Catchy YellowJacket & Wasp Trap

Description

This Catchy YellowJacket & Wasp Trap features an easy-to-hang plastic bag with a one-way entrance and the enclosed liquid lure.

• open the bag, add the liquid bait and some water
• traps may be set or hung several meters from beehives or activity area
•  honeybees and beneficial insects will not be attracted
•  great for backyards or larger apiaries
•  use from early Spring through the entire Summer

Refill packets for the Catchy YellowJacket & Wasp Trap are available.

There are two categories of wasps: social and solitary. The wasps that swarm around you at your barbeque are social wasps. Solitary wasps aren’t aggressive and rarely sting. Hornets, yellowjackets, and paper wasps are all social wasps. All three live in large colonies with one queen. They commonly have narrow wings that fold longitudinally, nests made of recycled wood fibers, and, of course, the ability to  sting repeatedly. Although these wasps have traits in common, there are a few things that set them apart.

Paper wasps are about 1” long, have long legs, and range in color. They can be reddish-orange to black, sometimes with yellow highlights. Paper wasp colonies number fewer than 100 wasps. When they fly, their long legs dangle.

Yellowjackets are the smallest at ½” in length. They can be mistaken for honey bees because of the yellow markings on their bodies. When they fly, yellowjackets  tuck their legs into their body.