If you find a yellow jacket or hornet nest on your property, give it space. Keep kids, pets, and guests away from the area. Do not try to knock the nest down, plug the entrance, or spray it without knowing where the main nest is. Usually, this is where things go south.
A nest hanging from a tree or roof may be easy to see, or it may be a steady line of insects slipping in and out of a hole. If you need to figure out where they are coming from, watch from a safe distance, but do not get too close to their entrance.
Yellow jackets and hornets can become aggressive when their nest is disturbed. This is especially true near doors, patios, play areas, walking paths, business entrances, or anywhere people pass by often. Mowing, trimming, or working near the nest can also set them off.
If the nest is active, hard to reach, inside a wall, underground, or close to regular activity, professional removal is the safer choice. Owyhee Environmental provides stinging insect control for yellow jackets, hornets, wasps, and similar pests in Boise, Meridian, Ada County, and nearby Treasure Valley communities.
Learn more about stinging insect control.
No. Sealing the entrance can trap them inside and may push them into other areas, including indoors.
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