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 farmer's ...

The warmer months mean more time outdoors with sunshine, nice weather... and yellow jackets. If you live in an area where these annoying bugs thrive in the summer, then you know how tricky it can be ...

Set up decoy nests, clean yard debris, and seal tiny wall cracks to make your home unwelcoming to yellow jackets. Move flowering plants away from living areas and clean up food and drink spills.