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Gardening

HopeHoops

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11. Doesn't work for European hornets - they bore holes into the vinyl siding.

Reply to beac (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:35 AM

Jul 2012

Nasty fuckers. They're aggressive as you get and over-winter in the siding. There's no environmentally friendly way to rid yourself of them. Keep in mind here that I'm a bee lover and our yard has more bees on any given day than the entire rest of the neighborhood combined - we don't poison the grass.

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beac 2 , Yellow Jackets 0 -- It worked AGAIN!! [View all] beac Jul 2012 OP

interesting, easy NJCher Jul 2012 #1

When I found the original idea (can't find that link now, darn it) it did mention that beac Jul 2012 #5

May I ask, Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #2

Probably IS a bit of overkill BUT the diatomaceous earth is easier to sprinkle from a distance beac Jul 2012 #3

LOL! Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #4

Do you think this would work for the woodchuck that moved in under my shed? Denninmi Jul 2012 #6

Maybe Ednahilda would ship you her local one for a small fee? beac Jul 2012 #7

Hey, that's a thought. Denninmi Jul 2012 #8

Postal Worker: "Does the package contain anything perishable or dangerous?" beac Jul 2012 #9

"Cheap honey" roody Jul 2012 #10

I usually buy wildflower raw honey for our own comsumption, so I guess beac Jul 2012 #15

Doesn't work for European hornets - they bore holes into the vinyl siding. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #11

Yup, definitely only a solution for ground-dwellers. beac Jul 2012 #12

We had some ground hornets near the house in NH - step-dad suggested pouring gas down the hole. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #13

Yeah, I read that "tip" in multiple place while I was searching last year. beac Jul 2012 #14

Oh, yeah, that would be SO good next to the house. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #16

Wasps- gone! House-- gone! beac Jul 2012 #17

doubled over NJCher Jul 2012 #18

That's a neat idea kurtzapril4 Jul 2012 #19