Looking For Yellowjacket Trap Plans

[Campaholics]

Sometime last year someone made mention of making a yellowjacket trap using a 2 liter pop bottle.  Anyone have the plans?

Thanks,
Bob

[Civil_War_Buff]

Sometime last year someone made mention of making a yellowjacket trap using a 2 liter pop bottle.  Anyone have the plans?

Thanks,
Bob

Bob, are you talking about this?

Take a 2 liter pop bottle and cut 4, 3/4 inch holes, evenly spaced around the bottle. (About 5 inches up from the bottom)
Then boil up some sugar water. About 1/2 water to 1/2 sugar. Let it cool, then pour a couple of inches in bottle.
Replace the cap and hang it from a tree.
The yellow jackets will crawl in the holes for the food but can't crawl out. All they want to do is fly upwards. Eventually, they die and fall into the water.
Be carefull throwing away the old bottle.

Another possibility could be soda bottle trap

Larry

[Hybrid Holly]

Bob, are you talking about this?

Take a 2 liter pop bottle and cut 4, 3/4 inch holes, evenly spaced around the bottle. (About 5 inches up from the bottom)
Then boil up some sugar water. About 1/2 water to 1/2 sugar. Let it cool, then pour a couple of inches in bottle.
Replace the cap and hang it from a tree.
The yellow jackets will crawl in the holes for the food but can't crawl out. All they want to do is fly upwards. Eventually, they die and fall into the water.
Be carefull throwing away the old bottle.

Another possibility could be soda bottle trap

Larry

Hey CWB,
Does this really work?  We could have used those at Tahoe last year, also need them at the Lake Solano campground, now do you have a solution for the peacocks?

[Diplomat]

Another method is to cut the top of the bottle off right where it begins to curve to the neck so you end up with a funnel.  Invert the funnel and stick it back into what what the body of the bottle.  Put a few inches of sugar water in the bottom.  The bees will find there way down the funnel and to the water but will not be able to fly out since the highest part of the container is above the opening.

[oldmoose]

Hey CWB,
Does this really work? We could have used those at Tahoe last year, also need them at the Lake Solano campground, now do you have a solution for the peacocks?

I do not know of any humane way to take care of peacocks.
Moose

[tlhdoc]

now do you have a solution for the peacocks?

Bake them nice and slow to get the meat tender. :yikes:

[Campaholics]

Civil War Buff, Diplomat,

I was thinking of the homemade ones.  I'll try both designs.

Thanks,

Bob

[jazman]

Bake them nice and slow to get the meat tender. :yikes:

Wow! Have a tough day at work Tracy?  :eyecrazy:  

jazman

[cruiserpop]

Wow! Have a tough day at work Tracy?  :eyecrazy:  

jazman

silly question, other than making a lot of racket, what' s pesty about peacocks? they generally stay away from people, don't jump up on tables or peck at childern, that sor of thing. better than a goose-all the guard dog tendancies without the bite.