[NatureNS] Yellow jackets

From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi Don,

Paper wasps are not at all as aggressive as yellowjackets are in the  
vicinity of their nests (run fast and take cover ... ;->) but they can  
still pack quite a sting. I was once picking blackberries (and  
Polistes wasps feed on the juices of fruits and berries) and  
accidentally closed my fingers on a paper wasp. The wasp quickly (and  
painfully) drew my attention to the fact that it was not pleased by  
this .... ;-> I've picked berries with greater care subsequently,  
particularly if I notice there are paper wasps around.

Cheers,

Chris

On 24-May-09, at 10:35 AM, Don MacNeill wrote:

> Paper wasps seem to be quite benign.  I have had them nesting in my  
> storage box for years.  I lift up the lid and see them crawling  
> around on the nest.  I disturb them a lot as I am taking things out  
> of the box, but they have never attacked me.  So, of course, I let  
> them have their part of the storage box.
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill
> donmacneill@eastlink.ca
>

Christopher Majka  <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> | Halifax, Nova Scotia,  
Canada

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Don,<div><br></div><div>Paper wasps are not at all =
as&nbsp;aggressive&nbsp;as yellowjackets are in the vicinity of their =
nests (run fast and take cover ... ;->) but they can still pack quite a =
sting. I was once picking blackberries (and <i>Polistes</i> wasps feed =
on the juices of fruits and berries) and&nbsp;accidentally&nbsp;closed =
my fingers on a paper wasp. The wasp quickly (and painfully) drew my =
attention to the fact that it was not pleased by this .... ;-> I've =
picked berries with greater care subsequently, particularly if I notice =
there are paper wasps =
around.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</d=
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">Christopher Majka &nbsp;&lt;<a =
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|&nbsp;Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada</span></font></div><div><font =
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style=3D"font-size: 12px; ">* Review Editor: The Coleopterists Bulletin =
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