[NatureNS] Wasp nests

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:56:36 -0300
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I think there is a saying "All good things come to those who wait" If 
there isn't then I am making one up.
Last night a creature got into the wasp nest -the greyish paper cone 
type- and tore it all apart. So my ladder is free and I am free of my 
dilemma.
Thank you for all the answers and next year I will strategically place 
dummy nests.
Virginia Redden
Port Howe


David & Alison Webster wrote:
> Hi All,                    Aug 18, 2010
>     I gather from the context that the beast under consideration is a 
> yellowjacket as opposed to Paper Wasp (Polistinae; open small nest 
> with exposed cells).
>  
>     Yellowjackets are subdued by cold and repelled by Deep Woods 
> insect repellant.
>  
>     [In late summer 2000 on a hot afternoon, while clearing a 
> makeshift turnaround because the road was blocked, I kicked a 
> rotten stump to see if the truck would get hung on it and found that 
> it contained a large nest of yellowjacks. So I daubed some Deep Woods 
> on my hat, neck, chest & arms and worked for about an hour in a cloud 
> of Yellowjackets to clear the rest of the turnaround and load and pile 
> a half cord of wood; didn't get stung once.]
>  
>     I don't know how Yellowjackets respond to Epoxy but you could try 
> the following (provided you are not violently allergic to their 
> stings). Early on a cool morning use 5-minute Epoxy to secure the nest 
> to an alternative support. Say, depending upon the orientation of the 
> nest, an L-shaped support placed behind the ladder with the long part 
> leaning against the wall and the short arm secured to the nest with 
> several daubs of Epoxy.
>  
>     After the Epoxy has hardened, cut the nest free from the ladder 
> and move the ladder.
>  
>     I am not sure when Yellowjackets fade away-- mid to late October I 
> would guess.
>  
>     We eat outdoors fairly often in warm weather, usually in the 
> company of Yellowjackets. They are annoying when they buzz one's face 
> but, on the other hand, more Yellowjackets means fewer Flies. If they 
> became a problem around the table then I would try to decoy them away 
> with a paper towel moistened with Apple Juice or other sweet liquid.
>  
>     Some are quite friendly (perhaps all if they don't feel 
> threatened). Several years ago one flew to my hand, in a 
> clearly non-agressive way, while  I was eating an apple (or after I 
> had ?) outdoors and proceeded for some time to feed on traces of juice 
> that it found on my fingers.
>  
>     Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* V. Redden <mailto:Reddenville@nncweb.ca>
>     *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:10 AM
>     *Subject:* [NatureNS] Wasp nests
>
>     My ladder was unused this summer and now that I need it I have
>     discovered a paper wasp nest attached to the rungs and sides.
>
>     I was wondering if anyone knew of  way to detach these nests,
>     safely, for me and them.
>     Or will they leave the nest at some time and set my ladder free.
>     If this is so when would this happen?
>
>     Or I could wait for the really good show, my husband freeing the
>     ladder in his own way.
>
>     Any suggestions about wasps would be greatly appreciated.
>     Virginia Redden
>     Port Howe
>
>
>
>
>
>     They hang the man and flog the woman
>     That steal the goose from off the common,
>     But let the greater villain loose
>     That steals the common from the goose.
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I think there is a saying
"All good things come to those who wait" If there isn't then I am
making one up. <br>
Last night a creature got into the wasp nest -the greyish paper cone
type- and tore it all apart. So my ladder is free and I am free of my
dilemma.<br>
Thank you for all the answers and next year I will strategically place
dummy nests. <br>
Virginia Redden<br>
Port Howe<br>
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David &amp; Alison Webster wrote:
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  <div><font size="2">Hi All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aug 18, 2010</font></div>
  <div><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I gather from the context that the beast
under consideration is a yellowjacket as opposed to Paper Wasp
(Polistinae; open small nest with exposed cells).</font></div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yellowjackets are subdued by cold and
repelled by Deep Woods insect repellant. </font></div>
  <div>&nbsp;</div>
  <div><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [In late summer 2000 on a hot afternoon,
while clearing a makeshift turnaround because the road was blocked, I
kicked a rotten&nbsp;stump to see if the truck would get hung on it and
found that it contained a large nest of&nbsp;yellowjacks. So I daubed some
Deep Woods on my hat, neck, chest&nbsp;&amp; arms and worked for about an
hour in a cloud of Yellowjackets&nbsp;to&nbsp;clear the rest of the turnaround
and&nbsp;load and pile