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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 .
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 .
I'm anticipating a plague of the little bad attitude b@st@rds this year, following a mild winter.
The "Lynx Africa" was a good choice as it smells like a Zulu's loin cloth.
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.
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.
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.
have stocked up on cans of spray...hate them.
Will have a spray bottle of that potion to hand, but get much pleasure from using my "zapper".
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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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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
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!
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!
Trap them under a glass, slide a card under the glass and release them outside ffs. They won't intentionally harm you.
I've tried that kenny, but the glass just squashes them, and then I chuck them outside!
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.
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
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
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 .
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 .
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!).
of course its chit chat prob still lots of flamible furnishings and foam tiled ceilings
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.
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.
chit chat couple in lucky escape , fire guts home after wife leaves cooker on 
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."
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."
https://www.warwick-castle.com/explore/explore-the-warwick-castle-map.aspx
dont understand how this happened
dont understand how this happened
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....
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....
I rescued one today, at this time of year they eat garden pests.
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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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"!
one for studyform
http://news.sky.com/story/1467039/millions-of-bees-unleashed-as-lorry-crashes
http://news.sky.com/story/1467039/millions-of-bees-unleashed-as-lorry-crashes
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)
Lesson Over
Lesson Over
Killed my second one yesterday..ffs 2 kills by April 20 in Aberdeen.
yes, unhappy to report my first of the season, landed on my window, sat there for f-kin 5 hours, the bastard. cheers.
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.
killer bees, snakehead fish, whatever next?
where's our resident bird flu woman when you need her
where's our resident bird flu woman when you need her
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.
At the time there were dire warnings that the bees from brazil
could kill hundreds.
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 
Replied mate, what I say between you and I is personal, it's not a message of joy to put it mildly 
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
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
Heading towards June and only four seen.
Two at mine and two at daughters place.
Two at mine and two at daughters place.
Lunch outside two days running and not a single one.
I thought they'd go mad for the "Cidre" but zero interest, so no "Zapper" action again.
I thought they'd go mad for the "Cidre" but zero interest, so no "Zapper" action again.
On the insect list, I haven't seen even one Ladybird.
No "Red Admiral" butterflies on my "Buddleia",and precious few bees.
No "Red Admiral" butterflies on my "Buddleia",and precious few bees.
First time in the garden without my zapper, and along comes one for wine tasting.
Went to get it and the little sod had drowned it's sorrows.
Second one I didn't know I got, but it was stuck on the wire.
Thing is these were tiny little critters, but still menacing.
Total now is nine.....
Went to get it and the little sod had drowned it's sorrows.
Second one I didn't know I got, but it was stuck on the wire.
Thing is these were tiny little critters, but still menacing.
Total now is nine.....
Bit late but time to mothball (or should that be "waspball")this till next year.
On a rare, warm, part day a couple of weeks ago two hyper active little buggers were enjoying the flowers outside a certain supermarket.
Add to that two, mesmerised by the smell of vino in my re-cycle box, my final count for the whole year is thirteen.
On a rare, warm, part day a couple of weeks ago two hyper active little buggers were enjoying the flowers outside a certain supermarket.
Add to that two, mesmerised by the smell of vino in my re-cycle box, my final count for the whole year is thirteen.
Well, having closed the file for this year, I had another one in the house yesterday.
Too high to take out with my "Zapper", so had to resort to the ineffective, EU approved, version of "Raid".
Surely that's it now!
Too high to take out with my "Zapper", so had to resort to the ineffective, EU approved, version of "Raid".
Surely that's it now!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garden/dp/B003DKNICG/ref=pd_bxgy_86_img_2/280-1056547-6240466?ie=UTF8&refRID=12T1EVHJVFDGZM24SFV5
better with this un
better with this un
LOL i thought you just put a tennis racket up its a battery operated one , does the ZAP even kill
The ExecutionerTM Fly Swat Wasp Bug Mosquito Swatter Zapper
fook me this person didtn like the Executioner at all , she said she need 4
Initial post: 20 Jun 2013 18:35:32 BDT
Last edited by the author on 20 Jun 2013 18:37:26 BDT
K Smith says:
I bought an "Executioner" and a "cheap knockoff" (at less than a quarter of the price) and personally I can't see much difference in zapping power. To kill a housefly with either you have to pin it up against a window and hold the button down for 5 or 10 seconds until the fly starts to smoke (actually easier to do with a "cheap knockoff" as the fly gets caught in the safety mesh). However, the main problem is when you see a fly you have to retrieve your zapper from where you left it, by which time the fly will probably have landed somewhere and effectively disappeared. For that reason, I wish I'd bought four of the "cheap knockoffs" (which would have cost less than The Executioner) and then I could have kept two upstairs and two downstairs so one of them would always be near at hand. Just my 2p.
