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Title: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: Smokin Don on August 28, 2014, 12:54:10 PM
If you feed hummingbirds you will attract yellow jackets too. One way to trap them is use a plastic soda bottle. Punch some holes about 1 inch from the bottom; pour some orange pop in the bottom and hang up. I used a phillips screw driver and did 4 holes.

I found a set of three glass bottle wasp traps that are nice to hang up, they look a little better than the soda bottles. They have holes in the bottom the yellow jackets enter but can’t escape; they only fly up.
I add a little sugar to the pop too that helps attract them.

The one below I just cleaned and refilled yesterday; I just checked and it has 5 dead yellow jackets in it.

(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/My%20Favorite%20Photos/_8272843_zps71a1dc2a.jpg)

Smokin Don
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: sliding_billy on August 28, 2014, 01:56:17 PM
Now if I could only get a reliable fly trap.
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: muebe on August 28, 2014, 02:21:28 PM
Good idea Don. Thanks.
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on August 28, 2014, 04:37:32 PM
Great idea!!! ;)
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: LostArrow on August 28, 2014, 05:03:52 PM
Quote from: sliding_billy on August 28, 2014, 01:56:17 PM
Now if I could only get a reliable fly trap.
Empty water bottle, put about 2 oz cheep red wine & leave uncapped, put out several around the area you are in.
When full simply cap & throw away.
Red wine is more aromatic than pop & a better attractant.
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: spuds on August 28, 2014, 11:38:20 PM
Nice traps.
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: Smokin Don on August 29, 2014, 09:15:03 AM
Quote from: LostArrow on August 28, 2014, 05:03:52 PM
Red wine is more aromatic than pop & a better attractant.
I will not have a bunch of drunk yellow jackets and flies!  :D Don
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: teesquare on August 29, 2014, 11:07:55 AM
Quote from: Smokin Don on August 29, 2014, 09:15:03 AM
Quote from: LostArrow on August 28, 2014, 05:03:52 PM
Red wine is more aromatic than pop & a better attractant.
I will not have a bunch of drunk yellow jackets and flies!  :D Don

I would be more worried about the drunk neighbors splayed out on the front yard...but - maybe that is just a Southern thing... :D :D :D.
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: pz on August 29, 2014, 11:32:55 AM
Quote from: LostArrow on August 28, 2014, 05:03:52 PM
Red wine is more aromatic than pop & a better attractant.

I can attest to this. If I don't sit in a screen enclosed area this time of year, I'll have some kind of flying bug in my wine glass within minutes!
Title: Re: Yellow jacket trap
Post by: LostArrow on August 29, 2014, 02:09:49 PM
Quote from: teesquare on August 29, 2014, 11:07:55 AM
Quote from: Smokin Don on August 29, 2014, 09:15:03 AM
Quote from: LostArrow on August 28, 2014, 05:03:52 PM
Red wine is more aromatic than pop & a better attractant.
I will not have a bunch of drunk yellow jackets and flies!  :D Don

I would be more worried about the drunk neighbors splayed out on the front yard...but - maybe that is just a Southern thing... :D :D :D.
I resemble that remark ::)