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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
Hey, does anybody know if this will work with yellow hackets? I was recently up on the bank in back of my house trimming around some rosemary bushes. I apparently disturbed a nest of yellow jackets, because some camer out at me and started stinging and followed me onto the patio and a couple followed into the house. I'm assuming the nest is in hibernation, so any poisoning won't work until later on. I got stung about a dozen times and can't get to the nest since it's somewhere in the ground under the bush, so I'm assuming I'll have to wait until spring or sometime.
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If the insects eat fruit juice, this does indeed kill the entire nest. They feed on it and take it home to feet the queen and larva. You want to create a food source that wasps and yellow jackets can get to but humming birds/pets cannot. Honey bees don't appreciate apple juice and prefer flower nectar so they are not attracted to it.
This is a variation on Terro boric acid bait that is also highly effective for controlling Argentine and pavement ants.
https://www.amazon.com/TERRO-T200-3SR-Liquid-Ant-Killer/dp/B0B3SH4MQT/ref=asc_df_B0B3SH4MQT?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80539356896614&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=106581&hvtargid=pla-4584138878360228&th=1