers everyday and flooded the nest. They moved.

Answer 4

i wait till they are settled in for the night and i pour a bottle of gas in the hole and run like crazy

Answer 5

pour gas down the hole light match and run like hell

Answer 6

I use apple cider vinegar. Gooooood Luck and don't get stung.

Answer 7

pour gasoline in the hole n lite it up!

Answer 8

Burn'em out.

Answer 9

flood them put a hose down and drown them