OK, that's nasty

[rolanni]

...there are, like, a million yellowjackets crowding the birdfeeder. I'm talking a serious air traffic control nightmare, here. The chickadees can't get near the place.

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[rolanni.livejournal.com]

A yellowjacket trap. Who knew?

Could we wrap one around amyirene_40's house?

[amyirene-40.livejournal.com]

No need. I'm normally an organic type - no chemical fertilizers, organic pest control, green power, yadda yadda yadda. The yellowjackets earned an exception to the standard policy - I had the whole house sprayed this spring, chemical death in every nook and cranny where those little bastards might creep in. It was quite effective - for the first time ever, there were no nests to knock down from under the eaves. Mwhahahahahahahah!

[gingerwood.livejournal.com]

Yellowjackets definitely earn an exception to the live-and-let-live philosophy. The really nice thing about yellowjacket traps is that they are are 100% organic, no chemicals. They go in after the pop (I suggest orange), and they just can't get back out. Hang them out in mid-august and bye-bye invaders.

They do only work in late summer/autumn then their matabolism makes them crave sugar.