Anybody know how to evict yellow jackets from compost heap?

[dreamshark]

Richard went out to turn over the compost yesterday, and guess what was living in it? Ouch. Fortunately he got away with only 3 stings, but he wasn't happy. Now he's trying to figure out what to do about it. The usual methods (e.g., pouring kerosene down the hole and setting it on fire) would result in destroying or poisoning the compost. He's wondering if soaking the pile with water would flood them out.

My suggestion is to wait for the first frost. But I think he was hoping to use some of the composted material before then. Any ideas?

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[guppiecat]

Drench it with water after the sun sets. Then drop a block of dry ice on the top.

Never done it, but if you do it during one of those "40 degree low" nights, that might force an early frost in the vicinity of the compost pile.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Plus, spooky effects! Bonus!

Actually, I haven't any idea how to solve this. It cannot hurt to try water. You can trap them with various 2-liter pop bottle creations, but that wouldn't kill off a nest. Maybe burn something else not as poisonous as kerosene? Paraffin?

K.

Wasp Traps

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Wasp-Trap