It's getting worse Dropped two trees on yellow jacket nests yesterday. Off to the races...
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"This season's been perfect weather for them. Stable high temperatures. Very little rain. The rain's been at the end of the day or overnight when they're not really working anyway," said Russell.
Basically, Russell says most days have been great work days for yellow jackets.
"This time of year, nest population is very high. You're talking three to 500 individuals in a nest. We're talking very, very aggressive," stated Russell.
A common myth: when the nights get cooler, days get shorter, and yellow jackets get a bit crazed.
"That's an easy thing to tie it to, 'Oh, the season is getting shorter and they're getting nervous'. No, no. The number of bees has just escalated so high. There's so much more activity, that it just seems like they're more anxious, but there's just more of them," noted Russell.