[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Serious request.....need advice to get rid of a newer yellow jacket nest in the corner of one of my raised beds (Hugh traffic area.

I just tried running water in it for an hour with no luck.

They chose a spot directly next to a lavender plant in one of veggie beds.

I don’t want to pour any chemicals in yjere.

[MomwithHope]

Go out at night, they will all be in the nest. Throw a heavy towel over it and pull it off. Wear gloves just in case.

[daniel1212]

My dad had that problem and he set a vacuum cleaner hose by the entrance and turned it on, and after some time he sprayed insecticide in the cleaner. Then emptied the bag and counted about 70 bees.

[Ellendra]

They don’t like the smell of bay leaf. I’ve gotten rid of them by hanging some whole bay leaves from the rafters when they’d been nesting under the roof of the porch. If you go out late enough at night, you can tuck some bay leaves right beside their nest without getting stung.