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What would eat a yellow jacket nest
After digging it up. I never saw the live nest as it was in the center of a
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What would eat a yellow jacket nest
Cheryl Isaak wrote in
: After digging it up. I never saw the live nest as it was in the center of a bed, but spotted the freshly turned soil this AM... skunk. they *love* yellowjacket larvae & this is the best time to get the fat juicy ones. my barn skunk seems to have died, or at least he's gone this year. he has been living under the barn & eating with the barn kitties for 5 years, which is about the lifespan of a wild skunk... he has done an excellent job of yellowjacket control over those 5 years & i miss seeing the "other black & white cat" in the barn. if another moves in to replace him though, i hope it has the same easygoing nature. my skunk never sprayed in or near the barn, although he did occaisionally have residual stink from an argument elsewhere lee |
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What would eat a yellow jacket nest
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Cheryl Isaak wrote in : After digging it up. I never saw the live nest as it was in the center of a bed, but spotted the freshly turned soil this AM... skunk. they *love* yellowjacket larvae & this is the best time to get the fat juicy ones. my barn skunk seems to have died, or at least he's gone this year. he has been living under the barn & eating with the barn kitties for 5 years, which is about the lifespan of a wild skunk... he has done an excellent job of yellowjacket control over those 5 years & i miss seeing the "other black & white cat" in the barn. if another moves in to replace him though, i hope it has the same easygoing nature. my skunk never sprayed in or near the barn, although he did occaisionally have residual stink from an argument elsewhere lee That's good to know. Few weeks ago I accidentally trapped a momma skunk in my Hav-a-hart and she had 4 babies running around the trap. I managed to release her without getting sprayed. There are a few extra holes in the lawn and, now that you mention it, yellow jacket population is down. I did have to get a new garbage can with a lock down lid because they were getting into it. Frank |
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What would eat a yellow jacket nest
yup. skunk. they go after bees as well. Ingrid
On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:43:22 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote: Cheryl Isaak wrote in : After digging it up. I never saw the live nest as it was in the center of a bed, but spotted the freshly turned soil this AM... skunk. they *love* yellowjacket larvae & this is the best time to get the fat juicy ones. my barn skunk seems to have died, or at least he's gone this year. he has been living under the barn & eating with the barn kitties for 5 years, which is about the lifespan of a wild skunk... he has done an excellent job of yellowjacket control over those 5 years & i miss seeing the "other black & white cat" in the barn. if another moves in to replace him though, i hope it has the same easygoing nature. my skunk never sprayed in or near the barn, although he did occaisionally have residual stink from an argument elsewhere lee |
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What would eat a yellow jacket nest
lure them there with raw eggs set out for them. they love eggs.
Ingrid On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:50:25 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: Now I just wish the skunks could get the nests that get started on my front deck stairs or the mail box. Looks like it was big nest. C |
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What would eat a yellow jacket nest
I once saw a raccoon go after a nest. He must have been pretty hungery
wrote in message . com... yup. skunk. they go after bees as well. Ingrid On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:43:22 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote: Cheryl Isaak wrote in : After digging it up. I never saw the live nest as it was in the center of a bed, but spotted the freshly turned soil this AM... skunk. they *love* yellowjacket larvae & this is the best time to get the fat juicy ones. my barn skunk seems to have died, or at least he's gone this year. he has been living under the barn & eating with the barn kitties for 5 years, which is about the lifespan of a wild skunk... he has done an excellent job of yellowjacket control over those 5 years & i miss seeing the "other black & white cat" in the barn. if another moves in to replace him though, i hope it has the same easygoing nature. my skunk never sprayed in or near the barn, although he did occaisionally have residual stink from an argument elsewhere lee |
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