Do yellow jacket nests have two entrances?

The nest may have more than one entrance, but yellow jackets do not create a second escape hatch. The queens establish a nest wherever they find a suitable existing hole; perhaps a root rotted away or a rodent abandoned a nest.
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What happens when you block entrance to a yellow jacket nest?

Many people will attempt to kill a nest simply by plugging the entry hole from the outside. This almost always results in a home or business full of bees. Yellow jackets never just lie down and die. If their primary entry point is blocked, they will always look for another way out.
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Do yellow jacket nests have a back door?

The Back Door(s)

Yellow Jackets that nest in the ground often times leave multiple entries and exits into the nest. Sometimes these are a few inches apart but may be several feet in distance. As liquid, aerosol, fumes, etc. make their way into one hole, they are sure to come out fighting from the other holes.
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Do wasp nests have two entrances?

Aerial vs. ground nests

Aerial nests have a single entrance/exit hole usually near the lower apex of the papery nest (see photo right).
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What happens if you block the entrance to a wasps nest?

Blocking an entrance/exit to a wasps nest causes the wasps to become agitated and try to find another way out, which can do more damage as they try to chew through the walls of the house. Not all wasp nests need to be removed, but the nest and the wasps inside will need to be treated by a professional.
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How many yellow jackets are in a small nest?

A typical yellow jacket nest is anywhere between 500 to 15,000 cells and contains several thousand insects. In the southern parts of the United States, mild winters followed by early springs play a hand in the unchecked growth of certain colonies.
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How many openings does a yellow jacket nest have?

The nest may have more than one entrance, but yellow jackets do not create a second escape hatch. The queens establish a nest wherever they find a suitable existing hole; perhaps a root rotted away or a rodent abandoned a nest. 2.
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Where do yellow jackets go when their nest is destroyed?

Most wasps will die during the fall season with only the queens surviving. The queens leave the nest in fall to find an overwintering spot and go dormant once the nest is no longer viable.
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How deep is a yellow jacket nest in the ground?

Yellow Jacket Nests

Most frequently, the nests lie just below the surface, with the entrance concealed beneath a dense bush or by thick grass. Nests in burrows can be as deep as 4 feet deep. Their paper nests, built inside the burrows, are approximately the size of a soccer ball.
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What kills yellow jackets instantly?

Treat the nest with pyrethrum aerosols such as Stryker 54 Contact Aerosol or PT 565. Pyrethrum forms a gas that will fill the cavity, killing the yellow jackets on contact. Wait until the aerosol is dry, and then dust in the opening with insecticide dust such as Tempo Dust.
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Does killing a yellow jacket attract more?

When you swat or kill a yellow jacket, the dead insect gives off a pheromone which attracts more yellow jackets from its colony. This is why the EPA recommends avoidance when it comes to yellow jackets and making sure your home is not a nesting location.
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How many yellow jackets are in a hive?

Nests have populations of 2,000 to 4,000 worker yellow jackets (all female), some drone (male) yellow jackets and up to 50 queens at once! This high population only occurs in the summer and early autumn.
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Will yellow jackets return to an old nest?

There are no survivors the following spring and nests are not reused. Ignore any yellowjacket nests you find now. They eventually will deteriorate and go away on their own; surviving queens will build new nests from scratch this spring. For more information, see also Wasps and bees.
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What animal will eat a yellow jacket nest?

Small Mammals

Like bears, skunks gain a large percentage of their dietary protein from insects and are one of the yellow jacket's main predators. Depending where you live, moles, shrews and badgers will also consume yellow jackets in their nests.
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Do yellow jackets nest in walls?

Typically, yellow jackets do not cause structural damage to homes. They might, however, build nests in attics or walls and defend them. On occasion, the pests chew through drywall to enter living spaces. If disturbed when they are out foraging or protect their hives, yellow jackets will defend themselves.
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How do you get rid of yellow jackets in a brick wall?

Spray a quick-freeze aerosol product into the hole immediately after drilling. You'll want to act fast so the yellow jackets can't escape. Immediately after drilling the hole, stick the nozzle on the spray can into the hole. Spray the entire can of product into the hole to kill the yellow jackets.
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Do yellow jackets dig their own holes?

They can't dig a new entrance/exit and will be trapped inside. (Surprisingly, these underground nesters are not burrowing insects. The queen always begins a new nest in the spring by using an existing mouse or vole hole.)
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How many queens does a yellow jacket nest have?

In a typical summer, each yellow jacket colony headed by one queen will make a nest. The nest usually reaches its peak size in August. But this triumph is short-lived; when colder weather hits, the workers tend to freeze to death or die of starvation.
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Is there a Queen in a yellow jacket nest?

The general life cycle of a yellowjacket nest begins and ends with the queens. Each nest is created by a single queen, and at the end of the season, many new queens exit the nest and find a spot to hibernate for the winter.
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How fast do yellow jackets build a nest?

A New Colony Begins

Within about one month, the larvae go through the pupal stage and mature into adult workers. These yellow jackets begin working to expand the nest, breed and grow the colony for the next several months, repeating the life cycle of growth, death and hibernation all over again.
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