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(drones) soon die after mating, leaving Everybody Thinks They
the fertile queen to find a safe place to
overwinter. With the exception of some Are a Team Player
Yellowjacket colonies in central and south -Do You Have One of These on YOUR TEAM?
Florida, the old queen and workers will die Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor
by the first hard frost. The old nest is not
Certainly most, if not all, companies
around the country have great TEAM
PLAYERS. And we know who they are.
Most folks never think, or even realize,
they may not be a team player. Everyone
wants to believe they are. Fair enough.
reused and will eventually fall apart.
But let’s talk ‘reality’. . . not everyone is a
The queens will often gather in homes team player.
and other structures to overwinter. The overall definition of TEAMWORK
They seem to prefer tall buildings and is: “ALL TOGETHER WITH ONE COMMON
homes with peaked attics and chimneys. GOAL.” And if that’s to happen, then
During warm periods, they may enter we aren’t able to include the following
the structure and cause all sorts of mentalities and personalities. Check your
excitement. The good thing is…they are team. Are these traits in any of them?
not normally aggressive at this time.
Now, that should make you feel much • DEBBIE DOWNER – I’m too hot. I’m
better about them! too cold. I’m too fat. I’m too short.
I’m too tall. They manufacture
Daniel D Dye II, Associate Certified negativity. And they’re difficult to be
Entomologist Emeritus around. And to work with.
• THE GOSSIP – These folks don’t
realize they’re doing it in so many
cases. However, they tend to
spread “I heard stories” –and we
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