How "NOT" to deal with a in-ground Wasp/Hornet nest 

your obviously supposed to pour molten aluminum down the hole

Meanwhile people in the neighborhood are wondering why they're being attacked by Pamlolive-scented wasps.....

We had one under the concrete step to the front porch when I was a kid.. My old man waited until dusk then grabbed the funnel and the gas can. He filled it up. Left the metal funnel in the hole. Made my bro and I wait on the other side of the street. He grabbed the fire extinguisher, yelled "FIRE IN THE HOLE", dropped a match and took off. The flames vented through the funnel. He let it burn a little then put it out. He emptied the whole extinguisher down the funnel. We didn't so much as see another wasp all summer. He looked at us and said, "Don't tell your mother."😆 Good times 👍!

I remember hearing the phrase "madder than a wet hornet" when I was growing up. Thanks for bringing that phrase to life.

What's there to mow?

I don t understand why people are arguing about how to deal with this wasp hole, it obviously the perfect size for a Grenade

I had the same issue, but was stung 10 times while mowing the lawn. I went back the next day as the sun was setting and shot 4 cans of wasp spray into the nest from 30 feet away. I may have been sneak attacked, but I won the war.

I had a feeling when I saw the nail polish how things were gonna go.

This guy knows as much about getting rid of wasps as he does lawn care.

_i would just put the lawnmower on the hole and turn it on_

This video taught me something extremely valuable--look for wasp nests before mowing! Thank you for such an important reminder.

An older gentleman from Georgia told me to invert a glass bowl on top of the hole (at night) and pile dirt around the sides of the bowl. The wasps can't get out and the workers can't bring food or water so they leave while the ones in the hole die. I had 2 side by side and within the week they were both gone!

"i saw this on TV once" famous last words.

I hate it when I have to mow the dirt.

Glad to see you realized to spray at night. Not only are there no wasps flying around to sting you but at night they are all at home so you get them all , no need to keep going back to finish them off. It’s nice to use a “natural “ solution but our best, no fail method is to empty a whole can of Raid or Hot Shot wasp and hornet spray into the hole. We bought a bee suit a few years ago, they are cheap online and do wonders for your self confidence!😁

I feel your pain, in more ways than one. I disturbed a nest when fishing this past week, never saw or heard them until it was too late.

"I think I saw this on tv once." The first sign shit is about to go south

Gotta throw the whole ground away.

I had about 5 of these underground nests around my property a few summers ago. I had purchased a bee suit to deal with them and got to say it worked great. Sprayed the hole with wasp killer wait a few then dug it up most were dead sprayed the stragglers. Didn't get stung once with that full suit on. Make sure it's tight around the waist and ankles where they can possibly climb through to sting you. And also wear pants and a long sleeve WITH the suit on, it was like 90 degrees and sweated like hell but better then being attacked lol.

"Nah nah, wait till the camera's off, then we run up on him"-wasps

Why’s everyone focused on the wasp nest? This man said he was planning on mowing his lawn.. WHAT LAWN?!

Mow the grass? What grass lmao

Glad you are okay. Dang know the pain. After it's best to torch ( easy) or dig out area ( replace with fresh dirt). As all nest they leave a homing scent on / in the area of the nest. Even ones in barns. Baking soda / vinegar with concrete dawn slabbed on and soak rinse works well. They get dehydrated from the stuff too.

it takes balls to show when one makes a mistake, thanks for sharing what not to do!

Lawn: Dry, dead. Wasps: Irrigated, alive. Toes: Polished, disturbing.

Who else thought the plan was to turn on the Lawn Mower over the hole, so that when they flew out enraged, they'd just get shred to bits?

Yes I just had this issue with yellow jackets last week!! I used 2 prong attack. 1st I quickly poured couple gallons of ammonia down the entrance hole. While having my gallon sprayer with ammonia ready to go. I sprayed all the yellow jackets that I didn't get with my 1st attack. Not 1 time stung. And it was all over in 30 minutes. That included digging up the 3 tier nest they built.

douse the hole with a small amount of gasoline, quickly plug it with a stick. mission accomplished. no need for fire, the fumes do the dirty work.

"Mow the grass" what grass

"I think I saw this on TV once." The first sign shit's about to go south.

