Where are they? - Page 4

Retlaw · 21-07-2009, 22:37

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Are you some kind of sadist blazey, wasps are nasty little blighters, they'll sting you for fun, had one in the kitchen the other day, lasted all of 10 seconds before it went to that big nest in the sky

Wasps outside don't bother any one until you get within 2 ft of their nest. They kill greenfly and feed them to their young. If your outside you don't need to get into a panic, just a wave of your hand will make them go elsewhere.

Wasps will only sting if they are cornered, or when the new queens have left the nest, the surviving workers having nothing left to do, gorge on fruit which turns to alcohol in their gut and makes them vicious.

If you need to get rid of a wasps nest, then I wait till its near dark, soak a wad of paper tissue's in meths, jam it into the entrance to the nest, light it and clear off quick.

If the queen dies the survivors wil die in a couple of days. The've nothing left to live for

I used to keep bees, they will attack if you stand any where near their flight path to and from the hive.
It can take hours to catch a swarm of bees, I used to carry a spray with sugared water, and when they settled spray them, they then become too busy cleaning one another, find the queen put her in the collection box, and once some of the workers have carried out the inspection, they will all move in, just have to wait for the scouts to come back.

Retlaw.

blazey · 24-07-2009, 21:26

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Wasps outside don't bother any one until you get within 2 ft of their nest. They kill greenfly and feed them to their young. If your outside you don't need to get into a panic, just a wave of your hand will make them go elsewhere.

Wasps will only sting if they are cornered, or when the new queens have left the nest, the surviving workers having nothing left to do, gorge on fruit which turns to alcohol in their gut and makes them vicious.

If you need to get rid of a wasps nest, then I wait till its near dark, soak a wad of paper tissue's in meths, jam it into the entrance to the nest, light it and clear off quick.

If the queen dies the survivors wil die in a couple of days. The've nothing left to live for

I used to keep bees, they will attack if you stand any where near their flight path to and from the hive.
It can take hours to catch a swarm of bees, I used to carry a spray with sugared water, and when they settled spray them, they then become too busy cleaning one another, find the queen put her in the collection box, and once some of the workers have carried out the inspection, they will all move in, just have to wait for the scouts to come back.

Retlaw.

I had two wasps in my room last night. Great fun. I think they're just a bit misunderstood

spex357 · 25-07-2009, 05:40

None here but then the wet start to the year ruined my fruit trees which would normally attract them, one peach which fell off and the figs have just appeared so no way will they ripen unless we have a nuclear Autumn.

K.S.H · 25-07-2009, 16:08

Is this the insect thread?

Found these this week

K.S.H · 25-07-2009, 16:24

There were lots of these too in that garden

pipinfort · 26-07-2009, 11:20

I have counted at least 10 different ladybirds on my allotment at any one time, in fact i`ve never seen as many as i have this year, from bright red to a pale orange colour...............as for wasps i ain`t seen one yet but don`t they arrive in numbers later on when the fruits are ripening....?

katex · 26-07-2009, 11:39

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Originally Posted by pipinfort

...............as for wasps i ain`t seen one yet but don`t they arrive in numbers later on when the fruits are ripening....?

Yes, they seem to be more prolific then Pipinfort, or bother you more. Read somewhere (thought it was on here) that they eat the fruit and it ferments to alcohol in their digestive system, and that's what makes them more aggressive .. they're all drunk !! ... hmmm, sounds familiar ...

jaysay · 26-07-2009, 11:41

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

There were lots of these too in that garden

Now that's a species I think we need more of in every garden

Sara · 03-08-2009, 16:15

Read this whilst at the dentist this morning. Hope we don't get them round here.

Daily Express | Odd News :: The invasion of the ladies

jaysay · 07-08-2009, 10:55

bad link

***Mr D*** · 07-08-2009, 16:34

A good link to the story I believe is relivent to this.

Ladybirds swarm parts of Britain - Yahoo! News UK

Sara · 07-08-2009, 18:46

Sorry about the link Jaysay, thanks for rectifying it Mr D.

Eric · 07-08-2009, 20:39

By the way .... if you guys are short on mosquitos, we have an abundance this year .... result of above average rain ....

West Ender · 07-08-2009, 21:21

My granddaughter Laura, aged 9, was stung by a wasp at 4 o clock this morning. Her bedroom window had been open, but was now shut, and the wasp must have been lurking, possibly under her duvet. She was stung on the big toe. This afternoon her mum took her and a friend to a local play park. As soon as they got there Laura put her hand on a wasp, which she hadn't seen, and was stung on the palm of her hand.

The apples are beginning to drop from my tree and the wasps get drunk on the fruit, if I don't get it picked up, and become nasty little b*ggers. My solution is a jar half filled with water and a bit of jam or honey. I cover the jar neck with cling film and pop a few holes in it, only just big enough for the wasps to crawl in, and put the jar under the apple tree. Once in they are incapable of getting out and they drown in the liquid.

jaysay · 08-08-2009, 09:26

Hell, I killed my first wasp last night and earlier I saw my first Cabbage White flutterby