Cookout inconveniences (4)
I believe the answer is:
ants
'cookout inconveniences' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ants that I've seen before include "Busy little insects" , "Six-foot insects" , "They live in a formicary" , "Emmets" , "Industrious insects" .)