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Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "The Devil's Advocate"
wrote: Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening Me to. In Cambridgeshire. It was a small odd looking one. Andy |
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"Andy" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "The Devil's Advocate" wrote: Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening Me to. In Cambridgeshire. It was a small odd looking one. We had one last week. Ophelia Scotland |
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Following up to Ophelia
We had one last week. for dinner? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso London & the British hills "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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Urgers,
"One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation looking for somewhere to "set up shop". A very large one might be a hornet which have a fearful reputation but are not so bad as wasps. Whichever you see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. The swallows are still coming - saw lots yesterday crossing the Solent. Regards "The Devil's Advocate" said:- Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening |
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"One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation
Been having my usual flight of wasps coming to my pond to collect water for a while now. - h |
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"geoff" wrote in message ... Urgers, "One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation looking for somewhere to "set up shop". A very large one might be a hornet which have a fearful reputation but are not so bad as wasps. Whichever you see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. I'm afraid we killed our's - it was in our loft bedroom and it's certainly wasn't going to be allowed to "set up shop" there! |
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Following up to geoff Whichever you see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. annoy is probably an understatment if there is a nest nearbye and you want to eat in the garden! -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso London & the British hills "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:48:31 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote: "Andy" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "The Devil's Advocate" wrote: Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening Me to. In Cambridgeshire. It was a small odd looking one. We had one last week. I've been swatting the little ( or not so little ) buggers in my workshop with a badders racquet for about the last fortnight. Either they've been overwintering in the eaves, or they're attracted by the laurel bushes outside and are finding their way in inadvertently. Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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"The Devil's Advocate" wrote:
Hello The TDsA Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening I killed a Queen yesterday. They're starting to come out of hibernation and are hunting around for nesting sites. If you see one, get the bugger quick before it turns itself into a nest! -- Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/ |
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I've got about 20 of them trying to make a nest in my cavity wall. I've had
to fill any breathing holes in the wall with blu tack, to stop them building. -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.allisonmitchell.com "The Devil's Advocate" wrote in message ... Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening From the English Riviera If you live in Paradise why would you want to go abroad for a holiday? Answers on a postcard to http://www.cornishlight.freeserve.co.uk/rame.htm ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"H" wrote in message ... "One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation Been having my usual flight of wasps coming to my pond to collect water for a while now. Now that doesn't seem very likely. As a beekeeper, and having had visitors to my home in the past declare "those are bees?? - I thought those were wasps" I do rather despair at many folks ability to distinguish in even a very basic way between wasps, honey bees and solitary bees. Honey bees have been flying in large numbers for many weeks now - ours have been enjoying the gorse and willow flowers. I'll admit that wasps can be a nuisance to those with fruit trees, and to many others in the autumn when they disperse. But even hornets are rarely a problem for most folk - we get them here and they will raid beehives, but I wouldn't kill them. Michael Saunby |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:31:13 +0100, "geoff"
wrote: Urgers, "One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation looking for somewhere to "set up shop". A very large one might be a hornet which have a fearful reputation but are not so bad as wasps. Whichever you see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. A couple of year ago I was busily working away at my lathe when a sharp pain shot through my back. The shock it gave me caused me to jump - and with my hand on one of the feed wheels I bumped the lathe tool into the piece I was working on, shattering the work. It was a bloody wasp, it had crawled down my neck and stung my back - I just didn't hear or feel the thing coming. I got stung two more times that day, both in the same fashion. I'll leave wasps alone in their own environment - much in the same way that whilst I'll squash slugs on my veggy patch and flower beds I won't squash them elsewhere - in their place these creatures have a right to exist and perform a useful function. I had an interesting encounter with a hornet last year...the results of which might bring forth a few chuckles. http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk/Notes/Yoiks.htm Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "The Devil's Advocate"
wrote: Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening I've had one or two around for about the past month. The first one I saw this year seemed fascinated by my bed head for some reason. For several days it was a frequent visitor, inspecting my bed carefully before going outside again. I don't think she was eating it, so I'm not expecting to find a blue cotton wasps nest anywhere, but I don't know what the fascination was. I'm not too bothered by wasps, but I did find it rather disconcerting listening to her buzzing only a foot or so from my head! -- Serena Sometimes I sits and thinks ... and sometimes I just sits. (Punch cartoon) |
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Now that doesn't seem very likely. As a beekeeper, and having had
