Raccoons will sniff out the yellow jacket 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. Badgers, wolverines and weasels also dig yellow jacket nests out of the ground and eat the insects.