Hoovered Hornets

I sealed up their opening. Then the next day I watched newborn yellowjackets emerging from gaps in the garage wall.

I patched the gaps, went on vacation and returned two weeks later to find a couple dozen yellowjacket carcasses — the last of a family of thousands — in the garage.

Since then, I’ve used this non-toxic method several times successfully on smaller nests. E-mail jbhight@sbcglobal.net for more info.

Jim Hight, Arcata

 

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