SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YELLOWJACKET WASP NESTS IN WINTER! WHERE DO WASPS GO WHEN IT SNOWS? FIND OUT!

[@apismellifera1000]

Very beautiful nest

[@greenwaspremoval]

Hi am. Thanks for your comment. Yes, we agree for sure. With the blue insulation colors mixed into the wood fibers, this is one of the most unique and pretty nests that we have seen. We have preserved it as a specimen nest that we often bring to trainings and speaking events with the public.

[@billinct860]

It looks like the queen comb wasn't used at all, as well as one brood comb attached to it.

[@greenwaspremoval]

Hi b860. Thanks for your comment. Agreed - hard to tell if the later combs were ever used in this nest as they remain so clean looking. It is possible the wasps abandoned the nest prior to reproductive season for some reason.

[@herc1120]

Great video. The queen probably began the nest on the ceiling above the foam insulation and the workers chewed the insulation away with bottom most combs being under the insulation covered over with envelope. I am looking forward to the 2024 wasp season!

[@greenwaspremoval]

Hi herc1120! Thanks for your comment, your assessment of this nest formation sounds right on. Glad to have you visit our channel! We are big fans of your work with wasps and your KZbin Channel. Folks, for those who are not familiar with herc1120, he is one of the true OG's of the KZbin wasp video world - a very solid source of legit information about wasps, and very helpful to the wasp removal community online. He has been using vacuum extraction to remove wasps, and posting great informative videos about his experiences to KZbin, for many years - possibly longer than anyone else we are aware of! Check out his channel here: www.youtube.com/@herc1120 and his website here: thewaspexpert.com/. Carry on herc1120 - have a great 2024 wasp season!

[@herc1120]

You're most welcome! It is awesome your company collects wasp venom for immunotherapy. Keep up the great work.@@greenwaspremoval

[@greenwaspremoval]

herc1120 - If you're ever near NE Indiana, you're invited to link up with our team for some local field work anytime. Would be fun to do some removals together. Take care.

[@herc1120]

@@greenwaspremoval I appreciate that. It is awesome you and your team collect the wasps for venom immunotherapy. Keep up the great work.

[@greenwaspremoval]

Will do. VIT is a great use for our wasps and we encourage anyone who has significant venom allergies to pursue venom immunotherapy. VIT has well over 90% success rate in curing serious wasp/bee venom reactions.

[@BlastofZen]

This video is really fantastic. Finally, it is exactly what I was looking for and I thank you so much for making it. I have question, if you get a chance, but first I need to be as brief as I can as to my situation. Somewhere in a crevice/gap of the foundation of my townhome in Denver, probably just a foot or so below ground level, very near the front door, is a hornets nest. I could hear hornets coming and going last summer from a bathroom in the basement. It sounded like the nest was just above or next to that bathroom’s ceiling fan. At the end of the summer, 2 or 3 yellow jackets (I’m pretty sure they were yj’s) made it into the bathroom. They were barely alive; kind of like they were drunk. After that, no more sounds from that area. One concern: I cannot see the comb but I’m going to try to find it this weekend. You mentioned the Queen will usually move on from the same nest but not always, they could hibernate. I’m concerned she starts another nest in that very dark area. That could be a problem as far as their getting into the house. I purchased the home last winter. A few months later I saw that in the garage were several small combs. The garage is about 10 feet from where this recent nest is. One neighbor said he thought there had been a different nest in the same area every year for several years. With the information I’ve written, do you think it’s likely that I’ve just got a haven for a certain colony? Or related colony? I don’t know how to ask that question properly. Whether you get a chance to answer or not, no worries. I wrote too much. You have given me an education with your video which i do appreciate. It’s a very good starting point for me. I may need a professional to find the nest if I don’t see it after removing the ceiling fan. Thank you so much, again! Milly

[@greenwaspremoval]

Hi Milly. Thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the episode! When yellowjackets abandon the nest, they will leave behind the empty nest and it will usually remain empty. Random queens (mated "gynes" who will become queens in the spring) found hibernating in the old nest is more the exception than the rule. If you have wasp nests in the garage that appear to be open combs (no paper envelope covering the combs - you can see right into the open cells in the comb), then those are paper wasps, not yellowjackets. Paper wasps are usually very docile, and are great for the ecosystem as they will hunt your pest insects, and will keep the pest insect population under control for you all summer. Paper wasp nests will also be empty at the end of the season and you can just knock them down and dispose of them. If new ones appear, and are not in a dangerous place (sting risk), then leave them where they are and let the wasps do their good work on your property all season. If the nests you have in the garage are covered in paper envelope (so you can't see the cells/combs inside it) then you have yellowjackets/hornets which always cover their combs in paper. These are also very beneficial insects that help pollinate plants and also hunt pest insects. But these nests should always be removed from inside homes because they can produce thousands of workers during the season. To prevent wasps from setting up nests in your garage or home, seal up all the cracks and crevices on the exterior of your buildings from roof to foundation. Any holes and crevices wasp size or larger will attract spring queens looking for a nice safe place to build their nests. Yellowjackets will usually seek out dark cavity spaces/sheds/soffits/attics/basements/walls, etc.. Hornets will usually seek out exterior eaves of buildings or trees/shrubs, but sometimes cavities. Paper wasps will build open nests (usually relatively small populations) under eaves or in soffits or sheds, etc. They are often right out in the open in doorways too. to deter queens from building in these places, you can spray these areas with non-toxic strongly scented essential oils like peppermint/clove/etc. Spray as often as needed. Usually no need for poison at all when dealing with wasps. If wasps do establish a nest that you don't want to stay for the season, you can simply spray it with biodegradable soap and water which will kill it cleanly. Your nest in the bathroom ceiling is probably in the fan box, vent pipe, or in the ceiling/wall spaces adjacent to these. Check roof and walls/ceilings for places that need sealing around vent pipes, etc. Place mesh screen over the vent fan where it vents outside to prevent wasps and other insects from climbing into your vent pipe. Good luck and always protect wasps when possible - they are your friends all season as long as they pose no danger of sting risk wherever they set up a nest.

[@BlastofZen]

@@greenwaspremoval wow. Sorry I’m late and I’ll still have to respond further later but thanks so Much for your amazing reply. You’re amazing.

[@greenwaspremoval]

Hi M. Thanks for your comment. Hope you have a great wasp season in 2024!