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One little blighter, looking somewhat dazed, in the house yesterday.
One little blighter, looking somewhat dazed, in the house yesterday.
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We had an encounter today - massive beast in the bathroom , either a queen or a superwasp, Trainspotter junior tackled it with Lynx Africa while I supplemented with a shower attack to send it down the plughole.
Every time I thought it was defeated it would recover and crawl zombie like out of the plughole. Battle won by flushing it down the bog , I am keeping a good lookout outside to see if any manhole covers are being lifted from within . |
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I'm anticipating a plague of the little bad attitude b@st@rds this year, following a mild winter.
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The "Lynx Africa" was a good choice as it smells like a Zulu's loin cloth.
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There are powders and foams for professionals. But for fun, fill a container that has a spray gun with 1/20th Magnum washing up liquid and the rest water, and zap the yellow and black b'stards.
Something about them having an exoskeleton, and them not being able to handle the surface tension change in the moisture on the outside of their bodies means they drop to the ground in a quite pleasing way. |
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killed my first wasp of the year on Tuesday..it was a horrible brute of a thing.
have stocked up on cans of spray...hate them. |
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nothing to report up here. cheers.
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One wasp and one big bee here.
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Will have a spray bottle of that potion to hand, but get much pleasure from using my "zapper".
. http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-ExecutionerTM-Mosquito-Swatter-Zapper/dp/B000MU2MJA/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1428754014&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=insect+zapper |
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The best and most satisfying spray was the original "Raid" which was a dry powder that left no unsightly marks.
The bigger the critter the faster it worked and just stopped them in mid flight and job done. Thanks, not, for people in Brussels who banned the sale of it, along with "Sodium Chlorate", and Lord knows what else! Now we have an noneffective wet spray replacement! |
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Trap them under a glass, slide a card under the glass and release them outside ffs. They won't intentionally harm you.
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I've tried that kenny, but the glass just squashes them, and then I chuck them outside!
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lol, murderer.
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Buzzing I tell you
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I have only been stung once in my entire life and that was when I was still at school. Wasps and bees don't bother me in the slightest and would never swat either of them if they were visiting my house or garden.
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Bees are great. Wasps I can take or leave, they can be annoying at end of summer.
I saw a hornet on holiday and it was much bigger than a wasp, I wouldn't say I was scared but .. unsettled. I wouldn't try to kill it as to be honest, I think I'd have lost an arm  What I really hate are cockroaches, thank god they aren't common here    |
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Wasps at this time of year will be the queen emerging from hibernation and looking for a place to build a nest .They are not aggressive at this time and should be let out if you can ,Wasps are actually good for the garden ,they hunt and eat many pests like blackfly .The queen carrying eggs starts a nest from scratch and lays eggs which hatch ,these are workers which then continue building the coloney.
Even through the summer they are not agressive unless protecting their nest .After the summer is a diff story ,once the nest work is finished and the days shorten and the nights get colder their days are numbered ,this is when they get a bit nippy off particulary if they are inebriated due to the alchohol in rotten fruit .This is why they love a beer garden ,once they get the taste for it its a prob ,pissed up they get rowdy and look for trouble . Depends what part of the country you love but here in Scotland wasps are nothing like as common as they once were ,like bees and many insects they are in trouble and its not good . Killing the Queens at this time of year is bad craic ,just let emm out ,they will help keep the your garden free of pests .Later in the year a diff story .Last year a only seen one or two wasps . all pesticides are bad news but the modern stuff is also toxic to beneficial insects such as bees and dragonflies, pyrethroids are toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms. At extremely small levels, such as 2 parts per trillion turning a deodarant spray into a flame thrower is best if it gets serious but an open window with C4 racing full volume usually does the job . |
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Can't disagree with any of that breadnbutter, I'd leave them alone this time of year unless they are nesting in your house or something. Apart from the deoderant bit, bit dangerous (though I've tried it myself!).
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of course its chit chat prob still lots of flamible furnishings and foam tiled ceilings
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Today of all days, did you see the news?
A medieval castle display fired a fireball out of a trebuchet - and burned down their medieval castle boathouse!  JC says don't play with fire kids. |
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chit chat couple in lucky escape , fire guts home after wife leaves cooker on
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I just remembered something. Simpsons did it:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2694794/Man-using-blowtorch-kill-spider-started-fire.html "A Seattle man caused $60,000 in damage after using a homemade blowtorch to try to kill a spider in his rental home on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old, who lived in the house with his mother, had used a can of spray paint and a lighter to try to chase the spider from a laundry room, but the fire quickly took hold." |
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https://www.warwick-castle.com/explore/explore-the-warwick-castle-map.aspx
dont understand how this happened |
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Count of two now with another one in the house yesterday.
