I should probably have titled this post: How to drown Yellow Jackets.

No, I am not sorry!!!

Yellow Jackets reportedly have a role to play in gardens…

Unfortunately, they tend to turn aggressive mid-Summer through early Fall, i.e. until the first killing frost.

This year, a hot summer following a mild winter, the yellow jackets have been plentiful.

Stepping outside and/or walking in the woods…constant buzzing!

Bob, Bear and I are on the defensive…

BBQ chicken suspended over soapy water = drowned yellow jackets.

4-6 mason jars…in the yard and in the fringes of the woods…

And then…AND THEN!!! – blog reader Steph emailed me about Bounce fabric softener sheets being a yellow jacket repelling force!

Bear and I made a quick trip to town to get the most fragrant Bounce sheets we could find. They had us sneezing all the way home.

And they cleared the front porch of yellow jackets.

Go Bounce!

Thank you Steph from OR!!!