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Wasps and Pears
We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit
and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Larry |
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"Larry Stoter" wrote in message ... We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Dunno how big it is, but can you fleece it? -- Pete C |
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Pete C wrote:
"Larry Stoter" wrote in message ... We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Dunno how big it is, but can you fleece it? Just about and that's the only possible solution I'd come up with ... Larry |
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Larry Stoter wrote:
We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*?!! from doing this. Dunno how big it is, but can you fleece it? Just about and that's the only possible solution I'd come up with ... How about one of those 'fake' wasp nest thingies hung in the tree to scare them off? THat's what Nick uses to keep the wasps away from his bees, and it seems to work. |
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On 09/05/2013 21:30, Larry Stoter wrote:
We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Larry You just have to pick them just before they are ripe. |
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David Hill wrote:
On 09/05/2013 21:30, Larry Stoter wrote: We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Larry You just have to pick them just before they are ripe. The wasps start on them well before that, sometimes when they are only half grown ..... Larry |
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On Thu, 9 May 2013 21:30:29 +0100, (Larry Stoter) wrote:
We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Larry Spraying the fruit with a very dilute carbolic soap mix keeps wasps away. Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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On 2013-05-10 09:41:43 +0100, Martin said:
On Fri, 10 May 2013 08:53:25 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Thu, 9 May 2013 21:30:29 +0100, (Larry Stoter) wrote: We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Larry Spraying the fruit with a very dilute carbolic soap mix keeps wasps away. Can you still buy carbolic soap? The soap that I bought thinking it was carbolic wasn't. It used chemicals to give it the smell. Swish a bit of Coal Tar soap around in a bucket? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Fri, 10 May 2013 12:06:33 +0100, Janet wrote:
Tar and epoxy tar antifouling for boats went the same way. Coal tar shampoos are easily available in the UK, both OTC and prescription. Was about to say, as I still use one! Original T-gel, not a prescription product. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On Fri, 10 May 2013 23:24:10 +0200, Martin wrote:
Despite the EU ban on coal tar products? I couldn't say, I've never heard of the ban. But I have bought it for ever in France, and England as well (although not for years). -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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On Fri, 10 May 2013 10:41:43 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 10 May 2013 08:53:25 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Thu, 9 May 2013 21:30:29 +0100, (Larry Stoter) wrote: We have a Concord (?) pear, which can produce very tasty, juicy fruit and it is currently covered in blossom. The last 3-4 years, as the fruit begins to ripen, wasps start eating the fruit just at the base of the stem - fruit then rots and/or drops off. Any suggestions for preventing the little black and yellow ^&%*£!! from doing this. Larry Spraying the fruit with a very dilute carbolic soap mix keeps wasps away. Can you still buy carbolic soap? The soap that I bought thinking it was carbolic wasn't. It used chemicals to give it the smell. It's not very easy to get these days. Very, very dilute TCP works just as well. Both are phenol based. Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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