Just enjoyed a wonderful lunch "al fresco", of seafood salad (or if you prefer "Insalata Di Mare") courtesy of "Costco", and washed down with a glass (or was it more) of "Verdicchio". Wall to wall blue, with not a wisp of a cloud, and no wasp interest at all, despite being unseasonably warm. Would have been perfect if able to share with my girl, whose birthday it would have been tomorrow....  |
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I rescued one today, at this time of year they eat garden pests.
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Swarm of killer hornets make a beeline for Britain
Britain's National Bee Unit will hold a meeting after it is revealed millions of deadly hornets could wing their way across the Channel. Millions of huge killer hornets which eat bees and have caused the deaths of six people in France, could be heading to Britain because of the warm Spring, experts have warned. Asian hornets, which are around 3cm long, are far more vicious than smaller varieties and carry a much more powerful sting. Six people have already died from anaphylactic shock after being stung by the insects which originally come from China but have spread across the world. Next month the Department of Environment’s National Bee Unit is to meet in Suffolk for a seminar on how to tackle the predators, which can devour up to 50 honey bees a day. UK beekeepers have been sent email alerts by Defra asking them to be on the look-out for the menaces. Members of the public are being urged not to approach nests, which are usually found high in trees or on the sides of buildings. Most people die after disturbing a nest and being stung multiple times, which can cause those with allergies to suffer a fatal reaction. One victim was a 54-year-old man who died after he disturbed a nest and was attacked by a swarm in the Loire Valley. Carolyne Liston, chairwoman of the Norfolk Beekeepers' Association, said Asian hornets are thought to have arrived in France after hiding away in a consignment of pottery imported from China in 2004. "They are a very, very aggressive predator" she warned, “They wait by the entrance and grab foraging bees as they come back into the hive. "They can absolutely decimate bee colonies. "We are concerned they are going to come into Britain on someone's caravan who has been travelling in France." Asian hornet facts The Asian Hornet, or Vespa velutina is an invasive species from Asia and was first spotted in Bordeaux, France, in 2005 and is now spreading rapidly. It is a highly effective predator of insects, including honey bees and can cause significant losses to bee colonies Although it is not yet present in the UK, it is considered likely to arrive soon, possibly across the channel from France or accidentally imported in pot plants, cut flowers, fruit and timber. It is active between April and November. Queens can be up to 3cm in length and workers around 2.5cm. Entirely dark brown or black velvety body, bordered with a fine yellow band. It has a black head with orange-yellow face The Asian Hornet is a day flying species which, unlike the European hornet, ceases activity at dusk. It nests in tall trees in urban and rural areas, and nests can also be found in sheds, garages, under decking or in holes in the wall or ground. An Asian Hornet's sting is thought to be no more painful than that of a British hornet to humans ...... |
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No doubt some pacifist on here will be wanting to ask them in for tea and biscuits (or maybe honey and bee "Shish Kebabs"!
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one for studyform
http://news.sky.com/story/1467039/millions-of-bees-unleashed-as-lorry-crashes |
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I was surprised when I saw a program about bees in the US, its common practice to have multiple hives being shipped from state to state because of the vast monocultures over there, they do all the pollination for the Orange groves in Florida and then get shipped across the continent to do the California Almonds, they have to be shipped around as once the prevalent crop has finished flowering there's nothing else to sustain them (except for the honey which of course we take)
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Killed my second one yesterday..ffs 2 kills by April 20 in Aberdeen.
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yes, unhappy to report my first of the season, landed on my window, sat there for f-kin 5 hours, the bastard. cheers.
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One flew in my car window yesterday and proceeded to get very agitated. I had to open the door (whilst driving) to let him out.
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killer bees, snakehead fish, whatever next?
where's our resident bird flu woman when you need her |
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michael caine made a film about killer bees spreading into the U.S.
At the time there were dire warnings that the bees from brazil could kill hundreds. |
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I was in Beckenham earlier today, a massive bumblebee was buzzing around me in the pub garden and a spider somehow attached himself to my sunglasses. I took it as a good sign, when I was on my way to do my placepots in the High Street. I ended up doing a rouf
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Ouch!! ^^
2nd PM sent last night Slippy. |
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Replied mate, what I say between you and I is personal, it's not a message of joy to put it mildly
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Final message on its way in a mo. GN and GL mate.
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Goodnight mate, you are one of the good guys
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Its not Killer bees ,its killer Hornets that kill bees ,bees are thee most important pollinators on the plane,they pollinate some of the most important crops we rely on ,without them we are fckd .
Bees are under huge pressure due to commercial producers importing Varroa mites into the Uk ,overall honeybees and wild bumblebees are under severe pressure . wasps are in decline as well and its not really been explained on another note ,do folks on here know that honey purchased from supermarkets ect that contains non eu honey ,is mixed with a whole lot of stuff (suger ect) only way to get real honey is buy UK produced ,if its says contains non Eu Honey ,its fake a con ,although the gap in price should be self explanatory |