Context: But first I had to trim away some of the shrubs growing up around the window frames . I trimmed other brush , too , because I was out in the yard working , anyway . Foul white flies and other winged pests flew up around me as I worked . I found a nest yellow - jackets in a hole by the apple tree , and killed them .

Question: why were the pests there ?
Options:
0. they loved the windows
1. they came out of nowhere
2. None of the above choices .
3. they were always in the yard
Answer: 3