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Post by chuffedstokie on Oct 12, 2016 16:00:30 GMT
Today came across about 50-60 underneath a pile of old slates all dozy as anything. Wouldn't/ couldn't fly at all. They had to be moved and even then no nastiness.
I hate the bas##!@s at the best of times.
To destroy or not, that is the question?.
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Post by Skankmonkey on Oct 12, 2016 16:04:16 GMT
I can't bring myself to kill critters, even wasps. I'd put them out of the way somewhere. Under a shed or over next doors.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 17:57:24 GMT
Destroy them every time.
Wasps were invented by the devil and I take great pleasure in killing those little bastards.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Oct 12, 2016 18:14:14 GMT
Destroy them every time. Wasps were invented by the devil and I take great pleasure in killing those little bastards. I've got to revisit the same spot tomorrow. Any sign of them and your advice will probably be heeded. |
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Post by felonious on Oct 12, 2016 18:18:16 GMT
This is a reply to the question, do wasps have any purpose other than to sting people?
Most wasp species are predators. Their function is in the control of many other insect species. They are actually very effective parasitoids, and because of this efficiency they have been used for decades as biological control agents. Many crop pests including hornworms and scale insects which cost millions of dollars in loss annulally are controled by wasps. Without these predators, tomatoes, oranges, tobacco, and many other important crops would be so scarce that the price of them would skyrocket.
Their method of efficiency is that they will lay one egg on the back of a caterpillar, and throught the process of polyembrony, the egg multiplies itself, producing hundreds of larvae. These larvae hatch, kill the caterpillar, and pupate. Once development is compltete, the newly formed wasps will emerge and go out in search of their own caterpillar to deposit eggs on. After a year, there are millions of these wasps and they are naturally able to control the number of potentially devastating pest species.
In nature, most moths and beetles have some species of wasp that is their specific parasitoid. Without these parasitoids, longhorn beetles would reduce the forest to sawdust and caterpillars would strip every leaf off of every plant they can find. Wasps act to control theri numbers, and keep a balance between the pests and the hosts.
Certain wasps, like yellow jackets (the ones by the picnic table) are actually pollinators and ensure the survival of many plant species, just like their very close relatives, the bees.
At this time of the year I go to Asda and buy a couple of 40p jars of jam, decant them into a few empty jars and place them at the end of the garden. It keeps the bastards happy and away from the house.
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Post by dexta on Oct 12, 2016 18:28:28 GMT
Just kill the horrible fucks
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Post by Billybigbollox on Oct 12, 2016 20:13:02 GMT
When we were kids we killed the poor fuckers. Nowadays I'm more inclined the leave the little critters alone. like Skankmonkey says maybe chuck the little cunts over next door with the slugs and snails.
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Post by Skankmonkey on Oct 13, 2016 8:52:17 GMT
When we were kids we killed the poor fuckers. Nowadays I'm more inclined the leave the little critters alone. like Skankmonkey says maybe chuck the little cunts over next door with the slugs and snails. ... and that mattress.
Have you seen the queues at the tip?
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Post by Northy on Feb 2, 2017 12:48:17 GMT
Just swatted my first one of the year, crawling around inside the extension on the house, queen woken up too early ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 15:06:26 GMT
Prod the fuckers with a needle, see how they like it...evil fuckers
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Feb 2, 2017 17:13:07 GMT
put a glass over the top of them slide a sheet of paper underneath place the glass firmly up against the back of one of these (whilst it's running)  remove said paper stand back and enjoy |
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Post by salopstick on Feb 2, 2017 17:32:47 GMT
Destroy them every time. Wasps were invented by the devil and I take great pleasure in killing those little bastards. I've got to revisit the same spot tomorrow. Any sign of them and your advice will probably be heeded. Buy a bottle of own brand thin bleach pour in a watering can. Top up with a kettle of boiling water Water them |
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Post by Waggy on Feb 2, 2017 18:05:57 GMT
I would kill them while you can. I have a fear of wasps ever since i sat on one as a wee lad. I felt a prick as i sat down and then the pain. Bastards
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Post by chuffedstokie on Feb 2, 2017 18:50:00 GMT
I've got to revisit the same spot tomorrow. Any sign of them and your advice will probably be heeded. Buy a bottle of own brand thin bleach pour in a watering can. Top up with a kettle of boiling water Water them Sounds a winner. 👍 |
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Post by dexta on Feb 2, 2017 20:43:19 GMT
Today came across about 50-60 underneath a pile of old slates all dozy as anything. Wouldn't/ couldn't fly at all. They had to be moved and even then no nastiness. I hate the bas##!@s at the best of times. To destroy or not, that is the question?. kill the dirty little fuckers end of |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Feb 3, 2017 3:46:19 GMT
I always thought the majority of wasps go on a september jam and lager fuelled blind panic post coital kamikaze stinging spree. Leaving only the impregnated queens to see out the winter. Been on the wrong end of wasp attacks plenty of times. So have looked into them. If they are the remnants of last years colony I'd be tempted to nurture them. They'll be redundant males with little purpose. However if the weather remains clement they may hang around long enough to impregnate an immature queen. It'll spark a colony or two of misfits and knacker wasp evolution. Could ultimately lead to their downfall. www.wasp-removal.com/wasp-lifecycle.php |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 4:40:13 GMT
Bag them up.
