Full Moon Outdoors

04/23/2025

8pm phone call....
A+ for effort but please keep your distance from wildlife. I got reports of kids changing the mother and another adultish placing food inside with the mother...

10/08/2024

We would like to clear the air on this...

First and formost, Washington Agricultural Code (WAC) does not allow for relocation of wildlife. In order to relocate wildlife we would need a permit for WDFW that is signed by the Director.

Secondly.....Don't feed wildlife! You are offsetting the balance of nature and creating poor living condition. Every animal needs a certain amount of space to live a healthy life. Even with a food source, this is not a healthy environment. This is a breeding ground for disease.

The woman said she'd been feeding the animals for 35 years.

06/27/2024

Hornet Season is kicking off!

These guys had a nice hiding spot under the deck, behind the shrubbery!

11/19/2023

Wildlife can be fun and exciting to watch. However they can be very destructive and annoying, costing land owners thousands.
These beavers decided a private dock was a good foundation to their hut.
The land owner has already hauled off a truckload of debris!

11/04/2023

The weather has turned... and the animals are looking for warmth. Don't let your house become theirs...
Its amazing what house builders leave out!

10/03/2023

Most of the time we know what the target animal is, but that is not always the case.

08/17/2023

More bad news.... these guys are the same size as the wasp species we currently have here in Washington.

Hope they don't make it this far anytime soon!

The yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina, is a close cousin of the northern giant hornet, or "murder hornet." Both of them are very adept in the wholesale destruction of honey bees.

08/15/2023

Today we start training a new feild technician.... Wish me luck!

08/14/2023

Took the weekend off for family time!
A little backpack trip...and discovered Mountain House gives solid advice!

08/01/2023

Well...today ended with a broken phone!

We are down to minimal communication until we can get it fixed.
Please be patient with us until we resume normal operations.

07/30/2023

Ground wasps (Western Yellow Jackets) like confined spaces...

07/30/2023

Biggest one yet! Collected 500+ before starting to remove the covering.

07/20/2023

07/17/2023

Tight spaces and wasps... lucky it was a small nest. The nest is near my flashlight on the access cover.

07/16/2023

Another satisfied customer....thanks for the pictures Jan.

I was able to count 500 foragers!

07/04/2023

Paper Wasps are different from hornets n they do not cover the outside of their comb.

07/04/2023

We were called out for a nest inside an umbrella... they were German Yellow Jackets.
As we were collecting these forager, I noticed some hornets flying past the umbrella and behind the box...
So I kicked the box! Sure enough it erupted in hornets! Another nest...
This was Western Yellow Jackets (aka ground hornets). They certainly were not in a location that would lead me to ground hornets....
However as you can see the nests are very different.

07/01/2023

Ever wonder what's inside a hornets nest?
Well... not much! No food, no water... Just hornets of various life stages! Eggs, grubs, pupae, and hornets...