Yellow Jackets!!

[Larry Travis]

This is actually an update to my earlier thread about "honeybees in hedges".
Upon a closer (and very careful) look, I have realized that what I thought
were bees are in fact yellow jackets, and my yew bushes are overrun with
them now. I do not know where they live, whether its in the bushes, the
ground, or somewhere else nearby. They just fly around so quick that I
cannot see where they go or come from.

Can anyone tell me what to do to get rid of these aggressive determined
pests? How can I find out where they live and what will it take to either
kill them or chase them away? Should I just call a professional and if so
how much would you say that would cost me?

Thanks,
LT

[Larry Travis]

Also, I forgot to mention something. The yew hedges now have berries on
them, and quite a few. Also, the last few years have seen the bushes get
much sparser in leaves (needles). The only green parts of the hedges are
the outer4 inches or so. The rest of the bushes are hollow except for the
now bare branches. Would either the berries or the diminished greenery on
the hedges give any reason why the yellow jackets are so attracted to them
this summer?

Thanks again,
LT

Post by Larry Travis
This is actually an update to my earlier thread about "honeybees in hedges".
Upon a closer (and very careful) look, I have realized that what I thought
were bees are in fact yellow jackets, and my yew bushes are overrun with
them now. I do not know where they live, whether its in the bushes, the
ground, or somewhere else nearby. They just fly around so quick that I
cannot see where they go or come from.
Can anyone tell me what to do to get rid of these aggressive determined
pests? How can I find out where they live and what will it take to either
kill them or chase them away? Should I just call a professional and if so
how much would you say that would cost me?
Thanks,
LT

[Lar]

In article <***@corp.supernews.com>,
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:) Can anyone tell me what to do to get rid of these aggressive determined
:) pests? How can I find out where they live and what will it take to either
:) kill them or chase them away? Should I just call a professional and if so
:) how much would you say that would cost me?
:)
:)
If I recall, Yew is bad about getting
aphids..scale..mealybugs, creatures that create honey
dew. This time of year Yellow jacket's food changes from
meats to sweets (honey dew). They may be just feeding
off of the honey dew and would be no more a bother than
honey bees feeding. On the other hand, they could have a
ground nest around the Yew plant where as they will be
hazard to be around. By just sitting and watching you
should be able to tell if their flight has a pattern to
it of them going back and forth under the plant rather
than them just moving randomly from branch to branch. If
you call 10 different companies you may get 10 different
prices ranging from $50 to $250. If you find a nest I
suggest paying to have it taken care of. Chances are
more than one attempt will be needed and each time the
nest is approached they will get more defensive and they
may be small but they do pack a wallop.

[PCOpug]

The Privet Hedges with the small red Dingleberries!!! and Rhododendrons!!!

It must bee the scent of some type of carbohydrate given off by these little
suckers that attracts all sorts of flying insects at this time of year.
Old apple trees by the side of nowhere road have the same with the old fruit
on the ground.
Flys, wasps, polistes wasps, hornets, and other six legged avec wings all
feasting.

I've even seen the same phenomenon under willow trees in the grass.

You walk along or stick you face in the bush and they take off, land
elsewhere, and pay you no mind.
These insects have no nest to guard (usually) and are not aggressive.

If you can wait it out a week, the juices stop oozing out of these trees and
bushes and the wasps are gone.

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Post by Larry Travis
This is actually an update to my earlier thread about "honeybees in hedges".
Upon a closer (and very careful) look, I have realized that what I thought
were bees are in fact yellow jackets, and my yew bushes are overrun with
them now. I do not know where they live, whether its in the bushes, the
ground, or somewhere else nearby. They just fly around so quick that I
cannot see where they go or come from.
Can anyone tell me what to do to get rid of these aggressive determined
pests? How can I find out where they live and what will it take to either
kill them or chase them away? Should I just call a professional and if so
how much would you say that would cost me?
Thanks,
LT