Re: YELLOW JACKETS
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: YELLOW JACKETS
- From: d*
- Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 16:06:53 -0700
>
><< They are
> especially aggressive this time of year. Bill's advice is good - putting
> the jar over the hole. But for insurance, our extension agent says to pour
> a little oil down the hole (used motor oil, cooking oil, whatever) and put a
> rock over the hole. The oil will coat their wings and make it impossible to
> fly. The rock will keep them in there until the oil has done its job. >>
>
>===>I wouldn't add oil where the hive I have is located--the oil would sit
>right under a peony and couldn't possibly do it any good.
>Bill Lee
Not to mention the groundwater!!!! It is not a good idea to put any oil
on the ground. Deb
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