Thanks for posting this video. Judging from the three queens, it appears all three colonies were of Vespula squamosa, the southern yellowjacket. In the case of the one you were pulling out of the ground at 12:33, it's apparent the queen of this colony had usurped a colony of Vespula maculifrons, the eastern yellowjacket--because the oldest part of the nest was made of tan paper rather than gray. The queens of the southern yellowjacket are of an orange-tan color while those of the eastern yellowjacket are goldish-yellow on a black background. Workers and males of both species have bright yellow marking on a black background, and the species are easily distinguished by the two longitudinal stripes on the 'back" (mesoscutum of the thorax) on the southern yellowjacket, which are either very rudimentary or totally lacking on the eastern yellowjacket. Males of both species, of course, cannot sting. By the way, when the original queen or foundress initiates a colony, she looks for a hole that is already present to allow her to build her golf ball-sized nest, but the workers enlarge the cavity to accommodate the growing nest (unless the cavity initially chosen happens to be large already, which is unusual). However, the queen chooses a hole that has a small root hanging, and starts building her nest on that root. The nest can be located anywhere from right under the surface to a foot deep and at least as far to the side. If the nest is built in a slope, the entrance may be essentially horizontal from the outside to the nest itself. Although I haven't removed any nests for a few years, I usually used ether (which doesn't stay in the ground long) to subdue them, and I collected them at night. I rarely got stung. If I was dealing with one of the species of the Vespula rufa group (not found in Florida) whose nests are typically much smaller, with only a few hundred inhabitants, I might collect it during the daytime. By the way, I have found that if a young colony is anesthetized with ether, the inhabitants will recover, and the nest can be transplanted and allowed to develop normally throughout the rest of the season. (Interestingly enough, I found found that if a colony containing workers of both the southern and eastern yellowjacket species, the latter will recover from the ether sooner than the former--I don't know whether it's due to a physiological difference or simply because workers of the southern yellowjacket tend to be larger than those of the eastern yellowjacket, thus requiring more time for the ether to dissipate.) Large colonies do not transplant well, and the adults often start abandoning it. Many years ago I used chloroform, but the insects didn't recover fully from it so I quit using it.

Ild just have to mix some buckets of dawn soap water. Flood the holes. Than use some expanding foam. An shoot in a quarter roll size plug in their entrances an exits an they can have their tomb. An if needed to be seen. Just make a return trip after some time an dig it up. No battling with em at all.

YESSSSS!!!!! More yellow jacket videos please!!!!!

Red can brake clean works great. Just killed off a large nest under a rock in my yard. Sprayed them with break clean then flooded the nest. Next day I was able to dig it up with no trouble.

Question: If there was sting proof gloves available, would you buy it and what would you suggest is a reasonable price

Cool video! I've got family in Jacksonville. When I was down there I observed Polistes and spotted some bumblebees too, but no yellow jackets. Those southern yellow jackets are the worst kind I have dealt with. Easterns can be nasty too.

Good job. Keep it coming

I think you can buy a foam filter instead of paper, works better when there is water in the vac, also lets more suction. Great vid!

Years ago I ran into a nest of them with a push mower, and I just pushed it right over their entrance and left it sitting there running wide open until it ran out of gas. It killed most of them, but a 12oz cup of gas down the hole took care of the rest. I don't like poring things like that on the ground either, but gas burns off or evaporates, so a cup of it doesn't get far into the ground.

OMG! Incredible video.

That was a really nice video. It's nice that you don't us pesticides on your job. Be safe

Siempre se aprende algo nuevo! Buen video 👍

Terrifying! I was walking with my four year old grandson in the empty field next to his house when I spied the penning to a yellow jacket nest. We immediately left the area, but now I fear for the safety of my grandchildren because the nest is only 25 yards away from their back door.

You are a brave man! Those things hurt!!!

A big Firecracker will also take care of them.

Hard to believe a black bear will dig that up to eat the larva.

@cst270

2 жыл бұрын

Skunks will get them too in the deep south.

very cool to see this. thanks for the lesson, I get them thing on my Property. Now I know.....Love the channel

All 3 were actually southern yellow jackets. I could tell by the double striping on the top of the thorax

Would the water suction attachment for the shop back work better than just putting it next to the hole since you could cover the hole? Or pouring the nest full of soapy water after dark when they wont be active?

Heard southern yellowjackets are now in parts of Michigan,they are nasty

Isnt it better/faster to pour diesel and light em up?

@junpinedajr.8699

2 жыл бұрын

Actually,i was thinking about gasoline.

With an infestation like that, it's easy to see how someone could be killed, blundering into one those nests. Yellow Jackets: "You mess with me, you mess with my entire FAMILY!!!"

Skunks aka "pole cats" as we call them in Mississippi will wipe out a nest of Yellow Jackets if they stay there very long!

This what I always do when I run into a yellow jacket nest meat bees what ever I pour a little gas down the hole and it will mess them up and you can go on do what you want .cut timber for many years and been stung 100s of time nothing worse than bucking a log and when you stop cutting and the chips are still flying you no your screwed .. trust me a little gas and you can even dig the nest up good luck

Pretty wild. Glad I haven’t ran into one of these yet. What part of Florida is this in?

@ItsAWildLife1

2 жыл бұрын

West side of Jacksonville

OMG! WOW! CRAZY! Why do they build there nest in the ground? In Missouri they build there nest in trees or old barns & houses. I've just never seen any kind of wasp, except for black hornets, build there nest in the ground & I live in the great big fields out of town. I've got about 10acs, but only mow 2 1/2acs of it. Rest is a mix of pasture & woods. We only hunt w/a crossbow bc I don't want to accidentally shot someone & spin the rest of my life behind bars. That was neat to see, but I would do it the old fashion way & pour gas down it & light it up or black power it & watch it explode..... lol.... Gots to have fun in my old age.... hehehe... Well you be safe & God bless. Daddy's got to feed those big boys @ home. Just think when they get older they can go to work w/daddy & daddy can make the boys do the heavy lifting & just supervise them. Oh what a wonderful life that's going to be for you... lol..... Anyways........ Be safe, God bless, & have fun in the woods, safely, & have a wonderful Thanksgiving this 2021. You've got a wonderful family waiting @ home for you, Chris from Missouri

In a channel "Shawn woods" He used liquid nitrogen and it worked in destroying the nest

The vacuum is a waste of time. Pour two five gallon buckets of soap water down the hole. You'll be done with each ground nest in five minute

@johncuervo3019

8 ай бұрын

And do it in the dark. You left at dark which is the best time to work wjth them

why cant we make a bee suit thats 100 percent effective?

Get different gloves!

The suit that you are wearing is not adequate for the job you're doing. I think you know that. By wearing the suit that you are wearing you deserve everything Sting you get. Please spend the money and wear proper attire. You are also setting a bad example to the public. The average citizen is going to think that a bee suit is good enough when it is not. You're giving the public a false sense of security if they do the same thing you're doing with that to suit on.

why cant we make a bee suit thats 100 percent effective?