I had Motley Crue in my lawn once, it was awful.
Posted on 08/31/2006 12:11:04 PM PDT by LouAvul
I can't cut my grass because there's about a million wasps (or something like wasps) flying around at ground level.
What are they looking for and how can I get rid of them?
Perhaps I can't bake a ham
One can of Coors light could kill quite a few...it's not like anyone would want to drink Coors anyway.
I had Motley Crue in my lawn once, it was awful.
OK, that's cruel.
"Apples on the ground attract them big time.. "
My Grand-Daddy used to pick up pears from under the big pear trees behind the house and listen to the yellow-jackets buzzing inside.
Then, he'd find the hole they ate going in, and tap beside it. When a yellow-jacket poked out his head, Grand-Daddy would pinch the little bugger's head off and pull the rest of the body out. He did that one at a time until the buzzing stopped. "They can't get you if their stinger is still inside." he used to say... Just a game - the pear was no good.
Maybe you could kill them all that way!
But seriously - if you can find the nest, pour some gasoline down it after dark, and leave quickly. It'll kill 'em cheaper than store-bought poisons. DON'T LIGHT IT!
On the other subject, I am philosophically opposed to buying that bilge water that Coors calls beer.
I guess I'll just burn the bastards out again next time.
"DON'T LIGHT IT!"
Awwwww..Now you went and spoiled all the fun!!
Are you sure they're wasps? It's possible they are cicada killers. These solitary wasps rarely sting unless you do something specifically to annoy them (as with many solitary bees and wasps, the male is more territorial, but it has no sting at all!) The adult female digs a hole, captures a cicada, puts it down the hole, and lays her eggs on it for her young to feed from it. While they don't live in hives, multiple wasps will often dig their holes in the same area. We don't have many of these wasps around here but in the last several weeks I've seen many cicadas so this is when they'd be showing up.
Since these wasps aren't aggressive and since they will start to diminish in the next few weeks as their prey die off, and because I think they're really cool, I wouldn't suggest trying to poison them. (Besides, you'd have to treat your whole yard and it's toxic and expensive.) This page mentions that mowing after 8:00 may work since their activity lessens in the evening.
If it's truly the opposite of ZOT, then do we have to have French Poodles instead of Viking Kitties?
Well, you know us conservatives, no fun at all...
Man - You ain't right. :-)
I hate being serious on a thread like this but I do organic gardening and beneficial nematodes will keep these and other pests (fire ants, fleas, tics, grub worms) out of the yard.
If you're not into organics use Sevin dust and go Saddam on their asses.
"Cry vanity! Let slip the French Poodles of Toz!"
It could work.
Investing in the next generation, I suppose, although they will be disappointed when the youngsters hatch out and find they cannot eat metal!
If they look like small black wasps that fly real fast about an inch or two off then ground then they are probably some type of dirt dobber and aren't aggressive and you should be fine to cut the grass. Unless of course you really didn't want to cut the grass anyways and this was a convenient excuse, which I completely understand.
Some of these little critters built a nest under my sister's mail box several years ago. When ever anybody touched the mailbox, they'd come blasting out of there and fly around and around real fast. They never stung anybody but they'd scare the crap out of you though. If you're still in doubt, send the kids or the dog out there first and see if they come back alive. ;o)
Thank ya, Thank ya vury much < /elvis>
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