YELLOWJACKET POPULATION HAS INCREASED IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. JEFF PEREZ, OWNER OF SANTA CRUZ PEST COMPANY STINGING INSECT REMOVAL, STATED THAT HE’S REMOVED 32 YELLOWJACKET NESTS IN THE SAN LORENZO VALLEY, SOQUEL, APTOS AND SANTA CRUZ. CAMPBELL’S KILLROY PEST CONTROL COMPANY STATES THAT AN INCREASE CAN BE CAUSED BY A WET WINTER. LAST WINTER WAS THE WETTEST ON RECORD, WITH 67.4 INCHES OF RAIN IN SAN LORENZO VALLEY. THEY HAVE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN SPIDERS, AND BELIEVE THESE HEAVY RAINS HAVE AFFECTED THE ENTIRE FOOD CHAIN.
