covered in beeeeees!

[truepenny]

This afternoon, mirrorthaw and I discovered the hard way that there is a yellowjacket nest at the back corner of our garage.

Neither of us was stung badly, but it may be a while before I get my hat back.

Comments

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

Apparently right now is the time of year that wasps and yellowjackets are most active and most irritable. So it's not surprising that you would encounter them now. (Hope you're OK).

That being said, a Canadian government wasp expert told me the best action to take with wasps is to ignore them if you can. If the nest is somewhere you can stay away from, it will only be 1-2 months before it will be abandoned for winter -- and the wasps never come back to an old nest. So if you clear the old nest out in winter or early spring, and remove the conditions that made this a good nesting spot (if it's in a soffit, close up the holes in the wood; in your garage, remove stuff from the corners), you can avoid the whole exterminator biz.

OTOH, if it's somewhere you do have to get to or by or near, call in the experts.