I typed in 'How to give your wasps a bath' and this video came up. Thanks brother.

I get them under my porch ceiling..they always come and go at the same opening. My method that’s works great is to just keep a shop vacuum running for an hour , then repeat several days later. Very satisfying to feel and see them sucked into it…lol

"I think I saw this on TV once." Yea, a Road Runner cartoon.

“I saw this on tv once” words of a wise man

"Good thing I didn't mow the lawn. That could have ended poorly!" *proceeds to attempt to give the wasps a bubble bath*

How would it work to push the running lawnmower over the hole?

bro what the fuck was you about to mow

My way: 1. Simply place lawn mower on top of nest opening. 2. Turn on 3. Watch wasp/hornets die.

Doing a plumbing job, I smashed the nest with a pick thinking it was just a white rock... seem like tracer bullets attacking me by the thousands. Each wasp stings like a jack hammer a 100 times a minute. I made it into the house with who knows how many chasing me, and while talking to a fellow worker there withing a few minutes... I passed out. They rang emergency and were told to monitor me for 5 minutes to see if I regain consciousness... which I did. I suffered crazy pain and itching for 2 months after and lumps as big as golf balls. They are like devils if you disturb them. Next to kidney stones, this was my worst experience.

I had a ground hornet nest just like that. You actually already had the weapon right there you needed. The Lawnmower. Fill with fuel, start engine, place over hole and walk away. do not return until engine has run out of fuel and stopped. Worked great for me.

usually I just play a hilary speech full blast, most hornets are dead within the first 10 seconds.

Last words: “I think I saw this on tv once”

Some of our favorite words: I saw this in TV once

Do I paint my toenails like that too before I attempt to remove bees?

...what's the point of cutting obviously dead grass? :I

Spawn of hell more like.

How to have the cleanest hornets in the neighborhood

For future reference, set the hose attachment to the "Wasp/Hornet" setting.

What lawn was he planning on mowing?

I find it hilarious when youtube recommends random videos to everyone and the comment section is probably more entertaining then the video itself.

Put a coffee can with both ends removed over the hole at night. Seal the one end with a mesh screen so they can’t escape. Pour a few very large pots of boiling water in the coffee can/hole. Works like a champ. Make sure they don’t have a 2nd exit hole. No chemicals needed.

Wow you are the reason why emergency rooms are always busy

“I’ve got my dish soap and my hose”. At this point I knew it was going to go terribly

There's no grass to mow. The wasps thought it was a sandhill.

Always a solid plan when the rationale is "I think I saw this on TV once".

Exactly what grass were you going to mow? I didn't see any.

this is the most dad thing ever

Go full bugs bunny and drop a stick of dynamite down there

I have been having problem with wasp Nests regularly. Last time I was picking weeds out of my flower bed , I got stung. Been stung atleast 3 times . They getting creative in hiding places. They are very aggressive. I think they are attracted to my rose bushes . I got to find a way to deal with them. I called Pest control, who I pay monthly. They said you don't have Nests but they are hanging around your flower garden just when winter starts . They keep coming back. Finally I bought a bee suit. Will wear it and inspect around house . Then take action.

"I think I saw this on TV once..." Famous last words.

"Think I saw this on tv once" 10 mins later "I MADE A MAJOR MISTAKE!" LMAO

If your mission was to royally piss them off, then good job mission accomplished.

I'll tell you how NOT to deal with an in-ground wasp nest. When we were kids living in Oregon, my oldest brother Mike (about age twelve or thirteen at the time) was clearing a pathway through the ivy by dragging a length of chain through it. Unbeknownst to us, yellow jackets had built a nest in the ivy right where Mike was going to clear the path. My other brother Daniel and I were walking ahead of him right across the nest getting the wasps riled up. Mike came tromping by with the chain a few seconds later just in time for a bunch of wasps to fly right up his pants. Daniel & I each got stung a few times but Mike had to take off his pants to get all the yellow jackets off of him, so he got stung a bunch of times, including once near his eye.

Get a shop vac, fill it with about 4 " of water, add a squirt dish soap (the dish soap breaks the tension of the water, once the wasps get sucked in, the water won't support their weight so they drown!) Set it up at night (when it's cool), put the hose end right next to the entrance, make sure it won't move when you turn it on. Once you notice good activity the next day, simply turn on the shop vac! Go have a beer, relax for a bit. You can go back every 10 minutes or so and take a long stick and agitate the opening if you wish, just don't disturb the hose and don't loiter, LOL. After an hour or so, you should have quite a haul! Repeat if necessary!

