sherwindu Since my Redhaven Peaches have started to ripen, the black with white stripe
wasps
have appeared and are decimating the fruit. My current defense is to clean up
all fallen and attacked fruit and hang out wasp traps, which are filling up
pretty fast. Any ideas as to how to stop this invasion? I have not spotted
their nest yet. I prefer to leave the peaches on the tree as long as possible
to enhance flavor. Perhaps I have to start picking them when they are not fully
ripe.

Sherwin D.


your best overall attack method would be to see if u can find the nest and get rid of it otherwise u will continually have wasps after your fruit. wait until near dark take a flashlight and try and follow them back to the nest. usually u will find in hot weather that there are wasps or bees outside a hive fanning the hive during the night so in that way u might be able to find where the nest if located. otherwise u will have to keep picking and taking in the fruit like u have said. good luck, sockiescat.