[pct-l] re bees and other flying, stinging critters.

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Firefly, 

Yellowjackets are always in a bad mood.  My method for encouraging them to relocate their underground nest far away is to pour a little gasoline down the hole(s), then run inside for an hour or so.  Repeat as often as necessary.  You don't need to light it - the smell and toxicity will drive them away eventually.  Good luck. 

Mango 

  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Georgi Heitman" <bobbnweav at gmail.com> 
To: dbillings803 at yahoo.com, pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:43:29 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [pct-l] re bees and other flying, stinging critters. 

Very true, Don.  What we have in at least two places here at The Hideaway at 
Old Station (or maybe it's one underground hive with two 'doors',) seem to 
be wasps or yellowjackets that aren't the 
paper-made-hive-hanging-from-an-eave, porch, etc. type, we have the paper 
hive ones as well.  Neither type likes too much company, but the 
in-the-ground ones will tolerate only a few trips back and forth overhead 
before they come boiling out...plus they give chase, for as long as they can 
find their target.  And, they really like pant legs and getting under 
shirts!   Since they've made their home underground, I suppose that even tho 
it was under minus 10* every night for roughly two weeks last December, they 
might have survived the winter.  If so, anyone with the knowledge or courage 
to come remove or eradicate this threat to us, our summer help and hikers 
would be ever so welcome!   Mi casa de arbol es su casa de arbol !!! 
Takers, anyone? 
;-) 
FireFly 
The Hideaway at Old Station (Shasta Co., CA) 
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