[NatureNS] Yellow jackets

From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 22:16:15 -0400
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They are a type of wasp (several species appear in NS) which lives =20
underground is hives which look something like the football-sized =20
hornet's nests which we see above ground (which are made by a larger =20
species, of different colouration =97 and an even worse sting).
Yellow jackets are roughly the size of honey bees, but not as furry.  =20=

In addition to their natural foods, they like many of the items people =20=

eat at picnics.

The way to get rid of them is to locate the entrance to the hive by =20
watching the yellow jackets going in and out.  Then, on some evening =20
with clear weather, watch the entrance as the sun goes down.  The =20
yellow jackets have a reverse rule of that of vampires, which must =20
return to the coffin before sunlight.  Well, the yellow jackets return =20=

to the ground before total darkness.  It may be that without the sun, =20=

they cannot navigate well.  I once counted about 500 entering a hive =20
as night fell, and then the arrivals stopped.  Everyone was back home =20=

inside.  At that point one sprays wasp/hornet spray into the hole, and =20=

places a small stone to plug the entrance.  That is the end of the =20
colony.  I have done this to protect guests who have severe reactions =20=

to the stings.

=97 Paul

On 23 May 2009, at 6:24 PM, Elizabeth Doull wrote:

> Maybe a stupid question... Is a yellow jacket just another name for =20=

> a wasp??  liz
>
> ........
>
> As for yellow jackets, they become especially aggressive as fall =20
> approaches.  A few years ago I was mowing, and came too near one of =20=

> their underground nests.  Several attacked me, and drove me into the =20=

> house.  I waited inside for about half an hour, and when I decided =20
> to get back to work, they were still waiting for me at the door!  I =20=

> had to use a different exit to go back outside.
>
> If stung, the best remedy I have found is to apply moistened baking =20=

> soda to site of the sting.  That also helps greatly with the stings =20=

> of the hornets who build those large, paper nests.  I once had a dog =20=

> who was stung by them several times on the nose, and the baking soda =20=

> trick worked well for him, too.  He seemed very appreciative for the =20=

> relief.
>
> =97 Paul


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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">They are a type of wasp =
(several species appear in NS) which lives underground is hives which =
look something like the football-sized hornet's nests which we see above =
ground (which are made by a larger species, of different colouration =97 =
and an even worse sting).<div>Yellow jackets are roughly the size of =
honey bees, but not as furry. &nbsp;In addition to their natural foods, =
they like many of the items people eat at =
picnics.</div><div><br></div><div>The way to get rid of them is to =
locate the entrance to the hive by watching the yellow jackets going in =
and out. &nbsp;Then, on some evening with clear weather, watch the =
entrance as the sun goes down. &nbsp;The yellow jackets have a reverse =
rule of that of vampires, which must return to the coffin before =
sunlight. &nbsp;Well, the yellow jackets return to the ground before =
total darkness. &nbsp;It may be that without the sun, they cannot =
navigate well. &nbsp;I once counted about 500 entering a hive as night =
fell, and then the arrivals stopped. &nbsp;Everyone was back home =
inside. &nbsp;At that point one sprays wasp/hornet spray into the hole, =
and places a small stone to plug the entrance. &nbsp;That is the end of =
the colony. &nbsp;I have done this to protect guests who have severe =
reactions to the stings.</div><div><br></div><div>=97 =
Paul</div><div><br><div><div>On 23 May 2009, at 6:24 PM, Elizabeth Doull =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: =
separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 14px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: =
auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font face=3D"Arial">Maybe =
a stupid question... Is a yellow jacket just another name for a =
wasp??&nbsp;&nbsp;liz</font></div><div><font =
face=3D"Arial">&nbsp;</font></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal =
normal 10pt/normal arial; "><div><font =
size=3D"3">........</font></div></div><div><br></div><div>As for yellow =
jackets, they become especially aggressive as fall approaches. &nbsp;A =
few years ago I was mowing, and came too near one of their underground =
nests. &nbsp;Several attacked me, and drove me into the house. &nbsp;I =
waited inside for about half an hour, and when I decided to get back to =
work, they were still waiting for me at the door! &nbsp;I had to use a =
different exit to go back outside.</div><div><br></div><div>If stung, =
the best remedy I have found is to apply moistened baking soda to site =
of the sting. &nbsp;That also helps greatly with the stings of the =
hornets who build those large, paper nests. &nbsp;I once had a dog who =
was stung by them several times on the nose, and the baking soda trick =
worked well for him, too. &nbsp;He seemed very appreciative for the =
relief.</div><div><br></div><div>=97 =
Paul</div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>=

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