I get lots of calls from people wanting me to remove yellow jackets and hornets. They either mistake them for honeybees, or they figure since I have the suit and equipment that I can handle them. Problem is they can sting right through a bee suit.
A good way to get rid of yellow jackets without gas is to get some Sevin dust, wait until sundown, and then toss some of the dust on the entrance to the nest. The yellow jackets pick up the Sevin dust on their bodies as they enter the hive, and it will quickly wipe out the whole hive.
BTW skunks love to dig up yellow jacket nests and eat the larvae. Skunks will also sit outside beehives and eat honey bees at night. They will tap on the hive with their front paws, and when the bees come out to investigate they get eaten.
