This bear was helpful!
Early this summer, I was weeding along the fence line and I was unpleasantly surprised by a yellow jacket sting. Fortunately, I am not allergic. I thought that there was a ground nest so I just stayed clear. Later, while admiring daylilies, I was shocked to discover a football sized nest hanging from the bottom of the fence partially hidden in the grasses I had left. I checked on hiring an exterminator, but the price was not in my budget.
However, I remembered that twice on my property, the local bear had dug up a nest of yellow jackets to eat the developing larva. I said a silent prayer that he would visit my fence row for the same purpose. But I also remembered that another year I had a big ground nest of yellow jackets which the bear did not touch.
Well, as you can see from the above picture, the bear did his job. Very little remains of what had become an even more massive nest. I believe he may have visited on one of those very rainy nights, probably to minimize the wasps defense. Anyway, I am very grateful for his help. It is an answer to my prayer. And he didn’t even disturb a daylily!