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Weather WisdomWeather Wisdom - Friday, September 11, 2009By Craig Koplien (WTMJ)
One of the things I love about late summer weather is that we often get to enjoy it without it being terribly humid. (And we’ve been on a fantastic run of weather, haven’t we?) One of the things I dislike most about this time of the year is the numerous encounters I tend to have with yellow jackets.
The reason they are so numerous and bothersome this time of the year is that now is when they out foraging for food for their young. During spring and early summer, workers are building the colonies in which the queen will lay eggs. Once the colonies are full-size and the eggs are laid, the workers become more visible to us as they leave their colonies to search for food for the new larvae.
Yellow jacket typically reserve aggression for protecting their colonies. When people walk near a colony, which can be above or below ground, there is an increased risk of attack. Needless to say, it’s best to avoid these colonies. Pest removal specialists recommend you contact them if you need a colony removed or destroyed. They say spraying water, burying or otherwise bothering a colony may lead to you being stung many times.
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