Yellowjackets can make large nests and can also make small nests in the ground. They tend to make their nests in stolen property, an old burrow made by a rodent is the most common place they make their nest. They make the nest our of old leaves and paper and tend to create a beautiful paper sphere in which they sleep at night. In the day time, they will likely be looking for food, they prefer properties where food is plentiful, open garbage’s, unturned compost and fruit trees with lots of rotting fallen fruit are a great attractor to the wasp. They will often build their larger nests in trees or underground beneath your house or a shed. They are very hard to get rid of and it’s important to pay close attention to them if you want to get rid of them.
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The yellow jacket wasp normally lays eggs in the ground, you can see them hovering over open soil and weak dirt and landing. They dig until they find a grub and then lay an egg beside it the egg hatches and eats the grub and gains the strength to continue its life cycle. Look for them at 10 am, in the early part of the day, that is when they are easiest to see and most active. Watch them as they wander about and they may lead you straight to the nest. IF you only have a few on your property then you should check your garden or any open soil and dirt on your property, you can spray insecticide on the area and it will kill the eggs. You can also use powder insecticide which will last a little longer through the rain.
If you want to get rid of a large wasp nest, hanging from a high tree branch then you may want to call a professional who has the license they need to climb high in a tree and deal with a wasp nest. If it’s low, on the overhang over your deck or in a hole under your house then you can deal with it yourself. All you need is a beekeepers suit and a couple of cans of powerful insecticide. Spray both cans at the same time into the hole in the nest and then get out of there. The residual fumes will kill off other wasps that try to return to the nest and within a short month, you can remove it and dispose of it.