On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:13:10 GMT, "Daniel B. Martin"
wrote:

Michael Russell wrote:
Wasp/Hornet sprays are not effective on yellow jackets -
they just make them angry.

My experience is that the wasp/hornet sprays *are* effective against
yellowjackets. I've "nuked" several nests this way, the most recent
being within the past month.

Daniel B. Martin

Slightly off topic, but I had some yellow jackets in their usual
place... in the ground. I discovered it by getting stung while mowing
my lawn. I kept procrastinating on spraying them at dusk, and after
about a week (I could see them coming and going every day), my dog
decided to go pee on the yellow jacket hole. I was yelling at him to
"COME HERE", afraid he would be stung, but he kept peeing away. His
feet must have been placed far enough from the hole to not get them
going after him, and after depositing about a gallon of liquid, it
must have all run into the hole. I haven't seen a yellow jacket
since.
Well, if you have a very tall male dog, maybe this isn't off topic.
Kira