WASPS

[Wisconsin_gull]

Perhaps this needs to be in the rant thread...

Please can anyone out there shed any light on the purpose of Wasps in the natural world. Having spent a day with a hose tackling a honking big wasp nest in my compost bin I confess that I am struggling with this question....

Any tips for good wasp traps gratefully accepted!

[usagullmichigan]

petrol bomb.

[Colorado Gull]

There have been a load of wasps at my work recently - have no idea where they have come from.

[Glostergull]

Their probably in training for the next rugby match. One wonders why you got hunky great guys in your compost bin and does Westbay know.

[Gullscorer]

Wasps, like bees, are pollinators. Apart from that, what is their use? What is the use of life? It's probably true that they are more of a nuisance to humans than bees are (they are attracted to our sweet and fruity foods) and that some species may be more aggressive than others, but at least they don't leave their sting behind them as bees do, so unless you have a nest nearby, it's usually easiest and best to ignore them, and to cover up your jampots.

[ferrarilover]

Due to caps lock abuse, I presumed this would be a thread about white, Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

Matt.

[hector]

I hate wasps. More than anything, I think!

Loutish, cider-swilling, hooligans of the insect world.

[westbaygull]

Gloster - I don't like those types with the wrong shaped balls o:)

Anyway, wasps are indeed very scary things, nearly as bad as spiders. I have never, touch wood, been stung and reckon that once I have survived a wasp sting, I won't find them so upsetting. However I'm not brave enough to go and get stung...

Best thing to distract them is to put a drop of bitter in a jam jar, then watch the buggars drown.

[Dave]

Gloster - I don't like those types with the wrong shaped balls o:) Anyway, wasps are indeed very scary things, nearly as bad as spiders. I have never, touch wood, been stung and reckon that once I have survived a wasp sting, I won't find them so upsetting. However I'm not brave enough to go and get stung...

Best thing to distract them is to put a drop of bitter in a jam jar, then watch the buggars drown.

Thats not what you said when I showed my wrong shaped ball, Jane..

[westbaygull]

T'was a sight to behold F'revs

[Wisconsin_gull]

Totally distracted at the thought of forever publicly revealing his "landing gear" I did not check the progress of the nest following the multiple drenchings with water administered yesterday...In case this safe and environmentally friendly approach failed, I have identified the only safe option to petrol bombing (thanks USAMG)
For $20 this could be very satisfying.
Not much call for pollination at this time of the year - Have it!

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/wasp- ... 7AodkzUAng

[Gullscorer]

They can smell your fear..!!

[stevegull]

Due to caps lock abuse, I presumed this would be a thread about white, Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

Matt.

That is all.

[Robiberto22]

a wasp got in me cider t'other day - so i f***** it up

[chunkygull]

1.What is a wasps favourite film? Sting-ing in the Rain!

2.What is a wasps second favourite film? Lord of the Stings!

3.Who is a wasps favourite singer? Sting!

4.What is a wasps favourite song? Sultans of Sting!

5.What is a wasps second favorite song? Just a Spoonful of Sugar.

6.What sport do wasps play? Sting-pong!

7.Where do you take a sick wasp? To waspital.

8.A man went into a pet shop and said: “I want to buy a wasp.” ‘Sorry sir, we don’t sell wasps’, insisted the shopkeeper. ‘But you’ve got one in the window’, said the man.

all joking aside they are a bloody nuisance, there are far too many of them, they get on my bloody nerves, theres been loads lately, they serve no purpose to man nor beast, they are as useless as t1t$ on a nun and i wish they would just p1$$ off.