visitors to my home in the past declare "those are bees?? - I thought those were wasps" I do rather despair at many folks ability to distinguish in even a very basic way between wasps, honey bees and solitary bees. Having in the past been involved with bee-keeping, I do know the difference between bees and wasps. I get both in my garden. The wasps come alone but from the same direction. They fly over to my pond, land on a lily pad of suchlike, have a drink them fly off back where they come from. They aren't aggressive to me so I've left them alone. Live and let live. Best, - h |
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Following up to Serena Blanchflower
I've had one or two around for about the past month. The first one I saw this year seemed fascinated by my bed head for some reason. For several days it was a frequent visitor, inspecting my bed carefully before going outside again. I don't think she was eating it, so I'm not expecting to find a blue cotton wasps nest anywhere, but I don't know what the fascination was. I'm not too bothered by wasps, but I did find it rather disconcerting listening to her buzzing only a foot or so from my head! sounds like a queen looking for a nest site. Although i'm generally a live and let live type I draw the line at wasps, especially queens. -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso London & the British hills "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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In article , Michael Saunby writes "H" wrote in message ... "One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation Been having my usual flight of wasps coming to my pond to collect water for a while now. Now that doesn't seem very likely. As a beekeeper, and having had visitors to my home in the past declare "those are bees?? - I thought those were wasps" I do rather despair at many folks ability to distinguish in even a very basic way between wasps, honey bees and solitary bees. Honey bees have been flying in large numbers for many weeks now - ours have been enjoying the gorse and willow flowers. I'll admit that wasps can be a nuisance to those with fruit trees, and to many others in the autumn when they disperse. But even hornets are rarely a problem for most folk - we get them here and they will raid beehives, but I wouldn't kill them. I personally wouldn't have put the "even" in front of the hornets. They don't occur where I live now, but when we lived further south we had them in the garden. They're much more docile and less aggressive than wasps - big stripey pussycats, in fact :-) -- Malcolm |
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see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. annoy is probably an understatment if there is a nest nearbye and you want to eat in the garden! -- ) Don't be greedy: put one slice of ham between you and the wasps' nest. They'll soon be diverted from your meal for they love ham. |
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"Mark Allison" wrote in message ... I've got about 20 of them trying to make a nest in my cavity wall. I've had to fill any breathing holes in the wall with blu tack, to stop them building. There's a species of bees that will dig a hole through mortar and build their nest in the wall. |
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snip. . . . . . inspecting my bed carefully
before going outside again. I don't think she was eating it, so I'm not expecting to find a blue cotton wasps nest anywhere, but I don't know what the fascination was. Serena Wasps will bite off bits of wood from posts and fallen trees to turn into paper mache for their combs . . . but a BED POST??!! |
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Won't go for ham salad in the summer then! It's expensive enough feeding
ourselves and the cat, but wasps as well? Aileen "geoff" wrote in message ... see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. annoy is probably an understatment if there is a nest nearbye and you want to eat in the garden! -- ) Don't be greedy: put one slice of ham between you and the wasps' nest. They'll soon be diverted from your meal for they love ham. |
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I personally wouldn't have put the "even" in front of the hornets. They
don't occur where I live now, but when we lived further south we had them in the garden. They're much more docile and less aggressive than wasps - big stripey pussycats, in fact :-) Malcolm That's how I think of bumble bees. My wife runs a mile, but I think they are sort of "cute". I can be dead heading plants and they land in a flower next to my hand - they never seem the slightest bit interested in me so I leave them to it. Live and let live. Wasps on the other hand - its open warfare! -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) |
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In article , geoff writes "Mark Allison" wrote in message ... I've got about 20 of them trying to make a nest in my cavity wall. I've had to fill any breathing holes in the wall with blu tack, to stop them building. There's a species of bees that will dig a hole through mortar and build their nest in the wall. More than one species - called Mason or Mortar Bees. They are solitary bees, not colonial like honey bees, because each hole only contains one female and her eggs or larvae, but sometimes large numbers live in holes bored very close to each other and they can occasionally cause considerable damage to house walls. See http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/insident/masonbee.html -- Malcolm |
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In article , geoff writes snip. . . . . . inspecting my bed carefully before going outside again. I don't think she was eating it, so I'm not expecting to find a blue cotton wasps nest anywhere, but I don't know what the fascination was. Serena Wasps will bite off bits of wood from posts and fallen trees to turn into paper mache for their combs . . . but a BED POST??!! Perhaps it was after the chewing gum(1) ! (1) Showing my age.... -- Malcolm |
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The wasps have tried to dig through the blu-tack with success once, I have
now reapplied the blu-tack a bit thicker now and they can't get through it. They'll probably go next door... -- Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP http://www.allisonmitchell.com "geoff" wrote in message ... "Mark Allison" wrote in message ... I've got about 20 of them trying to make a nest in my cavity wall. I've had to fill any breathing holes in the wall with blu tack, to stop them building. There's a species of bees that will dig a hole through mortar and build their nest in the wall. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Stephen Howard wrote:
