notbob said...

> On 2006-10-21, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> I had yellow jackets that hived underground by the front steps. I
>> know the county animal control guys and they said I couldn't gas and
>> burn them out because they were protected. I forget how I got rid of
>> them.
>
> I think the county control guys are full of it. Here's a page of CA's
> protected insects.
>
> http://essig.berkeley.edu/endins/hymenop.htm


nb,

The yellow jackets hiving underground were at my home in Pennsylvania.

The Mt. Diablo bee story was an unrelated "colorful" incident.

Andy