Date:         Sun, 8 Jul 2012 09:01:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
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My grandfather used to own a campsite down on the Cowlitz River, from which
we used to fish for salmon year round.  In the Summertime he used to cut
the fillets out and then hang the remaining carcass over a bucket
half-filled with water and a dab of olive oil.  The yellow jackets and
hornets would gorge themselves and then be unable to fly, and would
inevitably fall into the brink.  It was a very effective measure to keep
them focused on something other than us.

On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 8:51 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 11:34 AM 7/8/2012, Zeitgeist wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure about other areas, but ground-dwelling yellow jackets around
>> here are quite aggressive and pack a powerful punch when provoked.  I've
>> had to resort to dealing with them by situating the nozzle of my shop vac
>> up to their nest opening, and then letting her rip.  It fills up quickly
>>
>
> And then you let it run for the rest of the season? ;-)
>
> I understand that aggressive German yellow jackets have taken over in Ohio
> - I'm familiar with the eastern ones which are calm, and the ones I met in
> Scotland were likewise (but we needed the extra jam, they simply wouldn't
> leave us alone at one particular place until we put some out for them a
> couple tables over).
>
> Yours,
> David
>



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Casey