Yellow jackets seem to be everywhere in north Georgia. they are searching for moisture in dry times (disturbed soil is moist) and are particularly annoying in the fall. I have found nests by looking around in the evening and following them to their nest. I have also found them by inadvertantly disturbing them and getting stung. Compost piles and good loose soil are favorites. The entrance to the nests are not conspicuous. Orthene at the entrance (local application) or wasp/hornet spray (remote application) make them relocate.

Sugar Hill, went to this site for info. You'll note that hornets nests are elevated. Hope you can locate and eradicate! If you find a true hornet's nest, may I collect it (emptied)? It would be a good 'show and tell' for my homeschoolers at co-op.

Rosie in Sugar Hill

Here is a link that might be useful: controlling wasps, hornets, etc

Sugarhill, if it is a small insect (the size of an adult fly), it is probably a yellow jacket. They usually hover close to the ground. Yellow jackets seem to be attracted to 1) sources of water (they always come around when I'm filling buckets), and 2) fresh dirt (they come around when I am pulling weeds or edging the grass, it may be the moisture in the dirt that they are attracted to).

Yellow jackets do nest in the ground. When you are digging (especially in the fall when they are making new nests), keep an eye out for a pattern of yellow jackets in one area. It is likely that they are going into the ground nearby.

They are yellow jackets, and they are everywhere. The man who mows my yard was bitten by a couple of them yesterday. We located what we think is the general area of their nest, but cannot find it. In the meantime, my yard and all my gardens are filled with them. I even found a dead one (thanks to whatever killed it) lying on my glider when I went to sit out on the porch this evening. I have the Orthene - just need to find out where they are living.

I'm running into them all over the place, too. Do you suppose it's a heavy year for them? While moving rocks a couple weeks ago, I got one trapped under my collar and, not realizing it, went running madly all the way into the house trying to get away from its angry buzzing--without success or salvation. I looked like I had a thyroid problem for a few days.

I have honey bees when I water, which I don't mind having. So I put some plant saucers at the edge of the yard with a few sticks and rocks for them to perch on while they drink. There are so many of them coming and going that you can see the swarm from a distance. But the honey bees leave me alone while I refill the saucers, which they empty every day.

If you watch at dusk the yellow jackets will swarm back to their nest so you can detect them, perhaps.

I'm wondering if you could put out a saucer of water with liquid seven or perhaps even powdered seven in it. If they drink that and take it back to their nest you will be rid of them. Just be sure birds don't get into it. Maybe you could put some 1/2 inch hardware mesh over the saucer to keep other critters out of it.