How to prevent Yellow Jackets

Keep garbage cans and can-recycling bins tightly closed. Don’t wear perfume or other scented body products when you’re out and about performing yard and garden work. The wasps may mistake a floral scent for actual nectar-producing flowers. To be honest, I’d also avoid scented lotions and body washes.

Stay aware. Watch the ground around you to look for wasps entering and leaving holes in the ground that lead to their underground nests.

Approach outbuildings slowly and cautiously, looking up under the eaves and rafters; wasps will buzz out and around the nest hole to warn you not to approach further.

Give them a wide berth and they are unlikely to attack. If you have the task of mowing tall grass or whacking weeds, wear protective clothing, including boots (long pants tucked inside), long sleeves tucked inside gloves, and face protection.

Wasps nesting underground will sense the vibrations from power equipment and may strike from some distance away.

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