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> Several people sent me kudos for the last two issues of APIS..I appreciate
> any kind of feedback....thanks a bunch....
More kudos from North Carolina
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> My aunt in Minnesota says its been the coolest spring and summer on
> record in the area...she says there's talk that it was caused by
> the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines...could this be the
> cause of the drop in yellow jacket populations across the midwest and
I have heard estimates from meteorologists that Pinatubo may
be responsible for reducing the average temperatures 1 degree
world-wide.
> east? A pest control operator in south Florida is looking for information
> on how to exterminate a yellow jacket nest that is the size of a
> Volkswagen! He claims some of its paper covering is as hard a concrete;
> the only way to get to it is to drill a hole with a jackhammer then pump
> it full of pesticide--he is afraid of the all the "swarmers" that will
> emerge when he starts his hammer--this is no joke apparently a pickup
> truck ran into the nest by accident and got banged up...any ideas?
>
Tom, I used to believe everything you said until now. I have
a picture of such a nest found in Charleston, SC on my bulletin board.
I always figured it a hoax. How did the truck run into it in the first
place? It must have been one of those Japanese pickup trucks. My
suggestion is to drill a hole with a 357 magnum. He can use jacketed
(pun intended) bullets. Hit it with resmethrin and come back in a day.
It would be more effective if he could get Sigourney Weaver to do it.
If you can't get her, at least, use a German mechanic.
Sorry for poking fun at your expense, Tom. Please keep us
posted so I can eat my words.
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