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receive their common name from
their typical black and yellow color pattern
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are social insects and live in
nests or colonies.
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Most are _ nesting
ground
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paper nests size =
soccer ball to basket ball-sized
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paper nests are usually suspended from _ _ _, logs, or landscape timbers.
overlying plant roots
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paper nests are usually suspended from overlying plant roots, _, or landscape timbers.
logs
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paper nests are usually suspended from overlying plant roots, logs, or _ _
landscape timbers
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nests in large structural voids in buildings
German yellowjacket
Western yellowjacket
Aerial yellowjacket
German yellowjacket
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occasionally nests in buildings
German yellowjacket
Western yellowjacket
Aerial yellowjacket
Western yellowjacket
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attaches its nest to shrubs, bushes, houses, garages, sheds, etc.
German yellowjacket
Western yellowjacket
Aerial yellowjacket
Aerial yellowjacket
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Those nesting in the ground select areas bare of
_ or else clear an area around the entrance
vegetation
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Those nesting in the ground select areas bare of
vegetation or else _ _ _ _ the entrance
clear an area around
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There are _ _ _ to protect the colony
nest entrance guards
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are very slow to _ unless the nest entrance is
approached and then they are quite aggressive
sting
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are very slow to sting unless the _ _ is
approached and then they are quite aggressive
nest entrance
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Those nesting in or on buildings are only a problem when
the nest or nest entrance is located near _ _
human activity
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_ _ may enter the living space during the
winter seeking warmth, or in the spring when they are
looking for a nest site or just trying to get back outside.
Overwintering queens
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Overwintering queens may enter the living space during the
winter seeking warmth, or in the spring when they are
_ _ _ _ _ or just trying to get back outside.
looking for a nest site
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are considered _ because their food consists mostly of various arthropods, often pest species
beneficial insects
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prior to scheduling the service the closure of
active yellowjacket nest entry holes with
caulk or sealants will
complicate the treatment process
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prior to scheduling the service the closure of
active yellowjacket nest entry holes with
caulk or sealants will also
will increase the risk of driving alarmed yellowjackets into the occupied areas of the building.
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During the _ , locate where the nest entrance(s) is/are for each colony
day
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nests in _ may have more than one entrance
voids or cavities
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Control should be done at night when
most of the yellowjackets are in the nest
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it is best to make the application using
a beepole or an extension-handle duster.
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Only _ lighting should be used and a bee veil should be worn.
background
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Only background lighting should be used and a _ should be worn.
bee veil/suit
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If it is a _ _, then dust an area for 6 inch around the
entrance hole and/or puff dust into the entrance hole.
ground nest
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If it is a ground nest, then dust an area for NUMBER inch around the
entrance hole and/or puff dust into the entrance hole.
6 inch
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If it is a ground nest, then dust an area for 6 inch around the
entrance hole and/or _ into the entrance hole.
puff dust
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If the nest is located in _ , then either dust the void via the entrance hole or
apply an aerosol pyrethroid and close the entrance hole
wall void
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If the nest is located in a wall void, then either _ via the entrance hole or
apply an aerosol pyrethroid and close the entrance hole
dust the void
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If the nest is located in a wall void, then either dust the void via the entrance hole or
apply _ and close the entrance hole
an aerosol pyrethroid
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If the nest is located in a wall void, then either dust the void via the entrance hole or
apply an aerosol pyrethroid and _
close the entrance hole
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After treatment of nest wall void, after one day or so,
the wall void nest area should be opened and cleaned to prevent
future dermestid beetle, spider beetle, and/or psocid problems.
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If nest wall void treatment will not to be opened and cleaned,
then in a day or two, treat with
a long-lasting, highly repellent material and/or boric acid dust
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If nest wall void treatment is not opened and cleaned of dead yellojackets,
this future problem will occur...
future dermestid beetle, spider beetle, and/or psocid problems will nest in the wall
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nests in buildings occupied by chemically sensitive people can be treated by
fastening a _ to the
exterior sheathing around the entrance hole.
PVC or cardboard extension tube
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nests in buildings occupied by chemically sensitive people can be treated by
fastening a PVC or cardboard extension tube to the
_ around the entrance hole.
exterior sheathing
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If it is an aerial nest, then from the ground, use an _ with a _
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For aerial nest application daytime =
many of the _ will not be present,
dust is the choice because
foragers will contact it upon their return
foragers
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For aerial nest application daytime =
many of the foragers will not be present,
_ is the choice because
foragers will contact it upon their return
dust
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For aerial nest application daytime =
many of the foragers will not be present,
dust is the choice because
foragers will _
contact it up on their return
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In situations where pesticide application is not desirable,
the use of _ can help reduce the number of adults
baited traps
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_ has been found to be a very attractive bait
greandine
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