yellow jackets

[Barry Loy]

While working on a deck yesterday, I kept noticing yellow jackets flying underneath the deck ( I kept a real close eye on them ). Being alergic to these creatures I wanted to keep my distance. They began swarming as I sprayed and cleaned. Long story - short, I could only clean the floor area and rails while staying above them. It's going to take an additional trip after the customer takes care of these devils. The customer lives in an adjoining county. Should there be any additional charges for the inconvience ? Thanks !
Barry Loy

 

[Tim Lynch]

Two years ago I was hit with bees on quite a few jobs. So much that I was asking the customers if they knew of any nests.

I would look under railing caps that had clap trim for them to nest in and found many. Nothing like bending over a railing on a hot day with a nest of hornets right under your belly. Same for eves on the roof.

The worst story, I was bending over setting up my washer and felt something hitting my head. I turned around and on the railing right were my ass was is a nest of black bees! The nest was a paper cone type the size of a soccer ball built into the railing. I told the customer he would have to kill the nest before I did the job. He walks up and starts blasting them with killer and fifteen mins later they were gone all 5oo plus or more.
He never knew about them and I can't see how I missed it.


I did not charge extra becuase they did not know of any problems.

My fear is the killer bees working up to my area. Imagine pissing of a nest with the sound of the PW.

 

[Douglas Hicks]

Years ago, I partnered up w/ a fellow firefighter and we did some work in the woods. If we found a bee tree, we would put saw gas in a cup or can. We then poured the fuel around the tree, and through the rest up into the nest. We waited a bit, and then dropped the tree. The fuel makes the bees/wasps a bit woozy, killing some of them. Just don't tell the EPA. Now I try to keep some wasp spray in the vans. I have also used the spray from the PW and Hood cleaning chemical. One of my guys keeps a sting kit w/him as he is allergic to the venom.

Douglas Hicks
General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon, Inc

 

[oneness]

The ones I hate are the ones that build their nests in the shrubbery...You can't see them until the mist from the surface cleaner upsets them. It's gotten so I usually will blast the shrubbery with the wand from a distance to stir up any who might be hiding. They don't seem to like soap and bleach either.