One of the things I love most about Spring and Summer is having people over for Bar-B-Q’s, but what’s really frustrating is having uninvited guests show up and annoy my friends and family. Yellow Jackets always seem to crash my outdoor gatherings and this summer I’ve had enough. I’ve tried numerous different things to cut down on my yellow jacket problem and most have failed. I’ve bought repellent, outdoor candles, oils, zappers, swatters, powder’s and traps and nothing has worked. In total I’ve spent well over $150.00, can you believe that!
Then one day I went outside into my backyard with a glass of home made lemonade and sat down at my patio table. It was like my glass sent out pheromones to these little guys. Within minutes I had at least twenty Yellow Jackets swarming around my cup, crawling on the rim of the glass and within two minutes that number had doubled. It was as if I had Yellow Jacket Attractant all over my glass. That’s when it dawned on me, every single time I brought out a sweet drink they came out of the wood work and found it.
It’s so simple, their attracted to the sugar. Now my mission was to find out what types of drinks they liked the best and pair that drink with my DIY to get the best results. After a few days of trial and error I found that Yellow Jackets are attracted to most soft drinks, with the exception of the sugar free ones. But by far they appeared to love my home made lemonade and tea (sweet tea) the best. I have to admit I make some killer lemonade and tea, well that’s actually a fact now because of the Yellow Jackets.
There are many different types of Yellow Jacket Attractant you can use, and many that are on the market. Personally I have found that using my DIY Yellow Jacket Trap. Liquid Attractant has showed better results then all the others that I have tried so I was pretty confident this was going to work out well. It’s so simple to make, there’s no mess, no hassle and no clean up. It takes all of two minutes prep time and you can make as little or as much as you want. The best part about my DIY Yellow Jacket Attractant is that it’s not harmful to the environment or other animals.
Supplies:
Water
Measuring cup
1 tablespoon
Mixing spoon
Iced tea or lemon juice (whichever you have or prefer)
Container
Sugar
Step 1:
Take two cups of water and pour it into your container.
Step 2:
Measure 4 tablespoons of sugar and pour it into the container.
Step 3:
Measure ½ a cup of iced tea or lemon juice and pour it into the container.
Step 4:
Using your measuring spoon mix all the ingredients together.
Your Yellow Jacket Attractant is complete and ready to go. This yellow jacket attractant works great when paired with my DIY Yellow Jacket Trap. You see results within the first day.
