Run away, run away!

[Staghound]

Jumped into the cab of my MK on Friday for the first time in a week or so. I was about to start her up when I heard a buzz from behind me, looked around and saw this about eight inches form my right shoulder.

I don't think I've ever got out of the truck so quickly!

 

[Toddy]

Oooh, flinch, not funny really
We get them in the loft sticking out from the beams like golf balls on stems. It always seems such a shame to kill them but I'm not for having them in the house. We slip a paper bag over the byke late in the evening and cut the stem free with the bread knife. Usually the byke ends up thrown in amongst the trees along the burn path.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[SimonM]

We had one in the kids play shed last summer. As Toddy, I waited until late evening and took it down, threw it away in our local woods well away from houses.

Simon

 

[BOD]

What is it? Some kind of bee?

 

[Toddy]

It's a wasp and a nest.
They can sting again and again and they target sweet stuff like juice (or sticky kids )

In a couple of months they are a blasted nuisance as they start to look for somewhere to over winter for the queens while the rest are bad temperedly dying off.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[verloc]

The only thing I don't like in the woods (or anywhere for that matter) are these little blighters!! - to be honest they terrify me.

I hate them - shudddder - yep love the outdoors - love being outside - don't mind anything creepy / crawly / slimy - but these I hate.

Vicious little beggars.

/anti-wasp rant finished.

 

[ANDYRAF]

Beautiful workmanship on the nest though, I don't like to be stung but I love looking at their architecture.

 

[Nyayo]

Apparently you can ward them off by hanging an inflated paper bag where you don't want them - they sense it as an unfriendly nest and go somewhere else...

N

 

[xylaria]

Beautiful workmanship on the nest though, I don't like to be stung but I love looking at their architecture.

Got to agree, what do they make the nest out of?

they must be really industrious to make one in week.

 

[Mesquite]

Got to agree, what do they make the nest out of?

they must be really industrious to make one in week.

It's paper!! Chewed up wood pulp and wasp saliva to be exact. I once found a nest in my loft that was over 2 feet across . Gave me one hell of a shock when I went up there for a couple things. I left rather quickly I can assure you.

 

[Toddy]

Apparently you can ward them off by hanging an inflated paper bag where you don't want them - they sense it as an unfriendly nest and go somewhere else...

N

Good idea ! Thanks for that, I'll give it a go

cheers,
Toddy

 

[verloc]

Apparently you can ward them off by hanging an inflated paper bag where you don't want them - they sense it as an unfriendly nest and go somewhere else...

N

Now that is something I'd give a shot!! If this works I will be eternally happy.