Getting Rid of Yellow Jackets in a Fern?

Judy
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August 4, 20180 found this helpful

You could try an electronic bug zapper. The yellow jackets will be attracted to its glow. Be aware that these are very aggressive members of the hornet family. People die from their stings. You might want to call an exterminator.

cybergrannie
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August 4, 20180 found this helpful

Be aware: Yellow Jackets (and also some similar hornets) can be very aggressive and their bites are usually bad and really deadly for some people.

• There are products that can be used to kill these without killing your plants and many times these are safer because you do not have to be in close proximity to the nest. These products can be found in garden centers.
• If you can safely place a bug zapper near their nest the aggressive wasps will attack this glowing, sizzling intruder until the last yellow jacket is dead.
• Here are recipes for homemade killer sprays but then again, you have to be very careful and not get too close to the nest and also use it at the right time.
• www.hunker.com/.../homemade-spray-to-kill-yellow-jackets
• www.motherearthnews.com/.../an-effective-non-toxic-solution-for...
• Here are a couple more sites with suggestions - adding these because I do not know how close you can get to the nest.
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• homeguides.sfgate.com/exterminate-yellowjackets-not-kill...
• www.goodhousekeeping.com/.../

haysie
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August 4, 20180 found this helpful

Check with a garden center.

Pghgirl40
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August 5, 20180 found this helpful

If you are brave, and very careful, this site has some natural solutions...homeguides.sfgate.com/kill-yellow-jackets-flower-bed-92114...

I personally am so terrified of these things and getting stung, that I only have the pros do the removals....SAFETY FIRST!!!!

Good luck!!

Hello
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August 6, 20180 found this helpful

you could try to smoke them out by lighting a torch or a paper ball attached to a stick - we got rid of a hornet's nest that way. Of course if you are indoors this could present a problem

i would wear some sort of protective gear (even if just a jacket and ski mask), open whatever windows there were to open, close all doors leading to other parts of the house, and smoke them out. Once they all flee, you can then kill/treat the nest by removing it and squashing any larvae you see