The yellowjacket is a thin yellow wasp with black marking and a yellow face. They are very similar in appearance to the African Honey Bee and use that to their advantage when hunting. Unlike bees who make their nests in trees, yellow jacket wasps tend to make their nests in the ground or the walls of a house. Their nests are open to the elements, unlike beehives and hornets nests, so they must be in a location that is protected, and that normally means a hole in the ground left by a rodent.
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The yellowjacket nest is started by the queen after she wakes up from hibernation over the winter. She will awaken and fly to a location where she can safely start a nest and grow sterile female workers. This is what she will be doing for the next few months as the nest grows larger and larger. Eventually, the nest will reach capacity for the year and the queen will birth sexually active males and females who will mate. The males will die off along with the sterile females and the new queens will leave the nest to go hibernate for the winter. This happens year after year and can result in dozens of nests on your property.
Unlike bees yellowjackets and other wasps are capable of stinging indefinitely. They do not lose their stinger when they sting and their venom is much more painful and powerful than bees. People who are allergic to wasp stings are in great danger if a nest is on the property. Some of the symptoms of a sting, or more than one, are coughing and wheezing, trouble swallowing, and breathing or tightness in your throat. If you are allergic you may break out in hives or get a bad rash, you will feel light-headed and dizzy and you may pass out. You will also experience diarrhea and vomiting.
You can try getting rid of the nest on your own but it could be high up on your house or in a tree. There are also sever dangers with disturbing a wasp nest. It’s best to leave it to people who know what they are doing.
If you are stung by a yellow jacket you must call an ambulance. If you have a nest or more than one nest on your property then you should call the professionals at Wasp Control. We can get rid of that nest and prevent them from returning with a perimeter spray.