fook me this person didtn like the Executioner at all , she said she need 4
Initial post: 20 Jun 2013 18:35:32 BDT
Last edited by the author on 20 Jun 2013 18:37:26 BDT
K Smith says:
I bought an "Executioner" and a "cheap knockoff" (at less than a quarter of the price) and personally I can't see much difference in zapping power. To kill a housefly with either you have to pin it up against a window and hold the button down for 5 or 10 seconds until the fly starts to smoke (actually easier to do with a "cheap knockoff" as the fly gets caught in the safety mesh). However, the main problem is when you see a fly you have to retrieve your zapper from where you left it, by which time the fly will probably have landed somewhere and effectively disappeared. For that reason, I wish I'd bought four of the "cheap knockoffs" (which would have cost less than The Executioner) and then I could have kept two upstairs and two downstairs so one of them would always be near at hand. Just my 2p.
But Roger on the other hand loves them
Roger William Fox says:
I have an old one and added battery in series with tape etc. Can't get the flap on now but boy do those flies smoke now! (No guarantee the extra battery won't blow up your Zapper though!).
I have one of these from ages ago. Wouldn't be without it. I have two hates. Dogs and flies (sorry dog lovers!). Dogs lay it, flies spread it' I have no guilt about destroying something that eats you know what on the pavement then lands on your sandwhich!
Roger William Fox says:
I have an old one and added battery in series with tape etc. Can't get the flap on now but boy do those flies smoke now! (No guarantee the extra battery won't blow up your Zapper though!).
I have one of these from ages ago. Wouldn't be without it. I have two hates. Dogs and flies (sorry dog lovers!). Dogs lay it, flies spread it' I have no guilt about destroying something that eats you know what on the pavement then lands on your sandwhich!
K Smith says:
If you drop a piece of wet cotton thread, about an inch long, onto the zapper it should spark when the cotton lands. I just tried it on mine. If you don't see a spark your zapper has probably stopped working. The cotton thread has to be wet for the test to work.
Little tip for the killers
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FFS
435 of 444 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Whoa!, 28 Sept. 2010
By S.Weasel
This review is from: The ExecutionerTM Fly Swat Wasp Bug Mosquito Swatter Zapper (Garden & Outdoors)
Bought this as a bit of a joke present. I've seen cheap knockoffs waved around in the market that didn't seem to do much, but the reviews convinced me this one might work. Boy howdy! Does it ever!
My husband came zooming into the room with the Executioner and an evil grin and said, 'you have GOT to see this thing in action!'
CRACK, burst of light, the mosquito just vaporized. We've been stalking around the house ever since looking for stuff to kill.
I fear for my immortal soul.
If you drop a piece of wet cotton thread, about an inch long, onto the zapper it should spark when the cotton lands. I just tried it on mine. If you don't see a spark your zapper has probably stopped working. The cotton thread has to be wet for the test to work.
Little tip for the killers
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FFS
435 of 444 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Whoa!, 28 Sept. 2010
By S.Weasel
This review is from: The ExecutionerTM Fly Swat Wasp Bug Mosquito Swatter Zapper (Garden & Outdoors)
Bought this as a bit of a joke present. I've seen cheap knockoffs waved around in the market that didn't seem to do much, but the reviews convinced me this one might work. Boy howdy! Does it ever!
My husband came zooming into the room with the Executioner and an evil grin and said, 'you have GOT to see this thing in action!'
CRACK, burst of light, the mosquito just vaporized. We've been stalking around the house ever since looking for stuff to kill.
I fear for my immortal soul.
Those things are beyond useless TC.
You have to be so close that the little tw@t will see you and also at a precise angle to the surface, otherwise no good.
After I got my zapper I found that they do a slightly bigger one, and with "C-Cells", which must be even better.
