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< This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020203020702070608080605 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3075 - Release Date: > 08/16/10 03:35:00 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3079 - Release Date: 08/18/10 03:35:00 > > -- 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. --------------020203020702070608080605 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <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> <br> </font><br> David & Alison Webster wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:AE977BBD692B40969707F95D6E2BF13F@D58WQPH1" type="cite"> <meta content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18939"> <style></style> <div><font size="2">Hi All, Aug 18, 2010</font></div> <div><font size="2"> 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> </div> <div><font size="2"> Yellowjackets are subdued by cold and repelled by Deep Woods insect repellant. </font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="2"> [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