Outdoor & Garden · Wasp Traps
Are wasp traps safe around honeybees?
Reviewer consensus
Verified-purchase and r/Beekeeping discussion is mixed but leans cautiously positive on yellow-jacket-specific lures, which use heptyl butyrate and meat-style attractants rather than sweet bait. Beekeepers in those threads report that traps placed near hives catch yellow jackets while honeybees largely ignore them, but sugar-water DIY traps will catch bees indiscriminately.

