Is it not a bit early / too cold for them yet ?

Just been outside and 2 large black bees were hovering about, and saw this quite large wasp out and about too

 

My dog loves em.. had a few in the garden .. good look to her if she catches on !

I think she'll go back to eating slugs

 

It is to cold for bees had a few in my garden then they buzzed off!

 

Just had a HUGE bee buzz into where im working, have been about for a few weeks

 

A big bee came out of my fireplace a couple of nights ago - the fire was on too . Really gave us a fright. He settled under a small table in my lounge before I squished him!

 

The large wasps will be the queens looking for a suitable nest, try to discourage them as much as possible, ie. splat on sight

I hate wasps, useless bloody creatures

 

Hate wasps. Love bees!


Oooh, Sal............my brother in law has a red 'stang. I'm not sure, but I think he's sold it........he's getting a new one after he had one in the states. I think he might have done that route, but I don't want to ask Mr OS about it at the moment because I'll get that glazed expression............

 

Yes, April is the time that these nasty wee tw@ts start nest hunting. Unfortunately, the credit crisis hasnt reached wasp mortgages yet, so you cant rely on our incompetent government to deter wasps residing in your garden

I have been told that they like quiet places, so once a day for an hour, I go out into my grounds and woop loudly... I havent seen a wasp yet...

I will also be buying several waspinators for my grounds as I have a significant wasp phobia

 

Do they hunt in packs ?

 

hate wasps with a passion . annoying flying f*ckwits

 

Had a hornet's nest in the wall of the French house last year. On advice from the neighbour, we ignored them, and they ignored us.

None to be seen this year.

Seriously, guys, these things DO NOT hurt you if you leave them alone.

Alcazar

 

True i had a wasp nest at my old house i did upset them with all the petrol household products that i sent them they turned mad not nice when you annoy the fekkers!

 

Hornets are nasty buggers...they are known for being aggressive and unlike bees, they don't just sting once - hornets can sting multiple times & they do not die after stinging a human. They can bite and sting at the same time. They can also wipe out

As with wasps, they can mobilise the whole swarm in defense which canis highly dangerous to humans..vicious *******

Apparently you should never kill one near it's nest as it releases a scent which then causes the rest of the swarm to attack.

My parents in law's neighbour always has a hornets nest somewhere on their property and in the summer they are a bloody nuisance- especially when there are little ones running about

 

I p1ssed the whole street off when i set fire to my wasps living under the kids swimming pool,not my kids btw was there when i moved in,and all i did was go to the pub to get out of the way

 

My next door neighbour told me earlier that he had a bird box on his tree that when he come to check on it, it was no longer nesting birds but a large number of wasps !!

 

Two big wasps in the conservatory yesterday, those things give me the irrits!

Don't kill bees though, they're in decline apparently!

 

I'm terrified of both Bees and Wasps. Hate wasps more though.

If one come in the office during the summer I run out of the office and get someone to go in and kill it.

Years ago a wasp flew into the car while I was driving. I very nearly crashed.

 

Known by who? I stood and watched the hornets entering and leaving their nest last year, from as close as a couple of metres. They never bothered me once.

Wasps can sting more than once, too. And as for biting, the jaws of both hornets and wasps aren't strong enough to cause more than an irritant to human skin......unless it nipped you somewhere VERY soft, nudge, nudge.


But have you, or anyone you know, ever been stung by one?

Alcazar

 

You should see the black ones you get in the states, about 2 inches long, like a minature Apache gunship, obviously very unpleasant to get stung as it cleared the room like you wouldnt beleive, not immune to a well aimed tea-towel though !

 

We had a hornet visit our garden a couple of years ago. Orange and black and about twice the size of an average wasp. Landed on the fence we were painting, had a rest and then flew off over the gardens, never seen one since.

They are quite a sight and worth a look, they do look like they could do some damage but I have never heard of anyone who has ever been stung by one, let alone several

When I was young and lived in the country my brother and I used to hunt for wasps nests and attack them, I suffered many stings, all as a result of my behaviour towards them I remember the event that was the last time I disturbed their nests, one of them got up under my arm pit and stung me several times.... f**k that hurt, never again

Leave them alone unless they are nesting in or close to you're home and present a risk to your kids, etc.

I often let them land on me when they are buzzing around, they never sting, just have a sniff around and then head off elsewhere.

One question... if a wasp 15,000 times bigger than you tried to swat you, would you bite and kick and scratch to defend yourself?

 

Have to agree with the above, live and let live.
I've been stung a few times but never took it personally!

 

A shotgun is best for wasp nest removal.