Tom Francis wrote:
On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:14:09 GMT, "mgg" wrote:

Tom,

Are those ground wasps the same as what I'd call 'yellow jackets' ? My son
and I were at the park yesterday with our Adventure Guides group, and the
kids disturbed a nest (ground) of yellow jackets. Those suckers are mean. My
boy got stung 3 times and 2 of them suckers were still after him when he got
to me. Luckily he's not allergic, but he wasn't a happy camper. A few other
kids were stung as well. I wanted a nuke right about then...

Same thing. We call 'em ground hornets, but they are really
yellowjackets.

Years ago I used to know the difference - one nests primarily in the
ground but occasionally in trees and vice versa.

All I know is that they are now dead. :)

I like the diesel and gasoline method, it makes a great show.