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Old 06-02-2006, 07:02 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Steve Newport
 
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Default Wasps in middle of winter

On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 01:01:40 -0000, Rusty Hinge 2
wrote:

The message
from Tim C. contains these words:
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:28:49 +0000, Dave Poole
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Janet Baraclough wrote:
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(I've never heard of them taking a bee, either.)


Dont believe it, especially late summer. I have lost 3 bee hives down
to wasps. Once they're in the bees give up defending their young and
the wasps strip the hive of every living thing along with the honey,