old man Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Killed a queen today, no idea where it came from just like a demented chainsaw in the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Funny that, I saw one today also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosa Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Found one in the conservatory this morning, first one this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 I get them all the time and think they come in on the logs. Warm up and off they go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Killed a queen today, no idea where it came from just like a demented chainsaw in the window. Did you use an ounce of No 9 through an open choke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted February 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 I get them all the time and think they come in on the logs. Warm up and off they go? That could be true. She ended up with a log anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Same here, killed my first one yesterday, I hate them more than cooked carrots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Warmed up a bit today and the days are noticeably longer I expect there'll be a fair few crawling out of their holes over the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simjakcal Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Wasps ! do they have a purpose on this plant apart from to harass you and sting ! ? I remember being stung on the foot by one as a kid walking bare foot on the grass....dam it hurt ! hate them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Has the first one at work last week and one in the house over the weekend. Both now dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 I get them all the time and think they come in on the logs. Warm up and off they go? snap , weve killed around a dozen over the last few months , weve also had a ladybird wandering around our hallway for the last couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 We had one buzzing (very slowly) around the yard at work last week, soon found a crack in the fence and went back to sleep though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Same here, killed my first one yesterday, I hate them more than cooked carrots I hate cooked carrots too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Why kill them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Why kill them?Why not, they have quite a sting in their tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 A unloaded pcp workes well on them and you dont have to explain the holes in the roof from the no9 shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyh Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Wasps ! do they have a purpose on this plant apart from to harass you and sting ! ? I remember being stung on the foot by one as a kid walking bare foot on the grass....dam it hurt ! hate them ! They eat meat. So they help clean up dead things, they are a necessary evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klatuveradanikto Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Had a few all winter, then went up into the attic to get something ,noticed about 20 queens hibernating on the roof beams ,got the dyson dustbuster out and evicted them have'nt seen one since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Why kill them? First strike option . . . get them before they get you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 I get them all the time and think they come in on the logs. Warm up and off they go? We get loads in with logs. Even banging the logs together outside doesn't get rid of all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Found one in my garden gloves just prior to Xmas - stung the back of my hand which swelled up like a balloon and hurt like hell for several days. On the question of hibernation I've noticed newts in my pond all through this (very mild here in Norfolk) winter. Is this normal as they used to hibernate in an old partially filled well near my house. Some of the tiny one would occasionally come under our badly fitting door (2-300 yrs old) as they made their way from pond to well. Started to clear pond of excess weed, replant a couple of lilies which had floated and each time I used net to remove dead stuff I caught newts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 I usually have a bit of a look around in the outbuildings around Easter time because I have found small nests the size of a lemon hanging from the rafters. When I was a kid wasp nests always seemed to be in the ground and then there seemed to be a spell where they were in hedges and roofs. I have become allergic to being stung by wasps and blow up like a balloon so I have to be careful to be aware, and remove the risk of nests nearby if at all possible. One year we had five nests up in the roof around the property with one of these hanging from a roof truss outside like a rugby ball. Years ago Some kids used to go hunting for wasp nests to distroy the nests for to gain access to the grubs for fishing. The fishermen would buy the grubs from the kids for pocket money. I remember us watching which way that the wasps flew and tracking them to the nest which was marked with a stick with a bit of white cloth attached to it. When it was dark father would go to the nest and using a teaspoon tied onto a bamboo cane would put a spoon or two of carbide powder down the hole. If these insects didn't randomly sting it would be a lot better for them because they do take down an awful amount of other pesty insects and do a lot of polination. We don't feel any animosity towards bees or ladybirds like wasps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinchesterDave Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 I found one inside a deer hunter jacket at the shooting show last Friday... unzipped the jackets to try it on and there it was lol...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 I found one inside a deer hunter jacket at the shooting show last Friday... unzipped the jackets to try it on and there it was lol...!!! Unusual free gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Wasps are the gardeners friend they eat a lot of insects during the summer, but they do become a problem in autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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