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WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 00:53
by 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!
WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 01:34
by usagullmichigan
petrol bomb.
WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 07:51
by Colorado Gull
There have been a load of wasps at my work recently - have no idea where they have come from.
Re: WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 13:57
by 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.
WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 14:53
by 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.
WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 17:05
by ferrarilover
Due to caps lock abuse, I presumed this would be a thread about white, Anglo-Saxon Protestants.
Matt.
WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 17:09
by hector
I hate wasps. More than anything, I think!
Loutish, cider-swilling, hooligans of the insect world.
Re: WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 20:19
by 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.
Re: WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 20:24
by Dave
westbaygull wrote: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..

Re: WASPS
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 20:32
by westbaygull
T'was a sight to behold F'revs
WASPS
Posted: 21 Aug 2013, 03:54
by 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 $20 this could be very satisfying.
Not much call for pollination at this time of the year - Have it!
http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/wasp- ... 7AodkzUAng
WASPS
Posted: 21 Aug 2013, 08:17
by Gullscorer
They can smell your fear..!!
Re: WASPS
Posted: 21 Aug 2013, 16:22
by stevegull
ferrarilover wrote:Due to caps lock abuse, I presumed this would be a thread about white, Anglo-Saxon Protestants.
Matt.
That is all.
WASPS
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 01:26
by Robiberto22
a wasp got in me cider t'other day - so i f***** it up
Re: WASPS
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 21:04
by chunkygull
1.What is a wasps favourite film? Sting-ing in the Rain!
2.What is a wasps second favourite film? Lord of the Stings!
3.Who is a wasps favourite singer? Sting!
4.What is a wasps favourite song? Sultans of Sting!
5.What is a wasps second favorite song? Just a Spoonful of Sugar.
6.What sport do wasps play? Sting-pong!
7.Where do you take a sick wasp? To waspital.
8.A man went into a pet shop and said: “I want to buy a wasp.†‘Sorry sir, we don’t sell wasps’, insisted the shopkeeper. ‘But you’ve got one in the window’, said the man.
all joking aside they are a bloody nuisance, there are far too many of them, they get on my bloody nerves, theres been loads lately, they serve no purpose to man nor beast, they are as useless as t1t$ on a nun and i wish they would just p1$$ off.