What Animal Would Dig Up A Yellow Jacket Nest Under A Garden Shrub?
Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by admin in Gardening Articles
We discovered a deep hole under a garden shrub. Yellow Jacket nest debris (cellular) was scattered in vicinity. Yellow Jackets were crawling in the hole. We have a considerable wildlife population on and around our 2 quiet acres. What would this digging animal be seeking?
Raccoons and skunks seeking grubs would be the most likely bet, I think. Yellow jackets sleep at night, and raccoons and skunks are nocturnal. Perhaps, they dug the hole without realizing the bees were there, or perhaps they paid a price for digging!
It would be after grubs. There aren’t many animals that would have no fear of the adults, though. Both skunks and armadillos are grub-eaters.
And badgers,also black bears.