In this video, I show you step by step how I safely eliminated a massive underground yellow jacket nest using only soap and water. These aggressive pests pose a threat to honey bees and people, so I ...

During the warmer months, many homeowners enjoy spending time outdoors. Although relaxing on a shaded deck with a good book and an ice-cold drink can be relaxing, it can quickly go south when insects ...

My peaceful backyard recently became dangerous thanks to a yellow jacket nest inside the soil in one of my container plants. These aggressive stinging wasps build nests that can be completely ...

While yellow jackets are active throughout the summer in Michigan, fall is often when they become the most annoying as they pester you for your apple, or cinnamon and sugar doughnut at the farmer's ...

Due to recent rain, you might have found yourself mowing the yard more frequently. If you're like me, you had a scare when you accidentally mowed over a yellow jacket nest. I'm thankful I didn't get ...

During the Fall months, cool and dry conditions prompt visits to local pumpkin patches, corn mazes, festivals, and football games. However, the Fall months are when flying insects like hornets and ...

It happens to every homeowner at some point. You look up and see a yellowjacket nest hanging somewhere around your home. It’s not safe to leave the nest alone and live near a colony of yellowjackets, ...

Yellow jackets are honey-bee size wasp (about 1/2 to 3/4 inch long) that is black in color with bright yellow markings. (Honey bees are golden or brown.) Yellow jackets build paper nests similar to ...

A yellow jacket is seen hovering at the entrance to its ground nest in Jeff Burbrink’s backyard. Note the bits of sand on surrounding leaves. the workers are removing bits of soil to enlarge the nest.

According to researchers with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn University, Alabamians should be on the lookout for “giant” yellow jacket nests that could span several feet across ...