Wasps

[DIDO.1 20,804]

Just released a lively queen that's was buzzing around my front room. This doesn't look like it's going to be a good year for wasps

[ZacB 110]

Would have to disagree (in the Suffolk area at least).

Last year even with the ‘Beast from the East’, we were inundated with wasps, they caused havoc within the beekeeping fraternity. One would expect that a lot of queens were produced so even with a ‘normal winter’ one would expect a reasonable survival rate of over wintered queens - hopefully I’m wrong.

Don’t get me wrong as a healthy wasp population is good - but everything in balance.   

[DIDO.1 20,804]

I was worried they are waking up to early, not much to eat yet. A long cold winter is better, constant cold keeps them in hibernation where they are safe 

[tilimangro 1,013]

Last year was amazing down here for wasps

abd we had the beast from the east interrupting them mid way through

dont panic captain mainwaring

its looking good

[trappa 517]

Im really not sure. I was at a woodworm job the other day and there was a big queen very groggily crawling along the drive. i put her somewhere safe and i hope she survives but this warm weather is causing havoc, i saw 2 birds today with twigs for making nests ffs. Insects are out and about but a cold snap and it will kill the lot.

[Deker 3,450]

Was watching one around a window this afternoon,  seen several about already!

[TOMO 24,837]

my terrier killed a collard dove fledgling the other day on my back garden....another few days of ground feeding by the parents and it would have been flying

[Deker 3,450]

Even more over the last couple of days!

[Ratmanwan3 85]

My mate got called out to a wasp nest yesterday. It was at a hospital above a doorway in an air brick with several small wasps coming and going. 

The last one I did was the first week in December which was way past the end of a normal season. 

[forest of dean redneck 11,183]

Tell you lot earn money by removing wasps nests any wasp is killed here ,not released

[PLEDGEY 493]

I found 3 queens in a box in the garage this afternoon. Covered them back up with some dried leaves. Queen wasps are a good pollinator when they first wake up, plus, if it ain't doing me no harm then I let it be.

[DIDO.1 20,804]

Did two proper wasp nests today. First ones of the year. 

[mixedbag 128]

got a nest in corner of porch how do you get rid of them 

[bunnyboiler 1,050]

On 21/06/2019 at 16:33, mixedbag said:

got a nest in corner of porch how do you get rid of them 

Ant  powder form the pound shop fire loads in should do the trick

Edited July 2, 2019 by bunnyboiler

[DIDO.1 20,804]

Coming in fairly steady now. 

I'm getting lots of calls from people getting wasps in there houses, don't normally get this many until autumn. Also treated a nest the other day that was producing queens