Re: Yellowjackets/meatbees
It is very bad this year. I have gone out on so many calls now that I am twitching by days end. I never get stung, but it still is no fun. Best thing you can do is eliminate anything that attracts them. Get rid of gabage, do not leave food in dog food bowls, DO NOT hang those stupid wasp traps on the house, hang then 30+ feet away from the house, water the lawn at night (wet grass during the day attracts them), keep the bbq grill clean, etc. Don't think you can find "the nest", they forage in a several mile radius from their colony, you'll never get all the nests.<br /><br />I went on a call last week where a lady was feeding raccoons from a bucket full of meat 10 feet from her house and wondered why she had thousands of yellowjackets around her house. She thought I would just come out and kill "the nest". I laughed so damn hard I about browned my trou. I told her to get rid of the meat bucket, problem solved, no charge. Have not heard from her since.
