On Aug 6, 11:26 pm, Chris wrote:
Yesterday I discovered yellow jackets entering my house in a corner
under the eaves. For some reason there is a corner gap/hole plenty big
enough for them to get in. I was just about to climb a ladder when I
looked up and saw them swarming around. The entrance is probably 12-15
feet above ground level, so no way to get to the hole without a ladder,
and I'm not sure I'd want to be on a ladder next to a bees nest.

Any suggestions for getting rid of these bees? I'm most concerned about
damage to the house and honey left behind to attract other problems.
Unfortunately that attic isn't really accessible from the inside.

I'm considering using a Wasp & Hornet killer like thishttp://www.killsbugsdead.com/fop_w_h_k_pre.aspbut I can't really spray
into the house from the ground. I've also heard these products could
stain the siding and wood. I'd also prefer the bugs died outside of the
house than embedded within.

I'd appreciate any help or experience at getting rid of interior nests
high above ground!

Like everybody says, they'll die in winter and you can go up and mess
around safely. The main idea is that if there's a good nesting spot
there, they'll come back, so you want to stop them from moving back
in. I've had good luck with putting a few mothballs in a mesh bag like
they sell vegetables in, and thumbtacking it next to the hole pretty
early in the spring before they start homesteading, then replacing
next year, etc. But that's on the proch eaves, where I don't have to
climb up much of a ladder every spring.