OT? Need yellow jacket repellent

[gray_wolf]

Dear All, I just got rid of several yellow jackets around my front door. Now I see more yellow jackets looking to build new nests. Is there anything I can do to keep them from coming back.

Thanks, gray wolf

[krw]

Spray the nest in the evening, after dark, when they're all home watching television. Don't turn on any more lights than you need to see the nest. Spray the hell out of it.

[gray_wolf]

Thanks for the reply. Good idea about spraying after dark. I did a search for a repellent and found that WD-40 sprayed on the surface would supposedly help keep them away.

[Jerry Osage]

There are some very affective yellow jacket traps available. Buy locally - or search Amazon for Eastern or Western yellow jacket traps.

I'm east of the Rockies and the eastern traps work well.

[gray_wolf]

Thanks! I'll check that out.

[krw]

You don't want to keep them away. You want to kill them so they don't set up homemaking 10' away. If you don't kill ALL of them, the ones that are left will do just that.

[Hawk]

Spraying just before nighttime is the best option to kill them because they are not active then. The objective is to aim directly at the opening of the nest and kill them as they exit because they will rush out to face the danger and get hit by the spray, which kills them instantly. There are many great wasp/yellow jacket killing sprays which allow long range shooting. This is crucial cause when one of them is in danger, they send a signal to the rest and they will swarm to the threat and sting like hell.

Once they are all killed, remove the nest thoroughly, purchase a fake nest and put it in the same spot. Wasps, yellow jackets, bees, etc. will not build a nest where one already exist.

[DerbyDad03]

Add a "Beware Of Wasps" sign and a big arrow pointing to the fake nest.

That'll keep other kinds of pests away from your front door also. ;-)

[Joseph Gwinn]

On Aug 7, 2019, [e-mail] wrote (in article):

Almost. You have to kill the Queen, or she will regenerate the swarm. The Queen does not fly out, unless the entire swarm is moving. Joe Gwinn

[Spalted Walt]

LOL...

[Spalted Walt]

or(?)

HTH

[Jim Wilkins]

[krw]

Nope. You have to kill them ALL. One of others will become queen in a new nest if you let it happen. If all you had to do is kill the queen, the time of day wouldn't matter. There would be no need to wait until they're all home.

[krw]

I like this sign for keeping pests away from your front door.

[DerbyDad03]

SWMBO and I were out for our walk earlier this evening. We saw this sign:

[gray_wolf]

Thanks to all for the good tips, info and links. I feel I'm well prepared. Now that I'm armed and ready they seem to have disappeared for the most part.

Thanks again, gray_wolf

[Dr. Deb]

I live in Alabama, where we have a few. The most effective thing I have found is to pour gas down the hole and then drop a shovel load of ashes on it. The funes from the gas kills the yellow jackets and they cannot borrow through the ashes.

Tried the same mix I use, very effectively, against fire ants and it simply does not do the job. This does.

[Spalted Walt]

[DerbyDad03]

I like to steal those signs. ;-)

[Leon]

That causes cancer in California.