swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Berkeley report of several bee attacks at this spot -URGENT

[Bill Karpowicz (bill.karpowicz]

I’m going to ask a question that shows my naïveté. Is killing the yellow jackets the only solution? Not suggesting there is, really just curious if this standard treatment of the little buggers. 

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Bill Karpowicz
415-531-4267

On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM Robert L Mathews via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

These are yellowjackets, as expected:

I'm going to go back at sunset and kill them with a bucket of soapy water.

On Aug 5, 2025, at 3:12 PM, Pamela Weimer via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Caller is a resident nearby 585 Euclid and sent this photo.  Property is owned by an elderly invalid named Greg and the caller, Chris, has promised to reach out to us for help.

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Robert L Mathews

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