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Old 02-02-2006, 07:43 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Trevor
 
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Default Wasps in middle of winter


"Dave Poole" wrote in message
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Janet Baraclough wrote:

Each queen wasp will be the mother of a whole new colony by summer.


... which will result in the eradication of thousands of caterpillars
and other garden pests, so think twice before you kill the queen wasp.



Since they make eating (or sleeping as I would wish to do after a 3 am start
for work) outdoors impossible August to November, here, I wouldn't hesitate
in killing them.

Trevor

East Yorkshire