Turbo2

Anyone else notice how they've pretty much all appeared at once this summer? I guess like the rest of us, they've all been hiding from the rain. They now need to make the best of every fine day, if they're going to hit their annual minimum stinging quotas and ruin as many people's barbecues as possible.

God I hate them.

hodgy0_2

yep I noticed them too

Coffin Dodger

Oh yeah, there do seem to be a few about, just ignore them and they're fine

oldsplice

We've got squillions of the little *******.

Next door have got a plum tree and they're gorging themselves senseless (the stripey gits, not the neighbours!)

Jerome

Every time I hear someone say that, I feel obliged to inform them that they are wrong. As an acquaintance of mine demonstrated, moments after declaring that "if you leave them alone, they won't sting you", by getting stung on the top lip. His face swelled up rather nicely. Oh how we laughed.

scooby L

Obviously didn't like what he was saying

After watching how cats/dogs/horses treat our waspy friends, I don't bother worrying about them anymore... back of the hand in the centre of their ugly mush gives them the right idea and they pi$$ off.

zs_phil

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bloody evil things do they eat bbq food as they seem to smell it and come rushing to the scene and start annoying everyone. even worse when you have a pub meal with your wife and kids and sit outside to enjoy a couple of days sun and the bloody things just keep on going under and over the table

mart360

Quick Q?

what value do wasps serve?

Bee,s i can understand, but wasps.

why cant we eradicate the f*ckers perminatly..

Mart

tarmac terror

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try wearing hi-viz gear when the wasp population is in full swing. Its a nightmare, they must think its a giant sunflower or something.

tanyatriangles

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They are actually good pest control in your garden. Without them, quite a few pests would run wild.

mart360

which ones?

dont remember greenfly causing any major concerns

Mart

Fat Boy

Which ones?

Those annoying neighbours who come around for a quick drink and are still there 8 hours later?
Oh, hang on, that's me

zip106

I parked under a tree at work yesterday only to find on my return loads of wabby's gorging on the fallen sap.

I had to reach 85mph before the last one eventually let go of my bonnet. It was quite funny watching their little antennae flattened to their backs

Not long after parking up at home there were a load more converging on my truck.
Do you think they followed me?

PaulC72

We had quite a few of them visiting us on Sunday at our BBQ the end result was 5 - 0 to the humans ;-)

my06 ppp silver

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went to scotland on monday and when i returned i had to wash the car as i must of had at least 20 of the ******* splattered on my windscreen, funny thing is though i topped up my screenwash about anhour ago and counted another 7 that had been fried on it. lol. so as for ruining barbecues ironic really.

billyray911

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Phew,thought I may have a nest in the garden as I've euthanized 12 during the day.they just kept on coming.wonder if they emit anything before they die that attracts other wasps to come and help them...
or maybe not!!!

Janspeed

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White Anglo Saxon Protestants???

S3TH

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black and yellow barstewards!