Seen this making the rounds on Facebook
We had a terrible infestation last year and I am here to tell you this works:
A recent conversation with the lead etymologist for the Idaho Dept. of Lands said that Idaho in general has had the worst yellowjacket infestation in 25 years (this was last year).
He said there is an insecticide that will fix the problem:
Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insecticide> that disrupts the insect's central nervous system. Fipronil is the main ingredient in Frontline and other flea and tick killer used on dogs. Recall that Frontline is placed on the dogs back at the withers and keeps the dog free of these pests. It is not harmful to pets or humans in the dosage of casual contact. It will kill other yellow jackets that come into contact with it as it dies in the nest.
Several of the flea and tick killers available at your pet store or at Big R (Petco, etc.) contain Fipronil. But be careful to get the product that contains only Fipronil as its active ingredient. When Fipronil is coupled with other ingredients, the wasps will ignore it.
Mix 6 to 10 drops into a golf ball sized gob of raw hamburger (if you macerate it in a blender it works better). Place this gob of poisoned meat into a small plastic cup. Add 1/2 of a cotton ball on which you squirt half the contents of a tube of RESCUE Yellowjacket Attractant found at most hardware stores. Place the poison bait cup in the shade 2 to 4 feet off the ground and 10 to 15 yards away from doors, patios, grills people trafficked areas. 80% of the Yellowjacket nests within 100 yards will be dead within 24 hours. 95% will be gone in 48 hours. Renew the bait every day (Yellowjackets don't like dried or rotting meat). After 4 days 100% of the Yellowjacket nests within 400 sq. yds. Will be dead. Repeat baiting after 4 weeks for a few days. It should end you problem.
As a monitor on the success of the project this person kept one of the Rescue Yellowjacket Traps in the yard and dumped it every night to check on the quantity of wasps in the area each day. The count dropped from several hundred/day to 2-4 wasps/day in 2 days and in the forth day, there were none.
1. Use only Fipronil no other active ingredient. It's found in flea and tick killers.
2. Mix 0.1% with hamburger. 6 to 10 drops per golf ball sized gob. Macerated burger is better.
3. Add Rescue Attractant
4. Renew bait daily.
5. Continue use for 4 days.
6. Repeat after a month for a few days
We had a terrible infestation last year and I am here to tell you this works:
A recent conversation with the lead etymologist for the Idaho Dept. of Lands said that Idaho in general has had the worst yellowjacket infestation in 25 years (this was last year).
He said there is an insecticide that will fix the problem:
Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insecticide> that disrupts the insect's central nervous system. Fipronil is the main ingredient in Frontline and other flea and tick killer used on dogs. Recall that Frontline is placed on the dogs back at the withers and keeps the dog free of these pests. It is not harmful to pets or humans in the dosage of casual contact. It will kill other yellow jackets that come into contact with it as it dies in the nest.
Several of the flea and tick killers available at your pet store or at Big R (Petco, etc.) contain Fipronil. But be careful to get the product that contains only Fipronil as its active ingredient. When Fipronil is coupled with other ingredients, the wasps will ignore it.
Mix 6 to 10 drops into a golf ball sized gob of raw hamburger (if you macerate it in a blender it works better). Place this gob of poisoned meat into a small plastic cup. Add 1/2 of a cotton ball on which you squirt half the contents of a tube of RESCUE Yellowjacket Attractant found at most hardware stores. Place the poison bait cup in the shade 2 to 4 feet off the ground and 10 to 15 yards away from doors, patios, grills people trafficked areas. 80% of the Yellowjacket nests within 100 yards will be dead within 24 hours. 95% will be gone in 48 hours. Renew the bait every day (Yellowjackets don't like dried or rotting meat). After 4 days 100% of the Yellowjacket nests within 400 sq. yds. Will be dead. Repeat baiting after 4 weeks for a few days. It should end you problem.
As a monitor on the success of the project this person kept one of the Rescue Yellowjacket Traps in the yard and dumped it every night to check on the quantity of wasps in the area each day. The count dropped from several hundred/day to 2-4 wasps/day in 2 days and in the forth day, there were none.
1. Use only Fipronil no other active ingredient. It's found in flea and tick killers.
2. Mix 0.1% with hamburger. 6 to 10 drops per golf ball sized gob. Macerated burger is better.
3. Add Rescue Attractant
4. Renew bait daily.
5. Continue use for 4 days.
6. Repeat after a month for a few days