JetsetBkk Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Here's a picture of the inside of my post box: The brown blob at the back is a bees nest (or wasps nest). I've circled three of the bugs: My landlord has already been stung once after putting his hand inside. I don't want anyone else to get stung! So the question is: How to get rid of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Just use insect spray. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1. Take your own hand in 2. Squeeze any bug that attacks you. 3. Do a Tyson right on the nest Or, you can just do like the poster above said. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Tom Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Buy a new post box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjintx Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Bees are most dormant around dusk, the ideal time to spray them. Leave the wet nest alone for 24 hours so that any that got away or were out (shopping? hitting entertainment venues?) return and die as well, otherwise, the stragglers will simply build a new nest nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) Send plenty of junk mail. ???? No, seriously, I had some success with alcohol spray against ants, but with bees or wasps I'd spray more from a distance... Edited June 11, 2022 by StayinThailand2much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjintx Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 ...of, and don't be surprised if they try to build in the box again, maybe in a year. They always go back to collective bee "perfect" locations. If they do, spray it when they are just starting to build and whack it then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 C4 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 The full story is, my landlord opened up the box to show me a lot of water laying in the bottom. He put his hand inside and got stung. Then lots of bees/wasps came out and started buzzing around us. He wanted to show me the water laying in the bottom because he had earlier removed a bill that was soaking wet, and gave it to me. He wasn't stung that time. But because 6 to 10 of these bugs started buzzing around us, I'm a little apprehensive of setting them off again by spraying them. I was hoping there was some dry powder or chemical that I could put in there, run away and go back when the deed was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I hire a man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, KarenBravo said: Just use insect spray. Certainly not on bees! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 39 minutes ago, Gottfrid said: 1. Take your own hand in 2. Squeeze any bug that attacks you. 3. Do a Tyson right on the nest Or, you can just do like the poster above said. ???? Bees should NEVER be poisoned with toxins. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kickstart Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 Smoke them out ,again at dusk light some dry and damp grass make some smoke ,that should get rid of them . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Go to post office and ask to have their mail re directed . If this fails, and mass murder is abhorrent , then as others have suggested , carefully move the box and get a new one which should be sprayed with insecticides to prevent any new infestations. A small sign might also help: " squatters will prosecuted to the full extent of the law " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjintx Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said: Certainly not on bees! Good point, and even though the picture isn't clear, I'm thinking that these are wasps which are not beneficial like bees. I say that as good bees are hairy and have translucent wings while wasps have thicker antennae (which are the three things I can discern here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjintx Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Now, here is the really tricky bit. When you open the box, the queen is likely to call out to you as "hansom man." DO NOT buy them bee drinks. The queen will tell you that it will be high quality honey but, in reality it will be low grade, bulk corn syrup and then sting you a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 46 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said: I hire a man Oh, beehave! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, tjintx said: Good point, and even though the picture isn't clear, I'm thinking that these are wasps which are not beneficial like bees. I say that as good bees are hairy and have translucent wings while wasps have thicker antennae (which are the three things I can discern here). Wasps are beneficial but don't make honey. This is why we smoke bees and wasps and hornets out. They are all vital in their own way but not necessarily directly beneficial to humans. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, ballpoint said: Oh, beehave! I hire people to do most tasks, repairs, maintenance etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) Just burn some gras beneath, and remove them with a palette gently and put them up in a tree or away from your house. Noisy neighbors? Some say place a cup of vinegar solution mix with water or spray vinegar around the nest not on the nest, will make them leave, but never tried. Edited June 11, 2022 by Hummin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlog Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Relax. After some month they will move on. Had them in the garage. TiT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 You can't make all of the bees happy all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 You must become one with the bee... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) Something like this Terro Garbage Guard that contains Dichlorvos (DDVP). That's assuming the box is outside. Mothballs might chase them off, or ammonia. Edited June 11, 2022 by Damrongsak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjintx Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 21 minutes ago, schlog said: Relax. After some month they will move on. Had them in the garage. TiT. Well, they did. Into @JetsetBkk 's mail box. Thanks a bunch! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said: Bees should NEVER be poisoned with toxins. indeed. bees are very important to the fragile ecosystem that us self-aware apes seem intent on destroying. they need to be humanely relocated, end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woof999 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said: I hire a man Once you've finished with him, how do you get rid of the bees? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 In the words of W Bush "smoke 'em out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 10 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: Certainly not on bees! They're not bees. They're wasps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 13 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: Bees should NEVER be poisoned with toxins. Why not! Best ever way to get rid of them. What do you do? Cuddle with em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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