How to Get Rid of Yellow Jacket Wasps

1. One way to get rid of yellow jackets or to reduce the attractiveness of your home is to keep pet food and other sources of refined proteins indoors.

2. Sometimes getting rid of yellow jackets or reducing yellow jacket populations is as easy as keeping your garbage cans properly sealed.

3. Make sure awnings and siding is properly sealed to get rid of yellow jackets.

4. Pop cans, humming bird feeders, and other sweets should not be left out, or should be sealed in such a way as to prevent yellow jackets from gaining access to the sugar.

5. Mechanical, non-toxic traps are a good way to get rid of yellow jackets or at least reduce the local population to a less noticeable level.

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Any yellow jacket nests discovered in later summer or early fall should just be left alone. The coming cold will take care of a yellow jacket nest for you. Cover yourself with thick clothing. Wait for a chilly late evening and use a dust insecticide like Sevin or Dursban. Once it is certain that all of the yellow jackets are dead, you should fill the hole with stones first, and then pack it with dirt

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