My First Yellow Jacket Nest Elimination

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-08

I’ve heard about yellow jacket nests being in the ground, but I’ve never encountered one in the past. I’ve heard about people getting stung multiple times because they weren’t aware that a yellow jacket ground nest existed until they walked across one.

On July 05, I went outside to set up another rat trap to catch chipmunks. While walking back toward the exterior basement walkup, I noticed yellowish-colored insects flying from the ground close to the edge of the top of the exterior basement walkup. I then peered down into the hole from which the insects were flying and I observed yellow and black faces lined up around the perimeter of the hole (scroll about 3/4 of the way down the page)…yellow jackets. Great, like I needed more things to do.

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My First Yellow Jacket Nest Elimination