11 October 2019 (yellow jackets)
Kristen Lindquist
yellow jackets
on the rotting apples
the sting of fall
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July 30: Yellow Jackets
Kristen Lindquist
My husband unwittingly discovered that yellow jackets are nesting in the upper part of our shed. We go in and out of the shed all the time, so we're finding it difficult to conceive how that many wasps could have moved in so quickly. In a single day, they've made the shed their own, angrily descending upon whomever tries to enter. Unfortunately, there's no way to reclaim our shed without killing the yellow jackets. Neither of us is willing to get stung repeatedly every time we go out there for the rest of the summer. And it's not like you can relocate a wasps' nest.
Sorry, wasps, your end
is near. We know you're only
doing what wasps do.
Sorry, wasps, your end
is near. We know you're only
doing what wasps do.