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This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked
towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries |
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"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries We had a peacock butterfly around the weekend I am reliably informed -- Rowdens Reservoir Allotments Association www.rraa.moonfruit.com |
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Robert (Plymouth) wrote:
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries We had a peacock butterfly around the weekend I am reliably informed Two weeks ago honey bees and house flies on a Mahonia. Last week hoverfles. Painted lady butterflies at Highdown gardens. Queen wasps? Where did I put that pyrethrin spray? -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Robert (Plymouth) wrote: "Dave Hill" wrote in message ... This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries We had a peacock butterfly around the weekend I am reliably informed Two weeks ago honey bees and house flies on a Mahonia. Last week hoverfles. Painted lady butterflies at Highdown gardens. Queen wasps? Where did I put that pyrethrin spray? -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) shouldn't kill them they do a lot of good |
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On Feb 24, 10:31 pm, Dave Hill wrote:
This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries I saw several queen bumble bees (2 or 3) a couple of weeks ago; just at the end of the dreadful wet weather. They get badly hit by cold if they come out too early. Des |
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Robert (Plymouth) wrote:
"Jeff Layman" wrote in message Queen wasps? Where did I put that pyrethrin spray? shouldn't kill them they do a lot of good If they leave me alone, I leave them alone. But they don't (3 nests under the tiles in 8 years. You try keeping windows closed in summer to keep wasps out of the house) At best wasps are neutral to the environment. They eat anything they can kill, to feed their young as well as themselves. That includes good invertebrates as well as bad. If they disappeared from the earth tomorrow the ecosystem wouldn't notice - other predators would take up the slack. But if bees disappeared, that's another thing altogether... -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Robert (Plymouth) wrote: "Jeff Layman" wrote in message Queen wasps? Where did I put that pyrethrin spray? shouldn't kill them they do a lot of good If they leave me alone, I leave them alone. But they don't (3 nests under the tiles in 8 years. You try keeping windows closed in summer to keep wasps out of the house) At best wasps are neutral to the environment. They eat anything they can kill, to feed their young as well as themselves. Like Man. That includes good invertebrates as well as bad. Good? Bad? If they disappeared from the earth tomorrow the ecosystem wouldn't notice - other predators would take up the slack. Like Man. But if bees disappeared, that's another thing altogether... ? Mary -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Robert (Plymouth) wrote: "Jeff Layman" wrote in message Queen wasps? Where did I put that pyrethrin spray? shouldn't kill them they do a lot of good If they leave me alone, I leave them alone. But they don't (3 nests under the tiles in 8 years. You try keeping windows closed in summer to keep wasps out of the house) At best wasps are neutral to the environment. They eat anything they can kill, to feed their young as well as themselves. That includes good invertebrates as well as bad. If they disappeared from the earth tomorrow the ecosystem wouldn't notice - other predators would take up the slack. That is absolute nonsense |
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Sacha says...
On 25/2/08 13:49, in article , "Des Higgins" wrote: On Feb 24, 10:31 pm, Dave Hill wrote: This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries I saw several queen bumble bees (2 or 3) a couple of weeks ago; just at the end of the dreadful wet weather. They get badly hit by cold if they come out too early. Des We've had bumble bees round here for several weeks now but not today. There was a lot of white on the lawn this morning and it's a grey, cold day. I rescued a huge bumble bee from upstairs yesterday. It was trying desperately to get out of a window and making a heck of a racket. Not the easiest things to rescue. Putting a pot over it was the easy bit, but trying to slide a lid between the window and the bee without squishing or severing any legs was tricky. Finally got it outside and removed the lid and it spent a couple of minutes trying to get out via the bottom of the box rather than the open top. Not the smartest of creatures. Good deed for the day. I love bumble bees, something strangely cute about them (unlike wasps - shudder). -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted. |
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On 26/2/08 09:20, in article ,
"David in Normandy" wrote: Sacha says... On 25/2/08 13:49, in article , "Des Higgins" wrote: On Feb 24, 10:31 pm, Dave Hill wrote: This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries I saw several queen bumble bees (2 or 3) a couple of weeks ago; just at the end of the dreadful wet weather. They get badly hit by cold if they come out too early. Des We've had bumble bees round here for several weeks now but not today. There was a lot of white on the lawn this morning and it's a grey, cold day. I rescued a huge bumble bee from upstairs yesterday. It was trying desperately to get out of a window and making a heck of a racket. Not the easiest things to rescue. Putting a pot over it was the easy bit, but trying to slide a lid between the window and the bee without squishing or severing any legs was tricky. Finally got it outside and removed the lid and it spent a couple of minutes trying to get out via the bottom of the box rather than the open top. Not the smartest of creatures. Good deed for the day. I love bumble bees, something strangely cute about them (unlike wasps - shudder). Wasps are bovver boys while bees give every appearance of being rather benevolent and not looking for trouble. I am convinced that wasps *like* annoying people, spoiling their al fresco suppers etc. ;-) One of the best ways to catch bees is a match box. Empty it, slide it open and turning it upside down, put it over the bee. Slowly slide it shut, take it outside, open it. Bingo. I hope! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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Sacha says...