On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:31:13 +0100, "geoff" wrote: Urgers, "One wasp" at this time of year is usually a queen out of hibernation looking for somewhere to "set up shop". A very large one might be a hornet which have a fearful reputation but are not so bad as wasps. Whichever you see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even though they annoy one at times. A couple of year ago I was busily working away at my lathe when a sharp pain shot through my back. The shock it gave me caused me to jump - and with my hand on one of the feed wheels I bumped the lathe tool into the piece I was working on, shattering the work. It was a bloody wasp, it had crawled down my neck and stung my back - I just didn't hear or feel the thing coming. I got stung two more times that day, both in the same fashion. I'll leave wasps alone in their own environment - much in the same way that whilst I'll squash slugs on my veggy patch and flower beds I won't squash them elsewhere - in their place these creatures have a right to exist and perform a useful function. Hear him, hear him. I've twice been stung by wasps while putting the laundry out. A friend pointed out that each time the innocent wasp probably landed on my neck with the best of intentions before my collar attacked it as I moved. I don't care. My house and garden are *my* environment: any wasp looking for a nest site is doomed if I spot it.[1] Besides which I think I'm developing an allergy to the stings :-(( regards sarah [1] About six so far this year, but who's counting? -- "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." Aldous Huxley |
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No I never kill them as they kill off a lot of pests. I remember the cricket
groundsman who killed all the wasps and all the grass died out through lack of pollination. Sounds a bit far fetched now The Reid wrote: : Following up to geoff : :: Whichever you :: see, please do not kill them for they are great scavengers even :: though they annoy one at times. : : annoy is probably an understatment if there is a nest nearbye and you : want to eat in the garden! |
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No they do so much good
Simon Avery wrote: : "The Devil's Advocate" wrote: : : Hello The : : TDsA Doesn't make a summer but I saw one this evening : : I killed a Queen yesterday. They're starting to come out of : hibernation and are hunting around for nesting sites. : : If you see one, get the bugger quick before it turns itself into a : nest! |
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"Mark Allison" wrote in message ... The wasps have tried to dig through the blu-tack with success once, I have now reapplied the blu-tack a bit thicker now and they can't get through it. They'll probably go next door... I see.... another NIMBY *grin* O |
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"The Reid" wrote in message ... Following up to Ophelia We had one last week. for dinner? Not too bad marinaded in a little basil and garlic:) *SWAT* cheeky:)) O |
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"Simon Avery" wrote in message I killed a Queen yesterday. They're starting to come out of hibernation and are hunting around for nesting sites. If you see one, get the bugger quick before it turns itself into a nest! Oooer missus... how will it do that? Can it turn into chairs and tables too:))))) O |
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"Stephen Howard" wrote in message It was a bloody wasp, it had crawled down my neck and stung my back - I just didn't hear or feel the thing coming. I sat on one of the wee $£%&^ once. It got me on my inner thigh. I thought I had sat on a needle and it had gone all the way in:( That was the most painful sting I had ever had. I don't muck about with them anymore. O |
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"Michael Saunby" wrote in message ... "Drakanthus" wrote in message ... I personally wouldn't have put the "even" in front of the hornets. They don't occur where I live now, but when we lived further south we had them in the garden. They're much more docile and less aggressive than wasps - big stripey pussycats, in fact :-) Malcolm That's how I think of bumble bees. My wife runs a mile, but I think they are sort of "cute". I can be dead heading plants and they land in a flower next to my hand - they never seem the slightest bit interested in me so I leave them to it. Live and let live. Wasps on the other hand - its open warfare! Bumble bees I remove from the house by closing my hand around them - since they rarely sting and it doesn't hurt much if they do. Wasps I'll admit I tend to flick with a fingernail and then flick them out the window - some live, some don't. Hornets I remove using a glass and a piece of paper. The same for honey bees, though often they can be directed with a hand wave or too. For those that want to try the experimental method of working out what you have by how much the sting hurts - wasp stings hurt a little (rather more than a nettle) and a bee sting hurts like hell and the sting is left behind with the venom sack still pumping. Not sure what a hornet sting is like, probably like a wasp. Hmmm the wasp that stung me left its sting in my leg! O |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:22:07 +0100, The Reid
wrote: sounds like a queen looking for a nest site. Yes, I think that's the most likely explanation. Luckily, she must have decided she didn't really want to share my bed! -- Serena Sometimes I sits and thinks ... and sometimes I just sits. (Punch cartoon) |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:21:32 +0100, "geoff"
wrote: Wasps will bite off bits of wood from posts and fallen trees to turn into paper mache for their combs . . . but a BED POST??!! Not even a bed post! It was a blue cotton hanging, which I have as a bed head. I did have images of her building a very tastefully furnished nest from it, but I'm pretty sure she wasn't munching any. Just admiring it. -- Serena Sometimes I sits and thinks ... and sometimes I just sits. (Punch cartoon) |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 18:55:57 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote: Oooer missus... how will it do that? Can it turn into chairs and tables too:))))) No, but it can turn your chairs and tables into a nest... -- Serena Sometimes I sits and thinks ... and sometimes I just sits. (Punch cartoon) |
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Following up to swroot
Besides which I think I'm developing an allergy to the stings :-(( [1] About six so far this year, but who's counting? My wifes grandmother almost died when she swallowed one in her beer and it stung the inside of her throat. -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso London & the British hills "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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Following up to Serena Blanchflower
sounds like a queen looking for a nest site. Yes, I think that's the most likely explanation. Luckily, she must have decided she didn't really want to share my bed! I thought of several replies, then thought better of all of them! :-) -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso London & the British hills "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" Spain, food and walking "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" (see web for email) |
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