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Yellow Jacket wars of 2012 (long post)

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BobinMIZZU

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A couple weeks ago I was visiting with my neighbor in his front yard and we sat down on the block planter wall in the shade. As we talked I noticed an insect buzzing around my ankles but didn
 
.........taste like chicken.. Very bad chicken!
Hi Craig!! :rofl:
 
that were around my front flower bed! I had come home from church and was looking at the side of my house and one got me on the leg....luckily I am not as allergic as your neighbor and my ex but when I mowed they would come out and see what I was doing but never stung by them then! The next year they were still there, so I put up with them but told them, If you are still here next year, I will get you (meaning getting rid of them)....now you may think I am crazy, but they weren't there the next year nor ever again! I had the ties removed as they were rotting and pulling apart and so they can't build nests there any more.

Wierd though I watered one of my large pot of flowers and wasps and yellow jackets flew out of it checked me out twice, but no stings as I stood very still until they calmed down! Thankful that I am not as allergic to them as I am to other things, as I suffer from sinus headaches because of mold and pollen allergies and breakout with itchy hives quite often and very allergic to Poison Ivy and etc.! :angel: Ma
 
I've read that you can invert a clear glass bowl (jug, jar, etc.) over the hole. Supposedly, because they can see daylight and have some flying room, they won't dig a new entrance and the nest will totally die out in a couple of weeks. I haven't had a chance to try it but I'd bet it will work.
 
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