yellow jackets

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Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 23 Jul 24

Well, I hope they have had their fun and a good life, but it's over for those yellow jackets in my yard today that attacked me a few days ago when I mowed over their nest. Rottler Pest Solutions will be arriving today at 12:15...

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I Will Call Rottler on Monday

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 21 Jul 24

Of course, by now you have probably read about my little encounter with yellow jackets after running over their nest with the lawn mower a few days ago. I am fine, by the way. The worst part of the whole ordeal was back issues...

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Porwest Under Attack by an Angry Mob. No, Really!

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 18 Jul 24

I am sure there will be some here who will jump up and down gleefully, "Well that serves that loudmouth, cantankerous fool right!" Hey, enjoy your moment. I won't deny it to you or think any less of you for it either. You see,...

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We saw some yellow-jackets in France

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 30 May 19

While we were having lunch in a café in Nevers, we saw some yellow-jackets marching up the street with their banners. It was quite a small group and didn’t really cause any trouble. Behind them, at a discreet distance, came a...

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Bees Nests You Destroy - Do New Bees Use Them Next Year?

Vincent Summers @KuznVinny (768) • United States 2 Apr 16

Last year I believe we had six large yellow jacket nests in our front yard lawn. A friend mows, and he discovers them. Some of them the hard way, sad to say. We wait till dark and pour gas into the holes. We don't light them,...

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My favorite household hint

mysticmaggie @mysticmaggie (2498) • United States 1 Apr 12

is to clean the toilet as good as you possibly can, drain the water out and turtle wax it! Another is using Bounce fabric softener sheets to ward off bugs of all kinds. Either rub it over arms, face and legs or just carry a...

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Anyone seen that yellow jackets are bad this year?

laceycyoung @laceycyoung (330) • United States 14 Oct 09

This year we are being taken over by yellow jackets. I have never seen them this bad. The past 2 weeks we have had thousands of them in the yard and around the porch. They get angry very fast so I cant even let the kids go out and...

maybe a bad winter

problem bees

yellow jackets

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Why would there be yellow jackets in our romaine lettuce???

beckish @beckish (641) • United States 18 Aug 07

My husband harvested two heads of romaine lettuce from our garden this morning. As he was tearing leaves off he found yellow jackets; four in one head and six in the other. I have done an internet search and can't find anything...

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Getting Rid of Bees without Pesticide

ljcrowefamily @ljcrowefamily (323) • United States 27 Sep 06

We have two compost bins that are black plastic and one of them is chock full of yellow jackets. Since we compost organically and don't want to...

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