What is the best bait for a yellow jacket trap?

The foraging yellowjackets need the protein in order to feed their young. Canned white chicken meat is a very successful protein bait, preferred over pet food and fish. In the late summer and early fall, the yellowjackets prefer sweet baits. Sweet drinks like sodas or juices are effective.

What is the best homemade wasp trap?

Place a piece of lunch meat or a small hunk of hamburger inside your trap in the spring. Use a few inches of sugar water, water with jam, soda, fruit juice or another sweet liquid in the summer and fall months. Add a bit of vinegar to the mix to keep bees out of your trap.

How do you make a homemade wasp trap?

Just add fruit scraps, beer or pop for bait (you can also use meat scraps), along with a few drops of dish soap. The soap reduces the surface tension of the liquid, ensuring the wasps sink and drown rather than fly away to buzz another day.

Will sugar water attract yellow jackets?

Sugar water is a tempting treat for yellow jackets. Make sugar water traps and hang them in areas where wasps like to gather. These traps work to attract the yellow jackets, getting them to fly into the container where they are not able to escape.

What liquid attracts yellow jackets?

You can use juice, soda or simple syrup (sugar dissolved in water) to entice the yellow jackets to the trap. You can also use water laced with dish soap, although the wasps may not be as drawn to the trap without a sugary enticement.

Does sugar water attract yellow jackets?

The yellow jackets will be more interested in the watery, sugary concoction than you and your food.

When should I put out my yellow jacket trap?

Instead, we recommend you hang traps in the early spring. This is when the queens emerge from hibernation and look for suitable places to build their nests. The traps mimic a good nest location and use a pheromone targeted at yellow jackets.

Does sugar water attract wasps?

While many wasp traps offer sugary liquids as bait, some people swear that bits of meat work far better. As spring evolves into summer, however, the wasp’s love of sugary things comes to the forefront. At that time, jams, jellies, fruits, fruit juices, sugar water, and sugary soft drinks all work well.

Will Apple cider vinegar attract yellow jackets?

Once the sugar is dissolved, add the apple cider vinegar and shake well. Add the banana peel (decaying fruit attracts yellow jackets), and then more water until the bottle is about halfway full. The yellow jackets will be more interested in the watery, sugary concoction than you and your food.