We gonna ignore the fact he got a pink toenail

“Lawn mowing may have to wait” Needs a lawn first.

My grandpa taught me to use gasoline in such a situation. He was a veteran of both the the Atlantic and Pacific WW2 theatres, so I sort of took his word for it.

Why anyone would think this would work is beyond me. Good content though

Anybody else notice his toenails were painted

Should have used Flex Seal™️ instead.

Was going to say I thought this was supposed to be done at night... glad I waited until the end...

We had a wasps nest burrowed into one of our fruit tree root bases , the way I dealt with it was I poured about a litre of unleaded into a milk bottle that had a nice taper too it so it fitted snugly into the hole , I carefully moved to hole and pushed the bottle upside down into the hole firmly , I did it at night when the wasps where not active. By morning , all the wasps were dead from the unleaded fumes, and they have never returned.

"Think i saw this on tv once" Yep, its all over.

I fixed an ants nest like this once, but the soap was petrol and the water was fire.

I have a wasp nest on progress on my patio. Best way to destroy it ?

The few drops' "Palmolive" definitely were a game-changer

"I think I saw this on TV once". Yeah, that's the equivalent of "hold my beer now watch this" in the south.

Patrick: Lets just take the wasp nest and push it somewhere else! Squidward: That idea is so stupid it might actually work.

wayy too close id stand 10 feet at least. what does night and day diff make?

saw that coming. I mde mistakes with the nests I had in my yard as well. Its how we learn. Those stings suck, takes about 45 -60 minutes for the pain to go away, just brutal. Screw the soap and water, hit them with 2 cans of wasp spray at the same time, spray for like 30seconds, run....then come back spray again. I have used 4-6 cans on a nest if they are big enogh.. Thye love old wod rail road tie retaining walls as well. They will get up in beam and build a huge nest. Have to stay on top of them in the spring. I felt your pain

The ones that came out after you flooded them were so shiny and clean :-)

...what happens in a few minutes: You have a bunch of clean, pissed-off wasps.

This is one of those Videos that you see at 3 am when youre "trying to sleep"

“I saw this on tv once” - every man’s last words

When I was a kid I needed to pee and I saw a hole in the ground so I aimed at that. Bad move. A swarm of wasps came flying out and stung the crap out of me.

They were angered by your toenail polish.

What exactly were you going to mow?

"I think I saw this on TV once" - famous last words

If you had allowed the camera to keep rolling so we could view you running away at full speed in great pain and terror, you would be even more famous right now.

Maybe it didn't work the first time, but for a few weeks, you had the cleanest wasps in town.

“I’m just wearing… a mani-pedi…” hahaha 🤣

Those things sting repeatedly and will not stop until the threat is over.

“This can all go south real fast” - famous last words

2:30 "I think I saw this on TV once." Yeah, probably on Jackass.

Dude, hello. Boiling water, at night. Bingo. 100% effective.

Given the lack of lawn care skills, I would recommend either painting the ground green like they do in AZ, a dry theme using succulents like cacti or artificial turf. Any of those options would work better than the dead, burnt lawn theme. Maybe the yellowjackets would not find it so attractive neither.🤔

I'm so pissed he didn't just place the lawnmower over the hole & turn it on.

3:35 "Lawnmowing will have to wait" it sure as heck doesn't look like that "lawn" is on a mowing schedule.

Had jellow jackets in a hole in the ground along the back foundation of my house - found it out when I got stung. I bought a squeeze bottle of Tempo 1% dust on Amazon. I attached a small scoop (maybe 1/3 of a cup size) to the end of a pole and put a bunch of Tempo dust in it. After dark I used a flashlight to make sure I went to the right spot and from a safe distance I dumped the dust down the hole. Never saw another yellow jacket. They didn't even make it out of the hole to die.

On mine, I filled the top with spray foam in the early morning. The whole can went down there. No stings. I also had one in a tree. I used a large garbage bag with pesticide in it and tied it off at the branch. You could hear them buzzing away. I cut it off the next day.