Yellow jackets may be in your yard or your walls. How to remove them safely

While yellow jackets are active throughout the summer in Michigan, fall is often when they become the most annoying as they pester you for your apple, or cinnamon and sugar doughnut at the farmers market.

Yellow jackets, which often nest in the ground, are often the most aggressive at this time of year as they seek food, particularly sugar — and that can mean a dangerous nuisance.

"Yellow jackets are the most troublesome wasp pests in Michigan because they nest in and around homes and other structures, and because they are attracted to many of the foods we enjoy eating outdoors," the Michigan State University Extension said.

In Michigan, there are several species of bees and wasps that burrow underground leaving behind visible yet small dirt piles in yards or gardens.

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