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Re: yellow jackets
Honey bees will invade a house. Yellow jackets live inground.
A yellow jacket is rather small, looks yellow, and has some black stipes. They usually build a nest in the ground near a tree that they build near a open root system. They wont bother you when they are out looking for food but If you step on their home hole
or near one you may experience their nasty stings. I made that mistake two weeks ago while wearing shorts and a tank top. I got hit or stung about ten times immediately and they chased me 75 feet.
I went back out to that area later to locate the hole. (You can see ten or 20 coming out and in or up through grass or other at a hole sight) They got after me again and I got one up my shorts and managed to slap it before i got the shaft. When a bee stings it leaves a smell or other that guides other bees to the hunt.
I thought these were killer bees at first.. Early the next morning I poured a cup of gasoline into the hole area. They are gone. But some of the sting points are still itching. Take care and LOL
Last edited by woody44; 08-20-2008 at 03:09 PM.
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