Yellow Jackets Nesting in RV Rooftop AC

[gwinger]

As far as bathroom fans go.... my bride suggested I install a jet engine instead of a usual wimpy little exhaust fan in my BR. NOTE: I did open the window once.... but the neighbors got really bitchy and coughing.
Somethings I just don't understand.

Post was about yellow jackets, not bathroom fans.
Please stay on the subject. Otherwise replies will be allover the place.

 

[RNS1]

Had a major wasp nest in my fascia. Fought them maybe a month. Finally called a professional. Used a powder called "Tempo dust" took out the entire population and not been back in 2 years.

 

[Jackiemac]

@gwinger did you miss this ?

Well I'm back on my roof to replace my main vent fan and the yellow jacket bees are back. Yep I was stung again. This time I put my shop vac on the roof next to the AC unit they are living in. Plus I sprayed the crap out of them last night. Today is going to be an adventure I'm sure.
BTW not only did the main vent fan go on me but the bathroom one as well. Does anyone think I should replace it with a large fan instead of the small one?

 

[pipepro1]

So for now I defeated the yellow jackets/wasps/hornets whatever. Installed one fan and there is no power to the fan. I tested the fan with a battery jump. I also found a blown fuse replaced it and still no luck but the 2 wires to the fan post 11.04 volts. Stay away from Kohree fans the screws they sent with the unit went right through the flange. Small headed phillips.

 

[tlmgcamp1]

I had a yellow Jacket colony grow inside brickwork on the front of my house. I set up my shop vac at the entrance and turned it on they tried to attack it and got sucked in. killed hundreds that day.

I was doing work in my walkout basement one evening and had the door propped open. Well a swarm of knots came in to the lights. I shut off all the lights except for one bare bulb, let them gather and used the shop vac trick. Worked good

 

[RayIN]

FWIW, ½C of gasoline fumes kill underground bees/wasps, no need to light the gas fumes. Just do this at night unless you like excitement.

 

[zapatasghost]

I was cleaning my RV roof and didn't know there was a yellow Jacket colony in my rooftop AC. I found out quick as I fought off a bunch of them that weren't too happy with my power washer. I was lucky I was only stung once and escaped the roof. Wasp and hornet spray decimated the colony.

Major PITA! Are you sure they’re yellow jackets? They usually burrow under ground. I’ve had lots of paper wasps in different parts of the exterior of my RV and house - they’re a lot easier to manage. Yellowjackets are worse & do get much more aggressive toward end of summer & fall (looking for food) whereas paper wasps only attack when their nest is under attack and will give pretty obvious warning before they start coming for you.

 

[zapatasghost]

I had a yellow Jacket colony grow inside brickwork on the front of my house. I set up my shop vac at the entrance and turned it on they tried to attack it and got sucked in. killed hundreds that day.

That’s great, but if you don’t get the queen you might not be rid of them…

 

[zapatasghost]

Have had many encounters with yellow jackets. Have not enjoyed any of them. They are devious and relentless. I was chased down our road once and nearly caught our entire yard on fire trying to eradicate an underground nest with gasoline and a torch. When I was very young I worked for a subcontractor for FP&L as a Class B Operator. One of our linemen was removing an insulator and found a yellow jackets nest in doing so; actually they found him. I saw him before he was whisked away to the ER. Looked like he went a few rounds with George Foreman.

Yeah, this is why it’s important to know what you’re dealing with. I’m not so sure yellowjackets would nest in an RV unless maybe they’ve burrowed into the walls of it?? I’m only aware of them nesting underground.