Very interesting comments about the dreaded "Jasper". This year I have two bees nests in my garden within about 15feet of each other, recently I have noticed a Queen wasp going in and out of a hole which is located in a bank 'slap bang' in the middle of the two bees nests!!....Is this a catalyst for a lot of trouble to come I now wonder???....
I don't mind wasps in the garden BUT they often nest in one of our compost bins and we have four in a row. When they have a nest there we can't go near the bins so we can't turn or use the compost all season long. Both my husband and I got stung several times just working near the area, so I am afraid if they nest there again, they will have to go.
We have had nests in the walls in the house and we usually let them be. Does anyone know if one of these artificial wasp nests really puts them off building a nest there?
Had fun reading the blogs - especially the wasps - they certainly generate a lot of attention. I have a question though? when setting wasp traps (which i have not been driven to yet) in Budist culture all living things are supposed to stay alive. Anyway how do you get rid of the poor things once they have been trapped. For future knowlwedge rather than a requirement. Hope weather is nice wherever you all are. Happy Gardening.
Most traps I've seen are used with liquid, which drowns them. You could use a drier bait - I've found they enjoy the dried fruit and apples that I put out for the birds and then release them at a distance/time which is more convenient. The other option is baiting them away from the area you want to use with a little jam, honey or sugar water. This can work well depending on how close your neighbours are!
Good luck finding a way to get along with them and just becuase it's in their nature to sting, doesn't mean it's in ours to kill them
PLANTS FOR THE COLD GREEN HOUSE. Can anyone give me a list of Flower seeds to sow now (May june)in my greenhouse, which I can keep in my cold greenhouse over the winter if necessary.
We were so pleased with your session at Nunhead Cemetery Open Day that we bought your book. It is called EXTREME INSECTS and is very good, with excellent photography and startling text about the strange critters.
My grandmother told me that if I was frightened by wasps, I should talk to them. It sounds for the fairies but it does calm you down and you are less likely to get stung. Oddly, if you ask them to go away(Nicely!), they very often do!
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This year I have two bees nests in my garden within about 15feet of each other, recently I have noticed a Queen wasp going in and out of a hole which is located in a bank 'slap bang' in the middle of the two bees nests!!....Is this a catalyst for a lot of trouble to come I now wonder???....
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We have had nests in the walls in the house and we usually let them be. Does anyone know if one of these artificial wasp nests really puts them off building a nest there?
Had fun reading the blogs - especially the wasps - they certainly generate a lot of attention.
I have a question though? when setting wasp traps (which i have not been driven to yet) in Budist culture all living things are supposed to stay alive. Anyway how do you get rid of the poor things once they have been trapped.
For future knowlwedge rather than a requirement. Hope weather is nice wherever you all are. Happy Gardening.
Most traps I've seen are used with liquid, which drowns them. You could use a drier bait - I've found they enjoy the dried fruit and apples that I put out for the birds and then release them at a distance/time which is more convenient.
The other option is baiting them away from the area you want to use with a little jam, honey or sugar water. This can work well depending on how close your neighbours are!
Good luck finding a way to get along with them and just becuase it's in their nature to sting, doesn't mean it's in ours to kill them
Can anyone give me a list of Flower seeds to sow now (May june)in my greenhouse, which I can keep in my cold greenhouse over the winter if necessary.
Many thanks,
Fred Mason