Friday, August 26, 2011

Yellow Jacket Spread Attack!

When run effectively, a spread option attack in football is a high-octane offense capable of scoring lots of points and baffling defenses.  It is based on the concept of defensive isolation.  The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets currently employ this type of offense for their football team.
We recently ran into a spread attack from yellow jackets in a Griffin apartment complex.  The property residents were complaining of seeing yellow jackets around bedroom windows and bathroom light fixtures.
Our goal:  find the nest, treat the nest, and keep the residents safe from yellow jacket stings.
However, finding the nest was not so easy.  Since there were no visible entrance or exit holes around the building, we couldn't tell exactly where the nest was located.  Most activity was happening in random places like light fixtures and windows.
Our experimentation was to bait the area around the building, hoping to see exactly where the activity was coming from.                                                                                                                                                                            



To attract the yellow jackets, we used a variety of their favorite foods.  We used several placements of cat food.  We also mixed up cocktails of apple juice, corn syrup, and salmon paste.
We have caught several yellow jackets to date, but we are still trying to find the nest.  Check back for updates!



 



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