Oh boy you call it. What do you think happened?

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bnw

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Decided to mow an area around some fruit trees that had not been disturbed since last fall. Another genius move was doing so after dusk. Push mower was a nice touch too.

Yes it is again that time of year in the South.

So what do you think happened?
 
I also get bees and wasp wars around my fruit trees. But not usually til it's ripe and falling.
 
Juggs said:
I also get bees and wasp wars around my fruit trees. But not usually til it's ripe and falling.
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So very close. On the right track. Unfortunately this demands specificity.
 
A swarm of scary mother freaking flying things attacked you! Locust? Bees? Wasps? Gnats? All of thee above???
 
FaulkSF said:
Yellow jacket?
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We have a winner! The nest entrance in the ground was under some dead leaves from fall. I had no idea. So of course I run over the entrance with the lawn mower and stand there pushing and pulling the mower around trees and some blackberry canes. First few stings on the legs didn't really get my attention since I mow with the highest setting in shorts and as mentioned before with the peach pit it happens. But when I started getting the owies under my shirt and things started flying into me I'm sure I would have qualified on the olympic track team. :rant:
 
bnw said:
We have a winner! The nest entrance in the ground was under some dead leaves from fall. I had no idea. So of course I run over the entrance with the lawn mower and stand there pushing and pulling the mower around trees and some blackberry canes. First few stings on the legs didn't really get my attention since I mow with the highest setting in shorts and as mentioned before with the peach pit it happens. But when I started getting the owies under my shirt and things started flying into me I'm sure I would have qualified on the olympic track team. :rant:
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I bet. Sting me enough times and I'm sure my 40 dips under 4.3 with room to spare.
 
bnw said:
No, though that is very plausible around here.:LOL:
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Damn, was pretty sure I had that one. One of my good buddies is from the south and his pollen stories are the stuff of nightmares.
 
InnovatedMind said:
A swarm of scary mother freaking flying things attacked you! Locust? Bees? Wasps? Gnats? All of thee above???
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Yes sir, and a few weeks back we had the no-see-ums real bad too.
 
Just for the record, a yellow jacket is a wasps. I win! Lol
 
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Juggs said:
Just for the record, a yellow jacket is a wasps. I win! Lol
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Technically yes it is a wasp however all wasps are not created equal. ;) And for yellow jackets that is the case too since these were the Southern Yellow Jacket (V. squamosa) which have the nasty venom and can have colossal colonies. I hope this was a very small nest. I spray foamed it good but never saw any dead ones which usually are present at the hole. So either I got it good or will get it worse if there is another entrance nearby. Winter was really mild so it could be a multi-year nest which is very bad.:eek:
 
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Rough bnw. Here in Sacramento we have standard wasps and hornets.
 
When I was a kid, I was walking up our rather long driveway when about a hundred of those evil fuckers swarmed my head. No provocation. Just minding my own business. I sprinted up the hill swatting and shaking my head. Got bitten all over my head. All I could think of was WTF!?!

About three weeks later it happened again. This time I was pissed. I snuck back down to the barn and found a gallon of lacquer which I poured down their hole. I then lit the hole. It was great. At first a flame about a foot high was shooting out of the hole with the nasty little things burning with it. Then the flame died down a bit and was invisible. Invisible until one of those dickheads flew over the hole. It looked like a little orange flame would reach up and grab them. THAT's good entertainment right there.

I hate yellow jackets but they started it. And don't get me started about yellow jackets and hunting.
 
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