Re: YELLOW JACKETS
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- Subject: Re: YELLOW JACKETS
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 02:43:10 -0400
Had a run in with a colony earlier this year...not a lot of fun as
they managed to get me in several spots.
As mentioned, they are in aggressive mode this time of year because
they are actively trying to gather enough nutrients (think in the
form of sugars) to ensure that there is a queen to overwinter and
found a new colony next year...all the current colony except a queen
will die when frosts hit.
As inconvenient as they are, they are useful, in that earlier in the
season they are a major predator of caterpillars who munch our
plants.
If you need to get rid of a colony because of personal danger, use a
wasp spray after dusk when they have all returned to the nest - spray
into the hole. Should do them in, but might need repeating a couple
of nights in a row to make sure. You could spray heavily and then
plop a large rock over the hole.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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