Take them to Vale Park.
Simples.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Feb 3, 2017 6:50:08 GMT
Bag them up. Take them to Vale Park. Simples. They did actually get bagged up and dropped in a lay by on the way to work so good riddance. |
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Post by auntiegeorge on Feb 3, 2017 9:18:16 GMT
I felt a prick as i sat down and then the pain. You sure it wasn't that dodgy Santa in Debenhams? |
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Post by Waggy on Feb 3, 2017 14:02:21 GMT
I felt a prick as i sat down and then the pain. You sure it wasn't that dodgy Santa in Debenhams? I know a santa who does pest controlling |
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Feb 3, 2017 16:33:06 GMT
I always thought the majority of wasps go on a september jam and lager fuelled blind panic post coital kamikaze stinging spree. Leaving only the impregnated queens to see out the winter. Been on the wrong end of wasp attacks plenty of times. So have looked into them. If they are the remnants of last years colony I'd be tempted to nurture them. They'll be redundant males with little purpose. However if the weather remains clement they may hang around long enough to impregnate an immature queen. It'll spark a colony or two of misfits and knacker wasp evolution. Could ultimately lead to their downfall. www.wasp-removal.com/wasp-lifecycle.phpi like the thought you've put into this mate! play the long game! |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Feb 3, 2017 16:44:20 GMT
I always thought the majority of wasps go on a september jam and lager fuelled blind panic post coital kamikaze stinging spree. Leaving only the impregnated queens to see out the winter. Been on the wrong end of wasp attacks plenty of times. So have looked into them. If they are the remnants of last years colony I'd be tempted to nurture them. They'll be redundant males with little purpose. However if the weather remains clement they may hang around long enough to impregnate an immature queen. It'll spark a colony or two of misfits and knacker wasp evolution. Could ultimately lead to their downfall. www.wasp-removal.com/wasp-lifecycle.phpi like the thought you've put into this mate! play the long game! There's a risk to me plan Mick. It could produce colonies of stronger winterproofed wasps rather than the dysfunctional type. Needs more thought and a controlled experiment. I think I'll leave it. |
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Feb 3, 2017 16:47:49 GMT
i like the thought you've put into this mate! play the long game! There's a risk to me plan Mick. It could produce colonies of stronger winterproofed wasps rather than the dysfunctional type. Needs more thought and a controlled experiment. I think I'll leave it. i just found where they were nesting then squirted some of that expanding builders foam into it. fucked 'em up good and proper. also good idea to leave the nest where it is as apparently they won't return to a destroyed est and other colonies will never nest by a destroyed one either. it's like leaving them a reminder of what happens if they mess with humans |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Feb 3, 2017 16:56:49 GMT
There's a risk to me plan Mick. It could produce colonies of stronger winterproofed wasps rather than the dysfunctional type. Needs more thought and a controlled experiment. I think I'll leave it. i just found where they were nesting then squirted some of that expanding builders foam into it. fucked 'em up good and proper. also good idea to leave the nest where it is as apparently they won't return to a destroyed est and other colonies will never nest by a destroyed one either. it's like leaving them a reminder of what happens if they mess with humans Strangely enough I did the same with a nest above me backdoor in a gap under the guttering into the roof space. Squirted loads of the stuff in. When I went up to see if I'd nailed them I found a football sized nest coated in the fibreglass like foam. They'd used it as building material. They were all deed, not sure if they'd poisoned themselves suffocated or whatever, it was effective. Had a colony in a bird box a couple of years back, was about to use the same technique when I saw a hornet fly into it. Fascinating. Within three days all wasp activity had ceased. got attacked by a small squadron one night in bed, wasps, horseflies and rats can fuck off. |
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