what animal digs up ground bees nests
Raccoons and Skunks. These ground-dwelling mammals destroy yellow jacket nests and eat the insects. Raccoons will sniff out the insects' nests at night, dig up the nests and eat the yellow jackets. Skunks play a key role in curbing yellow jacket populations. Like raccoons, skunks ferret out yellow jacket nests in the night, as well as catch and eat the insects with their tails during the day.