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Noticed dozens of ground wasps today in my lawn. How do I get rid of them
without killing my grass or harming my dog?

Depending on what type of wasps you are dealing with
may determine whether to do anything at all. Some are
seasonal and will be gone after a few weeks or of being
of no real consequence not ever being a bother to you or
a worry to sting. If they are Digger Wasps you may be
able to chase them away by keeping the area wet for
awhile or by using any general insecticide or even flea
powder you might use on the dog. If you are talking
about dozens of wasps coming from one opening rather
than a dozen individual openings, they are probably
yellow jackets and you might be better off paying a
company to handle them.

--
Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.


Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

"Barb" wrote in message
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Noticed dozens of ground wasps today in my lawn. How do I get rid of
them
without killing my grass or harming my dog?

Thanks!



I don't know if the ones I'm about to describe are what you have, but
here goes:

A type of wasp known as cicada killer digs tunnels in the ground and
buries a cicada in there as food for its young. You will find many of
these wasps flying around the area where they are making their
tunnels. These wasps are rather large, about 1.5" long, black with
yellow pattern on abdomen. These are your good friends, so don't do
anything to disturb them. They aren't especially aggressive toward
humans, but I guess if they feel threatened they might sting. I have
walked near them many times without being stung.

My only reservation about my proposal is the time of year. Your
message doesn't say where you live. In Missouri, the wasps do their
tunnel thing in mid-summer, so unless you live in a southerly clime
this is way too early.

Guy Bradley
Chesterfield MO
zone 6

In article , "Barb"
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Noticed dozens of ground wasps today in my lawn. How do I get rid of them
without killing my grass or harming my dog?

As others have noted there are lots of kinds of wasps. If they're yellow
jackets, coming from a hole in the ground, wait till after dark, when
they'll all have gone home, and put a dose of insecticide down the hole,
then stop up the hole. Usually that's all that's necessary.
Occasionally, there'll be more than one entrance. In that case, I'd just
repeat the procedure.