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September 2, 2010 at 2:42 pm #29580

Anonymous

I have a serious yellow jacket problem, several in ground nests. I will try the mint oil spray Does anyone have another suggestion for getting rid of these very very aggressive insects. BOth my son and I have been stung several times.

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Welcome! I’m Margaret Roach, a leading garden writer for 25 years—at ‘Martha Stewart Living,’ ‘Newsday,’ and in three books. I host a public-radio podcast; I also lecture, plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 5B garden, and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants.