I have a lot of yellow jackets flying around in my yard, How do I find there nest so I can get rid of them.?

Question

how to find a yellow jacket nest

Answer 1

Yellow Jackets are versatile nesters, often setting up in the ground. As discretely as possible, watch their flight patterns to zero in on their nest.DO NOT mess with a nest during the day!Get a good commercial wasp killer such as Bugout. Bugout can spray up to 22 feet, and is a foam which seals the insects in their nest so they can't fly at you.Keep your eyes open because it seems like all of the bees are never on the nest at the same time. Good Luck!

Answer 2

Yellow jackets tend to live in a hole in the ground, or a pile of weeds. I had a giant nest in my yard. At first I was noticing what looked like weird bees hovering over a hole in the yard. I'd try to fill it up, but it would always be uncovered the next day, and then one day my daughter almost fell on it. What I wound up doing was buying a pack of bug bombs and waiting until dark when they were sleeping, then setting off the bug bomb in their hole two nights in a row (the first time they plugged the tunnel with workers; the second night I expanded the opening so they couldn't do that again). Then I dug up all the larvae and crushed them (they had a massive nest by this time). They haven't been back since. Just look for a higher concentration of hovering yellow jackets in an area in the yard, and they're most likely protecting their nest.

Answer 3

Their nests are usually in the ground sometimes under ground cover or foliage. The best thing to cut down on their population is to get a plastic yellow jacket trap. They can be bought at any hardware or home improvement store. They have an attractant that draws the yellow jackets into the trap where they die. You can hang the traps on your trees and you will probably end up with hundreds of dead yellowjackets and after awhile you won't have any more left.

Answer 4

Those things can kill you. Ask more than one person to help you.When you find the nest move away quietly, They are very agressive.Do not find it with a lawnmower.Call your department of natural resorces.They might know a bee extracter that vacuums bees when they sworm. If not wait till dark when they are not so active pour a quart or so of gas on the hole throw a match and run.Don,t let pets and children or someone alone in this area.

Answer 5

You should be able to watch early in the morning and see them buzzing around over the nest, which will be in the ground.

Answer 6

follow the yellow jackets. they will lead you to their nest eventually.

Answer 7

I would think you would have to watch to see where they all go. But be careful...If they are in the ground & you mow over it, they will come after you & sting you. Maybe call your local extension office for further advice.

Answer 8

I look to see where most of them are hanging out most likely under a portion of your fence or under a railing someplace small and that you wouldn't think of looking.

Good luck

Answer 9

call an exterminator