Yellow Jackets

[hoodswoods]

I posted the following thread in the bee forum & the responses were 'kill them' to one extent or another - which I do when they fly up my pants leg, but I found it to be a interesting observation. Cross-threading isn't intended, just that this forum might have other opinions.

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235924

[sentientsoil]

So I don't actually like yellowjackets either, but I recognize they're not the murderous purveyors of evil we generally perceive them to be. They're actually cool and beneficial little guys.. er.. girls? Unfortunately, they're on our kill list right now because we don't want them all around our house while we're trying to sell it.

http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/yard/problems/goodbugs.cfm?entityID=112&ModeID=632&grp=biorem

[hoodswoods]

Good idea - how many bee hives do you have sitting on the back deck?

[sentientsoil]

None. Our lot is pretty small, and my wife gets understandably nervous at the idea of our 1 yr old son playing around bee hives. NO FEAR, this kid.

My hives are at a friend's house in the country.