Re: Yellowjackets

When we lived in a highrise, we had a blueberry in a big pot on the balcony. Yellow jackets build a nest in the pot--and stung both of us for no apparent reason. I fixed the situation with a drench of diazanon [sp?] in the middle of the night when they were all in the nest.

Down here where we regularly poison our ground for fire ants and termites, we don't have a problem with them.

On Sunday, June 27, 2004, at 11:15 PM, cathy carpenter wrote:

Actually of all of the Hymenoptera, yellow jackets are the most aggressive. They nest in the ground, and even the vibration produced by foot traffic going by the nest can prompt an attack. I have never had a problem with any other bees or wasps, frequently working right next to them as they go about their business and I mine...but yellow jackets are a different story.
Cathy
On Sunday, June 27, 2004, at 09:07 PM, Donna wrote:

Why are they stinging you? Are you attacking their nest?

Most times, if you leave them alone, they leave you alone. I have tons
of bees, wasps and hornets that live here and only get stung when I
actually grab one of them... Ouch!

Donna



Has anyone found a way to discourage yellow jackets. I needed to mow
the
back area of my property this afternoon and got stung again. This will
be the third nest I will have to kill this summer on an acre and 3/4.
I 
put up the traps and seemed to have gotten some pretty large ones so
thought I caught several queens. Right now the traps are not
collecting
much although they have fairly new attractants.


Do any of you know if the bee equipment might be strong enough to use
to
protect me? I don't know if their stingers are longer, etc.



Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN 

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
Zone 10
27.0 N, 82.4 W

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