On 26/2/08 09:20, in article , "David in Normandy" wrote: Sacha says... On 25/2/08 13:49, in article , "Des Higgins" wrote: On Feb 24, 10:31 pm, Dave Hill wrote: This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries I saw several queen bumble bees (2 or 3) a couple of weeks ago; just at the end of the dreadful wet weather. They get badly hit by cold if they come out too early. Des We've had bumble bees round here for several weeks now but not today. There was a lot of white on the lawn this morning and it's a grey, cold day. I rescued a huge bumble bee from upstairs yesterday. It was trying desperately to get out of a window and making a heck of a racket. Not the easiest things to rescue. Putting a pot over it was the easy bit, but trying to slide a lid between the window and the bee without squishing or severing any legs was tricky. Finally got it outside and removed the lid and it spent a couple of minutes trying to get out via the bottom of the box rather than the open top. Not the smartest of creatures. Good deed for the day. I love bumble bees, something strangely cute about them (unlike wasps - shudder). Wasps are bovver boys while bees give every appearance of being rather benevolent and not looking for trouble. I am convinced that wasps *like* annoying people, spoiling their al fresco suppers etc. ;-) One of the best ways to catch bees is a match box. Empty it, slide it open and turning it upside down, put it over the bee. Slowly slide it shut, take it outside, open it. Bingo. I hope! Bees / bumble bees all seem to be far more interested in flowers than me, but wasps on the other hand are "hoodie" bees - just hanging around looking for trouble. I don't know if there are different varieties of bumble bees but the one I rescued would have pretty well filled a standard sized match box, it was huge. The loud hum it was making was also impressive - like some noisy electrical equipment. I have a pathological fear of wasps. As a child playing in some bushes the ground beneath my feet gave way demolishing the home of a substantial number of wasps - I didn't know the nest wast there but the wasps sure made a thing of it - I was stung head to toe - probably around 50 or more stings. They were all over me and chased me a good 100 yards while I was trying to beat them off my clothes with a stick. Since then wasps hold a certain dread for me. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted. |
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On 26 Feb, 09:47, Sacha wrote:
One of the best ways to catch bees is a match box. *Empty it, slide it open and turning it upside down, put it over the bee. *Slowly slide it shut, take it outside, open it. *Bingo. *I hope! Or, leave said matchbox lying around in the vicinity of smokers who might be after a light ;) |
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On 26/2/08 10:17, in article ,
"David in Normandy" wrote: Sacha says... On 26/2/08 09:20, in article , "David in Normandy" wrote: Sacha says... On 25/2/08 13:49, in article , "Des Higgins" wrote: On Feb 24, 10:31 pm, Dave Hill wrote: This evening as I was cooking supper I heard a buzzing and looked towards the light to see a Queen Wasp, after a few mins of trying to get her somewhere I could swat her things came to the boil snd I had to leave her , when I looked again she had gone somewhere where I couldn't find her, but I expect she'll be back. I've never had a queen wasp around this early in the year. David Hill Abacus Nurseries I saw several queen bumble bees (2 or 3) a couple of weeks ago; just at the end of the dreadful wet weather. They get badly hit by cold if they come out too early. Des We've had bumble bees round here for several weeks now but not today. There was a lot of white on the lawn this morning and it's a grey, cold day. I rescued a huge bumble bee from upstairs yesterday. It was trying desperately to get out of a window and making a heck of a racket. Not the easiest things to rescue. Putting a pot over it was the easy bit, but trying to slide a lid between the window and the bee without squishing or severing any legs was tricky. Finally got it outside and removed the lid and it spent a couple of minutes trying to get out via the bottom of the box rather than the open top. Not the smartest of creatures. Good deed for the day. I love bumble bees, something strangely cute about them (unlike wasps - shudder). Wasps are bovver boys while bees give every appearance of being rather benevolent and not looking for trouble. I am convinced that wasps *like* annoying people, spoiling their al fresco suppers etc. ;-) One of the best ways to catch bees is a match box. Empty it, slide it open and turning it upside down, put it over the bee. Slowly slide it shut, take it outside, open it. Bingo. I hope! Bees / bumble bees all seem to be far more interested in flowers than me, but wasps on the other hand are "hoodie" bees - just hanging around looking for trouble. I don't know if there are different varieties of bumble bees but the one I rescued would have pretty well filled a standard sized match box, it was huge. The loud hum it was making was also impressive - like some noisy electrical equipment. I have a pathological fear of wasps. As a child playing in some bushes the ground beneath my feet gave way demolishing the home of a substantial number of wasps - I didn't know the nest wast there but the wasps sure made a thing of it - I was stung head to toe - probably around 50 or more stings. They were all over me and chased me a good 100 yards while I was trying to beat them off my clothes with a stick. Since then wasps hold a certain dread for me. That happened to a friend of mine digging in her garden. She ended up in hospital. My bees attacked me and the stings made me ill but that was my own fault, really. I suppose from the wasps pov, blundering uninvited into their home is human fault but they do it to us........ ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 26/2/08 11:03, in article
, " wrote: On 26 Feb, 09:47, Sacha wrote: One of the best ways to catch bees is a match box. *Empty it, slide it open and turning it upside down, put it over the bee. *Slowly slide it shut, take it outside, open it. *Bingo. *I hope! Or, leave said matchbox lying around in the vicinity of smokers who might be after a light ;) Shades of the scorpions episode in My Family and Other Animals. I must have read that a dozen times and still it never fails to make me laugh. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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