Lawns - Bees in my lawn?
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sandman512
05-20-09, 03:02 PM
Ok, I have what appears to be bees in my lawn. There are mounds in which they are coming in and out of. Any recommendations how to remedy this problem? Thanks in advance.
Bud9051
05-20-09, 05:15 PM
Can you describe the bees, are they wasps, bumble bees, other? What area do they cover, one or two mounds or all over the place?
I have had to deal with yellow jackets and bumble bees several times at different homes and covered the area with plastic or fine screening. The screen works best as you can apply a spray without lifting the cover. Although the plastic seemed to keep the spray in and perhaps stay more effective.
But I have read about infestations that cover a very large area and not sure if this approach would work for the whole lawn.
Put the covering over the area very early in the morning before they head out and you will catch them all.
Good luck
Bud
I have had to deal with yellow jackets and bumble bees several times at different homes and covered the area with plastic or fine screening. The screen works best as you can apply a spray without lifting the cover. Although the plastic seemed to keep the spray in and perhaps stay more effective.
But I have read about infestations that cover a very large area and not sure if this approach would work for the whole lawn.
Put the covering over the area very early in the morning before they head out and you will catch them all.
Good luck
Bud
spdavid
05-20-09, 06:03 PM
I had a problem area about maybe 20 x 40 foot.It was loaded with ground bees in holes hundreds of them.They came back every year.
I started by trying insecticide in a hose sprayer.Didn't work even after several.
Then I went to bagged insecticide.To make a long story short I bought two bags of the cheapest bagged insecticide I could find which by bag standard is enough for 10 thousand sq ft.I hand tossed the contents of both bags over the area.It took two seasons but they have not come back since.(Season 2 was maybe 2/3 of season 1).
Not very environmentally responsible but it was a big issue and this worked.
I started by trying insecticide in a hose sprayer.Didn't work even after several.
Then I went to bagged insecticide.To make a long story short I bought two bags of the cheapest bagged insecticide I could find which by bag standard is enough for 10 thousand sq ft.I hand tossed the contents of both bags over the area.It took two seasons but they have not come back since.(Season 2 was maybe 2/3 of season 1).
Not very environmentally responsible but it was a big issue and this worked.
sandman512
05-20-09, 06:27 PM
Thanks for the replies guys. It is about a 15' by 15' area. They look like yellow jackets(small). There are a bunch of mounds coming out of the lawn and they are swarming around.
Bud9051
05-20-09, 08:04 PM
Too bad they don't make a bait type of poison that they would take down inside and feed to the whole community like ant traps.
I'm kind of radical so I'd probably cover with heavy plastic and spray underneath like crazy. But I also dug one nest out with my back hoe and then couldn't go near it for 2 days. They eventually left and I won. Be careful, those little one are nasty.
If you go plastic have plenty of wood to lay around the edges to hold it down and of course several cans of spray. If you choose a cold morning they are less active.
Bud
I'm kind of radical so I'd probably cover with heavy plastic and spray underneath like crazy. But I also dug one nest out with my back hoe and then couldn't go near it for 2 days. They eventually left and I won. Be careful, those little one are nasty.
If you go plastic have plenty of wood to lay around the edges to hold it down and of course several cans of spray. If you choose a cold morning they are less active.
Bud