Yellowjacket
Larvae
The
larvae of the yellowjacket, called me'lñayu (Elena McCauley or Nick
Villa Sr.),
were also eaten. The finding of the yellowjacket nest involved following a
yellowjacket to it. A grasshopper leg was used as bait and a dry pod of Holcus lanatus (hesnila, C) was attached
to the grasshopper leg. As the yellowjacket flew off with the marked
grasshopper leg, it was possible to follow its flight because of the easy
visibility of the dry pod. [Barrett
& Gifford]
Nicolas
Villa Sr. remembered gathering yellowjacket larvae as a kid. He said they lit newspaper on fire and used
the newspaper to smoke the nest to drive the yellowjackets away to get the nest
for the larvae.