Bees!

Does any one know what kind of bees will make their homes in the ground? We were mowing yesterday and there is a small sink hole in the yard and the grass was a little taller then usual due to all the rain. Well when we took the mower over the area the bees came out and started to swarm us, even chased us in to the house where we had to kill a few. We got stung 2 times. I put a bug bomb over the hole but the bees are still there. My grandson got stung 2 times over the weekend before we knew the bees were there. So now I need to get the bug man out to get rid of them. I was just wondering ifany one knew what kind live in the ground?

Karen

I've heard that you can pour some gasoline down in the hole, ant this will kill them.  I think they are yellow jackets that burrow.  My neice was horseback riding over the weekend and her horse stepped on a hive.  She got stung 8 time and almost got bucked off when they stung her horse. 

Gasoline is not environmentally safe.. Please don't try it.  Plus if it's too close to your house, you may not have a house if you chose to use gasoline. You may want to google.. I found some interesting info.  Here is a website that may be helpful.. http://pestcontrolinfo.blogspot.com/2007/05/ground-bees.html  But the bottom line is a professional probably needs to be called.

Good Luck, Christina

 

They are probably yellow jackets that have made their burrow in the ground. There is a can of foam that you can get from the hardware store that will kill them. It is called Enforcer - Wasp & Yellow Jacket Foam. It says to watch for where the nest is at and then in either the early morning or dusk empty the entire can into the hole. I used this stuff for a wasp nest and it worked great. I would not use that stuff that you spray from several feet away because they will come back out at you, nor would I use gas. We used gas one time by the stoop at our back door and the smell got into the house, plus like Christina said it is not good for the environment.  Christine

Yes they are yellow jackets. I called a bug man and he told me to use sevin dust. They told me it is safe where the kids play and the dogs and cats can walk in the area safely with out getting all doped up. So that is what we put there late last night. Today I have not seen any so if they are there, there isn't many. I do thank you for your help. Oh and I would never use gas because we have a well and I would not want to contaminate the water. Karen

Karen, that is good that you were able to eliminate those buggers (pun intended). Chris