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Rescue YJTC-SF9 Yellow Jacket Attractant Cartridge

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BEST item they came out with, next to the trap it self, that these goes into. Used 5 of them this summer, putting out last April for the queens, and have found, like the old liquid attractant, you can add a little water through the top opening and it just keeps on working all summer long. Have all five still working and it is now September 9. They are still attracting yellow jackets. I have to empty my traps on a weekly basis even now!!

This works like a charm. Non-toxic, and the wasps fill up the trap, staying away from our patio.

We have tried many other kinds of wasp traps, but this is the only one we like.

Delivery fast, no problem.

We just built a house in the woods, and couldn't sit long on our new deck or patio without being hassled by bees & wasps. I bought several traps, and maintained them as instructed from spring through fall. My results:

Rescue WHYTR-BB8 W-H-Y Trap For Wasps, Hornets and Yellow Jackets was hands-down the best, never failing to catch at least a dozen wasps, hornets and yellow jackets per week. The refills (Sterling Intl. WHYTA-DB12 Wasp, Hornet & Yellow Jacket Trap) contain 3 different lures and last 2-3 weeks (tip: refill once the liquid lure has evaporated). This trap worked best when hung on the trunk of a smaller tree, where it was head-high and mostly shaded, and at the edge of the woods. It was much less effective hanging from the deck railing. It caught several kinds of bugs that are identified as wasps on the package (mostly ones that look like big yellow jackets), but like all of the traps I tried, it caught none of the all-brown, long-winged, skinny things I think of as "wasps."

The yellow-jacket-only version of the W-H-Y trap, Rescue YJTR-SF4 Reuseable Yellowjacket Trap with Attractant, similarly caught at least a dozen each week, but there were several types (presumably wasps & hornets) that I would find in the W-H-Y trap and not in this one. Biggest advantage: the yellow jacket lure (Rescue YJTC-SF9 Yellow Jacket Attractant Cartridge) is larger than the one used in the W-H-Y trap, and lasts at least 10 weeks rather than 2-3.

The cheapo Trademark Beehive Wasp Trap, Yellow surprisingly did next best, although it was not nearly as effective as the Rescue traps. Using sugar water or fruit punch with a squirt of dish soap (to lessen the surface tension, so bugs drown easier) as the lure, and hung on a tree along the wood line, this trap typically caught a few yellow jackets (?) per week (and on occasion, a bunch of beetles).

The best-looking traps, Springstar GWT1 Glass Wasp Trap (which came with a Springstar Wasp & Yellow Jacket Lure) and Garden Delight Wasp Trap (which came with no lure), were, alas, mostly useless, whether used with a Springstar/OakStump lure or the punch/soap mixture described above. I had these on the patio and fence, and tried locations sitting in the shade and hanging in the sun, including a spot that is 20' from a very active yellow jacket nest. I only caught two yellow jackets in these traps all year, along with a bunch of moths and assorted other bugs. I assume they would have been more effective out at the edge of the woods, but I got these traps because they were nice enough to have out where I could see them. They are a bit more trouble to clean & refill than any of the other traps mentioned. I didn't have any problem with the coloring running or coming off, even after several months of fully-exposed weathering & bi-weekly cleaning with a hose sprayer-nozzle.

I hung Firemaster 00900 Beee Free Natural Wasp Deterrent 2-pack under eaves on two sides of the house, but it's hard to say how well they worked. (These are fake nests made of thin paper like Chinese lanterns, are supposed to fool wasps into avoiding an area because a nest is already there.) On one side, where I'd previously sprayed two paper wasp nests with Raid Wasp and Hornet Killer, 14 oz. can, we got no more wasps. On the other side, I hung the fake nest above the 1st floor patio; the 2nd floor porch above it still has wasps living between the decking.

Next year, I'll stick to an assortment of the Rescue traps (hung out of sight) and lures, along with the Raid spray (which was 100% effective).

NB: None of the traps caught any of the (many!) bumblebees that are here. The Rescue traps/lures also claim that they will not trap beneficial honeybees (which I don't have here, AFAIK).

I always have many wasps. One year caught 1004 queens. I have to empty my traps at least once a week. I have 12 traps out. I live on a ranch and the water for the horses attract the pests and that where the traps come in. Excellent product.

In years past, before setting these traps, our house was swarmed by hundreds, if not thousands, of wasps and yellow jackets. We had dozens of their nests on and around the house. It was horrible. We could hardly hang out on the deck outside at all. And we, and our dogs, were stung when inadvertently getting near one of their nests.

When I put three of these traps up in the EARLY spring, so as to hopefully catch the queens before nests were created, we caught hundreds of them in these traps. We get an occasional wasp now, but that's fine. We are not swarmed and as far as I can tell there are no nests.

The first year we used these, last year, we put them up in the middle of the summer. We caught a lot even that way, but it worked MUCH better setting them up in the EARLY spring, like March.

Thanks to these babies we can spend time on our deck again. I only wish there were a way to deal with this problem without killing. I don't kill lightly, but this problem was too horrible and something had to be done. The only other solution I could think of was to move! And that is not realistic.

This 10-week version consistently works better and longer than five each 2-week versions that come with most traps. It is also much easier to handle.

I have been using these traps for many years, and have had great success capturing the Queens early on in the season. This year, the old liquid packets were not in any store in my area, nor on Amazon. I ordered 3 of the new units, and installed them in my traps. I have not captured the first bee, and now have several nests in my yard and lawn. IF found, I will purchase the old liquid form for the cotton balls, and use in the future. It was the only trap I have had work for me. My exterminator enjoys his $50 visits! I'll have several before this season is over.

This is the best and cleanest product of it's type. It works longer than the liquid viles and cotton type refils.I'm glad I have several of their old traps.Haven't seen any at Lowe's or Walmart for quit some time. And their Wasp-Yellow Jacket traps don't work as well and much more hassle and expensive to use.

I put my trap out in April to get the Queens, but it caught the noon sun and no hornets. So I moved it to a shady but open area and I caught a Queen the first day. I checked it again the next day and two more were in the trap. So, far I have no nests around my house and have 15 assorted yellow-faced corpses in the trap. I have tried many traps and this one is the best.Rescue YJTR-SF4 Reuseable Yellowjacket Trap with AttractantRescue YJTC-SF9 Yellow Jacket Attractant CartridgeBTW good honey bees are not interested in the attractant.

Ive used this refill product before with great results when purchased at a store. When ordering from amazon I received an expired product that was too dry to attract my targets.