yellowjacket control

YellowJacketNestYellowjackets are often misidentified by people as being bees. Unlike our friends the bees, Yellowjackets are not golden brown in color, but are bright yellow with jagged bands of black. They are about 3/4-to 1-inch in length. Generally small wasps with black and yellow stripes.

 

Yellowjackets are social insects that live in colonies that can contain thousands of individuals. Colonies are usually started by a single queen in the early spring, and are very small for the first couple of months. By midsummer, a colony located on or near a house is usually large enough to become a nuisance. These wasps will aggressively attack when their nest is disturbed, and can inflict painful stings. Unlike the honeybee, which stings only one time and then dies, a single yellowjacket can sting many times.

yellowjacket2Yellowjackets are scavengers and can be beneficial when located in a wooded area or a field. Colonies located in or near a home, however, can pose a threat to the persons living in the house. When this situation is discovered, the colony or colonies should be eliminated.

Yellowjackets prefer to locate their nests in the ground (See the thumbnail above right), usually in an old rodent burrow, under a railroad tie, or in cinder block walls. This wasp also commonly locates its nest inside the walls of a building by entering through cracks or holes in the outside walls.

Control

Some advise that treatments be done at night, because they are all in the nest. They don’t see well at night and your chances of being stung are greatly reduced. Be sure to always wear protective equipment. Treat the entrance quickly with Wasp Freeze, Stryker, or Delta Dust and leave quickly.

Check the nest the following day, to see if the yellowjackets are indeed dead by lack of activity. It may be necessary to repeat treatment the following evening. If all the yellowjackets are gone, dust in the inside the opening with Delta Dust. This dust will continue to kill for months and eliminate any new hatch outs. Use the Crusader Bellows Duster to apply your dusts.

The EPA approved Termidor for targeting yellowjackets. Termidor was originally designed for termites, and sequentially for ants. It is a great product for social insects, and it is proving itself again as a great tool for treating yellowjackets. While it is NOT a knock down product, it is extremely effective at colony elimination. See label directions for specific site application.

To prevent Yellowjackets from getting established on you property, treat the exterior with a residual insecticide such as Tempo SC, or Suspend, or Delta Dust. Focus on treating cracks, crevices, voids, plumbing penetrations, etc. Remember, most yellowjacket species prefer to nest in the ground, so treat the holes/cracks in railroad ties, bricks, walls, or any other potential harborage site where allowed by the label. 


 

Insecticide Concentrates

– These concentrates are mixed with water and used in a compressed hand held sprayer to make your application.

 

Spray Concentrates

Fendona CS

$52.99

Spray Concentrates

Temprid FX

$7.95$79.95
$55.95$114.95
$29.95$219.95

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Transport Mikron Insecticide

$95.95

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ExciteR Pyrethrum

$49.95

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Tandem Insecticide

$152.95

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Mavrik Perimeter Insecticide

$39.95
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Cy-Kick CS

$54.95

Spray Concentrates

Optigard Flex Insecticide

$46.95

Spray Concentrates

Demand CS Insecticide 8 Oz.

$48.95

Spray Concentrates

Suspend SC Insecticide

$48.95

Spray Concentrates

Talstar Pro

$39.95

Spray Concentrates

Tempo SC Ultra Insecticide

$66.95

 


 

Aerosols & Ready to Use Products

These “ready to use” products are convenient and great for a contact kill and great for flushing out insects. Most offer great residual properties as well.

Aerosols & Ready To Use Products

Stryker Wasp and Hornet Killer

$10.95
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PT P.I. Contact Insecticide

$27.95

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EcoPCO AR-X Multi Purpose Insecticide

$22.95

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Temprid Ready Spray

$17.95

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PT Alpine Foam

$26.95
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Cy-Kick Crack & Crevice Pressurized Residual

$17.95
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D-Foam Insecticide

$22.95
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D-Force Insecticide

$17.95
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CB-80 Extra Flushing & Contact Insecticide

$32.95

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PT 221L Residual Aerosol

$16.95
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Phantom II Pressurized Insecticide

$22.95

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Termidor Foam

$30.99
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565 Plus Contact Insecticide

$21.95

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PT Wasp-Freeze Wasp & Hornet Insecticide

$13.95

 

 

 


 

Dusts

Dusts are usually used to treat into cracks and crevices (such as in the crack between the wall baseboard and floor), in wall voids, cavities, attics or crawl spaces. Be sure that there is proper ventilation in the room and that you don’t over dust or dust in areas accessible by people.

 

Dust Insecticides

D-Fense Dust 1 lb

$13.95

Dust Insecticides

Tempo 1% Insecticide Dust

$29.95

Dust Insecticides

Delta Dust Insecticide

$21.95

Dust Insecticides

Drione Insecticide

$61.95



 

Yellow jacket traps

– These traps can be used regularly in the field for monitoring and control

 

Informational video from the University of California’s Statewide IPM program