Little visitors

[Amadeus]

Found these beautiful creations in my loft:

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/supersoniccow/AA64D5DE-6A5E-420C-9905-74BEC2C954B9-2059-000001BE6589E712.jpg

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb366/supersoniccow/1D4A2A8A-6594-4EB5-B089-77D968F2A793-2059-000001BE6EFB4D0E.jpg

[maviczap]

Good job the residents weren't at home!

[Amadeus]

I think there would only be one in each so should be fine.

Having said that a few years ago I wondered if a wasp sting really did hurt as much as I remembered when I was a child. I found one, agitated it enough for it to sting me and found that yes, it does hurt and for a surprisingly long time.

[timwilky]

I still have a hole in my leg from where I was stung 3 years ago. I do not react well to bites/stings so avoid little pests like the plague.

[craig dow]

THERE OLD ONES , AND WILL NEVER BE USED AGAIN , the queen wasp will hibernate over winter , and then start a new wasp byke , there a bit of art , there made of bits of wood , from fence / sheds etc and made into a mush in the wasps mouth then they use it to make there byke, great work of art , iv treated many in my years in pest control ,the biggest being the harf the size of a frount house door ,

[Amadeus]

Thanks Craig. I won't destroy them and I don't have anywhere that I could put them to keep them intact so I'll leave them where they are.

[Fallout]

I love the way they're called bykes. :)

[Amadeus]

I love the way they're called bykes. :)

You know sometimes when you say something which gives others a little insight into your mind.... :-)

[_Stretchie_]

Ewww, keep em away

[missyburd]

Is there not a chance a new wasp colony could move in if they come across these bykes?

[Fallout]

You know sometimes when you say something which gives others a little insight into your mind.... :-)

:mrgreen: I'd never heard it before. Just googled it and found out it was Scotish slang. I'll take it upon myself to use it down here and get it ingrained in southern culture. :D

[Ceri JC]

I went away on the bike for one weekend to find one of these in my garage. There is no way I missed it on the way out. It was amazing how big the wasp made it in at most 48hrs. Doused it with brake cleaner then when the wasp came out used WD40 to knock it out of the air and stamp on it. It took ages to WD40 it enough that it went down, it was like some sort of end of game boss. Once the wasp was gone, I knocked the nest down with a broom and kicked it outside into the garden. I felt a bit guilty when torching it on the BBQ, in case there were baby wasps in it. :|

[Amadeus]

I went away on the bike for one weekend to find one of these in my garage. There is no way I missed it on the way out. It was amazing how big the wasp made it in at most 48hrs. Doused it with brake cleaner then when the wasp came out used WD40 to knock it out of the air and stamp on it. It took ages to WD40 it enough that it went down, it was like some sort of end of game boss. Once the wasp was gone, I knocked the nest down with a broom and kicked it outside into the garden. I felt a bit guilty when torching it on the BBQ, in case there were baby wasps in it. :|

That seems an extreme reaction! Do you have a phobia, an allergy or just don't like them and didn't want to have their nest there any more?
I can see the beauty in such things but I do accept that I'm probably unusual in that respect.

[craig dow]

hi no new wasps will ever move into it , they always stay with there own queen wasp , the ones that you see out and about are the workers , they get stuff to make byke bigger and wee insects for the grubs in the byke , which will become workers for that year , at the end of the season , one of them will become the queen and she will hibernate , pregnant , and the all the other wasps will die , and at the start of new year , about may she will come out and make a new byke , the size of a golf ball , and lay her eggs in the wee cells , they then will be the stat of her workers for that year , and away it goes again , if you find one in your loft shead , if you use fkly spray inside the wee hole they will just fall out dead , and saves you a fortune calling someone like me out to do it for you , but any bigger than a football , do not try this as there could be 2000+ wasps in there , i do about 4-500 wasp bykes a season , there you go now , some useless info

[maviczap]

If you find one the size of this one I found in my sisters house, you'd develop a phobia very quickly! :p

I'm not overly scared of wasps, but when there's whole town of them I get the heebie jeebies

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Al5ZX9q1pgM/SoR7RpdabEI/AAAAAAAAAhk/M9Gmsv7xx9E/s720/August%2520holiday%25202009%2520001.jpg

[Amadeus]

If you find one the size of this one I found in my sisters house, you'd develop a phobia very quickly! :p

I'm not overly scared of wasps, but when there's whole town of them I get the heebie jeebies


That's fair enough, no criticism intended.

I saw something recently on tv where there was a swam of bees on a tree branch and because there was no queen there (I think, tho I don't know why they'd form a swarm with no queen), they were totally calm. The guy just put his hands into the swarm and they were quite happy - he didn't get stung at all. I'd like to give that a go.

[Jayneflakes]

I find wasps to be fascinating, but then I tend to like the least lovable creatures on the planet. Having as I do a love of tarantulas, I read up on them and came across this little beauty, The Hawk Wasp.

http://www.bugman123.com/Bugs/TarantulaHawk-large.jpg

The biggest wasp discovered so far and able to take out a tarantula.

[Fallout]

I hope that fella is dead! That stinger looks big enough to give someone a very bad day.

[Joe Marcon]

Ef that! I heard they found a new wasp in india or somewhere . It was a massive very strong wasp!


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[STRAMASHER]

there you go now , some useless info

Nah mate not at all. Amazing. :notworthy:

I always get told "They'll come back,THEY'LL COME BACK!"

Had a few at my place. Cellar, eaves and a wee cone type one in the bathroom (never finished for whatever reason, maybe us back from hols)

[Ceri JC]

That seems an extreme reaction! Do you have a phobia, an allergy or just don't like them and didn't want to have their nest there any more?
I can see the beauty in such things but I do accept that I'm probably unusual in that respect.

I don't have a phobia; I have handled bees barehanded quite happily. I too also like unusual insects; I spent a bit of time out in the styxx in Oz and was fascinated with the stuff there. I have been attacked by a swarm of wasps once and aside from being painful, it paralysed my arm badly enough that I could drive for about 45 minutes afterwards.

I wanted them gone because I didn't want the nest to grow to a size where it was a problem/where I'd have to pay someone to come and remove it. Once I made the decision to remove it, I wanted it exterminated for fear of "reprisals" from the little buggers inside. I suppose I could have always put some leather gloves on and punted it into the garden of a neighbour I disliked instead.
:twisted:

[chris8886]

I suppose I could have always put some leather gloves on and punted it into the garden of a neighbour I disliked instead.
:twisted:

:cheers::notworthy::thumleft: you're evil git, i like you! lol

[maviczap]

I suppose I could have always put some leather gloves on and punted it into the garden of a neighbour I disliked instead.
:twisted:

I wouldn't do that if they are still alive, seems any 'Attacker' is marked with a scent or pheromone and they'll hunt you down and sting the **** out of you.

If the nest is empty it'll fall apart, and would explode into a billion pieces if you tried to drop kick it :cheers: