How to Make a Trap for Yellow Jackets

If you're bugged by yellow jackets, wasps or moths, try this environmentally safe trap that lures these insects in.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Apple Cider Vinegars
• Water
• Scissors
• String
• 1 bananas peel
• 2-liter sodas bottle
• 1/2 c. sugars

1. Recycle a 2-liter soda bottle.

2. 

   Add 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water.

3. 

   Shake the bottle until the sugar is dissolved.

4. 

   Add 1 cup of apple cider vinegar.

5. Shake to mix.

6. 

   Add a banana peel.

7. Add more water until the bottle is approximately half full.

8. 

   Cut a 3/4-inch diameter hole in the curved area near the top of the bottle.

9. Put the lid on the bottle and tie it to a tree limb near hives or any place you see wasps.

10. Throw the trap away when it's full and make a new one to replace it.

Tips & Warnings

• Though most insects will be attracted to the smell of this particular trap, its odor is not sweet enough to attract honeybees.