If you don't believe how effective they are, I invite you to touch one!
You have to be so close that the little tw@t will see you and also at a precise angle to the surface, otherwise no good.
After I got my zapper I found that they do a slightly bigger one, and with "C-Cells", which must be even better.
If you don't believe how effective they are, I invite you to touch one!
Ill take Kellys word
K Smith says:
If you drop a piece of wet cotton thread, about an inch long, onto the zapper it should spark when the cotton lands. I just tried it on mine. If you don't see a spark your zapper has probably stopped working. The cotton thread has to be wet for the test to work.
K Smith says:
If you drop a piece of wet cotton thread, about an inch long, onto the zapper it should spark when the cotton lands. I just tried it on mine. If you don't see a spark your zapper has probably stopped working. The cotton thread has to be wet for the test to work.
Slippy, I have also only been stung once and I don't know by what!
Ten years ago, walking down the tow path of the canal at Sowerby Bridge for dinner.
Over hanging bushes that had to be brushed away.
Suddenly I had something covering my right eye and instinctively swatted it away.
Stung in an instant, just below my eye, and my God did it hurt.
Didn't know how to deal with it, but spent the entire meal, with dripping ice, into my Calf's Liver.
Honestly thought that our trip to Barcelona, the following day, could be compromised!
Guessing it was a bee, or maybe a spider.
Ten years ago, walking down the tow path of the canal at Sowerby Bridge for dinner.
Over hanging bushes that had to be brushed away.
Suddenly I had something covering my right eye and instinctively swatted it away.
Stung in an instant, just below my eye, and my God did it hurt.
Didn't know how to deal with it, but spent the entire meal, with dripping ice, into my Calf's Liver.
Honestly thought that our trip to Barcelona, the following day, could be compromised!
Guessing it was a bee, or maybe a spider.
I once walked about a quarter mile, down to the lake at Roundhay Park, with a wasp on my nose.
Had been taught not to react and get them angry.
My bro in law had a technique of gently blowing them.
Unfortunately my son lashes out as if he is in a boxing ring, and causes mayhem at the table, and then runs off,
leaving the rest of us to deal with the angry little b@stards!
Had been taught not to react and get them angry.
My bro in law had a technique of gently blowing them.
Unfortunately my son lashes out as if he is in a boxing ring, and causes mayhem at the table, and then runs off,
leaving the rest of us to deal with the angry little b@stards!
Photo just in ;
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A wasp or two a day appearing in closed bathroom for last few weeks they are just crawling around not flying cant work out where they are coming from, one in kitchen 10 mins ago same story
Walking about with wasps on nose and your bro in law blowing ya eh
jarvis its called dying
jarvis its called dying
Thanks for that Chaser its more about where they may be coming from.
Could have nest in the loft also , you got a bath and shower if bath take that panel off and check if they aint more
Seen about four in total and not many bees either,the queens(born this year )now full of eggs (some fertilised but mostly drones) will be looking for somewhere to hibernate until the l spring warmth awakens them and they get going again , when you see the big uns early spring think twice before you kill them ,deffo in decline .Was sitting in the garden by the shed a few years ago in the April sun ,could here this scraping sound ,was coming from behind the shed ,had a butchers and there was a queen wasp with its jaws out trying to eat the wood off the shed ,the rasping sound was loud ,they chew the wood up into pulp to build there nests .
Didn't expect to post on here again this year.
Just relaxing with a G&T and there's a massive black and orange something, hovering near the ceiling, and looking a bit dazed.
Went to get a spray, and my zapper and closed the door, then when I returned it has vamoosed!!!!
The blinds had been slightly open, so I closed them, and maybe it is behind somewhere.
Hopefully tomorrow it will have exhausted itself.
Only thing is that I'm wondering what the hell it is!!
Hornet...."Super Wasp" or what?
Just relaxing with a G&T and there's a massive black and orange something, hovering near the ceiling, and looking a bit dazed.
Went to get a spray, and my zapper and closed the door, then when I returned it has vamoosed!!!!
The blinds had been slightly open, so I closed them, and maybe it is behind somewhere.
Hopefully tomorrow it will have exhausted itself.
Only thing is that I'm wondering what the hell it is!!
Hornet...."Super Wasp" or what?
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