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Wasps are particularly troublesome because they can bite as well as sting (most people are unaware of this) and they can sting more than once, unlike bees.

scotty wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: did you know that waspus germanicus -like wot we get- are the most highly evolved of all the european wasps and one of the most highly-evolved insects in nature?

The wasp that we get here is the"vespula vulgaris",and not the "waspus/vespula germanica"

not according to the david attenborough that i got all my wasp facts from but what does he know -they had to give him an honourary degree at leics....presumably 'cause he'ld fail the real thing

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:

scotty wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: did you know that waspus germanicus -like wot we get- are the most highly evolved of all the european wasps and one of the most highly-evolved insects in nature?

The wasp that we get here is the"vespula vulgaris",and not the "waspus/vespula germanica"

not according to the david attenborough that i got all my wasp facts from but what does he know -they had to give him an honourary degree at leics....presumably 'cause he'ld fail the real thing

Info from "The Rentokil Operators Field Guide" ,all you need to know about killing the little Bastards .

scotty wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:

scotty wrote: The wasp that we get here is the"vespula vulgaris",and not the "waspus/vespula germanica"

not according to the david attenborough that i got all my wasp facts from but what does he know -they had to give him an honourary degree at leics....presumably 'cause he'ld fail the real thing

Info from "The Rentokil Operators Field Guide" ,all you need to know about killing the little Bastards .

i stand corrected ....for killing 'em i find wd40 sprayed through a ciggy lighter flame works nicely

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:....for killing 'em i find wd40 sprayed through a ciggy lighter flame works nicely

I'd advise against it

I just despatched (sp?) one in me living room.

They never learn.

Nah, do not worry burn the wasps ...the were talking about spiders ....never kill spiders ...they keep mosquitoes away and one lady once told me they symbolize change.......

*Just be careful* whatever you do.....

boudicca wrote:I just despatched (sp?) one in me living room.

They never learn.

Good work.

Wasps have been seen here this year. Yep. I hate them badly!

I hadn't really noticed the lack of wasps this year until reading this thread. Last year I finally got stung by one. I wouldn't have minded so much but it was already dead on my living room carpet when I sat on the damn thing! Having no vinegar to hand, I attempted to alleviate the pain with Diet Coke and orange juice, with limited results. I've also noticed fewer flies this year. Last year, there were so many flies in my house, you could have sworn there was a rotting corpse nearby - and yes I was keeping the place clean! This year, there's been nowhere near as many, but still enough to justify the use of fly papers.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: i stand corrected ....for killing 'em i find wd40 sprayed through a ciggy lighter flame works nicely

,I couldn't find that "Method" in my book,I can't see my boss letin' me use it !.

MadameButterfly wrote: bubble bees

Sorry, that's the cutest spelling mistake I've ever read

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

MadameButterfly wrote: bubble bees

Sorry, that's the cutest spelling mistake I've ever read

My friend's little girl calls them "Bumbees".

smiscandlon wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

MadameButterfly wrote: bubble bees

Sorry, that's the cutest spelling mistake I've ever read

My friend's little girl calls them "Bumbees".

Awwwwwwww

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:

smiscandlon wrote:

Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Sorry, that's the cutest spelling mistake I've ever read

My friend's little girl calls them "Bumbees".

Awwwwwwww

Oh dear, must have been in my *bubble-world* at that moment of thought....

boudicca wrote:I just despatched (sp?) one in me living room.

They never learn.

It's hard to learn when your DEED

markfiend wrote:

eastmidswhizzkid wrote:....for killing 'em i find wd40 sprayed through a ciggy lighter flame works nicely

I'd advise against it

her method was flawed;besides it is karmically wrong to kill spiders-she got everything she deserved

The lack of wasps has been balanced out by a glut of daddy-long-legs it appears, although I don't mind them so much.

The list grows -

Cheese
Dogs
Pigeons
Wasps

canon docre wrote:was it just me, who thought by reading the headline, it was about White Anglo-Saxon Protestants?

wow, what not only a very pretty but also a very smart woman!
and yes onions surely do help, I´d rather smell than being blind

scotty wrote:

boudicca wrote:I just despatched (sp?) one in me living room.

They never learn.

It's hard to learn when your DEED

It's also hard to sting a poor defenceless lady while she's sitting watching the telly...

I'm not mourning.

boudicca wrote: poor defenceless lady

Is ther another boudicca we should know about?

Well we have today found out why we haven't had many wasps this year..... next door has a nest in the roof

Serves them right for being a) bastards b) Welsh and c) Manchester United fans

snowey wrote:

Serves them right for being a) bastards b) Welsh and c) Manchester United fans

You not get on then?

scotty wrote:

snowey wrote:

Serves them right for being a) bastards b) Welsh and c) Manchester United fans

You not get on then?

no 'cos :

a) they think setting fire to their rubbish is a good idea ;

b) irrespective of whether there are any dubious items like aerosols in it;

c) they're Welsh. Which I could kind of forgive them for if they were like say Rhys Ifans. But they're not. More like chav Catherine Zeta Jones's. But without the fame, fortune, good looks and personality;

d) they're Welsh and they don't even support a Welsh team;

Can't think of owt else at the moment

aren't they welsh? 'sa perfectly good enough reason to dislike anyone (so long as they're welsh)