[NatureNS] re Dave's wasp nest -- was wasps and hummingbird feeders

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:46:13 -0300
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Way to go, Dave!  Sure looks like a bald-faced hornet to me =
[Dolichovespula maculata][from Wikipedia] =97 cheers from Jim in =
Wolfvile.

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> From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
> Subject: Fw: [NatureNS] re Dave's wasp nest -- was wasps and =
hummingbird feeders
> Date: September 21, 2014 at 10:15:44 AM ADT
> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Dear All,                                    Sept 21, 2014
>     This was about 20' from the nest on the house and size looks =
right; trying to keep warm on a wheelbarrow. I could not get a shot of =
the face but the abdomen and side of the head seems to agree with =
bald-faced hornet aka white-faced wasp.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91817127@N08/15284965376/
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Wolford
> To: naturens
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 8:54 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] re Dave's wasp nest -- was wasps and hummingbird =
feeders
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> Dave, your nice photo is of a nest of either a bald-faced hornet or =
one of the yellow-jackets =97 both are in the same group of social wasps =
that are quite different from paper wasps, another very common social =
species.  Since you said these were black and large, I will bet on the =
bald-faced hornet.  They and yellow-jackets both are seekers of =
sweetness and can be pests at hummer feeders.  Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.
>=20
> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
>> Subject: Fw: [NatureNS] Wasps and hummingbird feeders
>> Date: September 1, 2014 at 9:56:35 AM ADT
>> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>=20
>> An image of the unknown wasp nest that I mentioned Aug 24 is now at
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/91817127@N08/14918379239/
>> DW
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: David & Alison Webster
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 9:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wasps and hummingbird feeders
>>=20
>> Hi Richard,
>>     Locating the wasp nest (follow that wasp) and moving one of your =
feeders near their nest might work.
>>     Today a neighbor pointed out that we have a large nest on our =
house under an overhang; about 9" diam & 10" tall; wasps are black, =
large & busy.
>> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Annabelle Thiebaux
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 8:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wasps and hummingbird feeders
>>=20
>> Nope,  I have seen wasps & hummingbirds fight & the wasps won!
>>=20
>> Sent from my iPad
>>=20
>> On Aug 24, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>>=20
>>> My hummer feeder is attracting more wasps than Hummingbirds at the =
moment. I hung up a false wasps nest nearby  but it's not stopping them. =
I don't want to spray,  as it's only temporary and might harm the birds. =
I think the wasps are keeping the birds away. Any ideas how to get rid =
of them?
>>>=20
>>> Richard Stern=20
>>> Sternrichard@gmail.com
>>> Sent from my Android device
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>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 2014.0.4745 / Virus Database: 4007/8087 - Release Date: =
08/23/14
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> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
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charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Way to =
go, Dave! &nbsp;Sure looks like a bald-faced hornet to me [<span =
style=3D"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; =
font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);">Dolichovespula maculata][from Wikipedia]</span>&nbsp;=97 cheers =
from Jim in Wolfvile.<div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">David &amp; Alison =
Webster &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt;<br></span></=
div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; =
color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Fw: [NatureNS] re Dave's wasp nest =
-- was wasps and hummingbird feeders</b><br></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">September 21, 2014 at 10:15:44 AM =
ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a =
href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, =
1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a=
 =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><br><div><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
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none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;"><div>Dear All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept 21, 2014</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This =
was&nbsp;about 20'&nbsp;from the nest on the house and size looks right; =
trying to keep warm on a wheelbarrow. I could not get a shot of the face =
but the abdomen and side of the head&nbsp;seems to agree with bald-faced =
hornet aka white-faced wasp.</div><div><a =
href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/91817127@N08/15284965376/">https://w=
ww.flickr.com/photos/91817127@N08/15284965376/</a></div><div>Dave</div><di=
v style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;">----- =
Original Message -----<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(228, 228, =
228); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial =
initial;"><b>From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
title=3D"jimwolford@eastlink.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">Jim =
Wolford</a></div><div><b>To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</a></div><div><b>Sent:</b=
><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Monday, September =
01, 2014 8:54 PM</div><div><b>Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[NatureNS] re Dave's wasp =
nest -- was wasps and hummingbird =
feeders</div></div><div><br></div>Dave, your nice photo is of a nest of =
either a bald-faced hornet or one of the yellow-jackets =97 both are in =
the same group of social wasps that are quite different from paper =
wasps, another very common social species. &nbsp;Since you said these =
were black and large, I will bet on the bald-faced hornet. &nbsp;They =
and yellow-jackets both are seekers of sweetness and can be pests at =
hummer feeders. &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>From:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;">David &amp; Alison Webster &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt;<br></span></=
div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>Subject:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Fw: [NatureNS] Wasps and =
hummingbird feeders</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Date:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;">September 1, 2014 at 9:56:35 AM =
ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>To:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><a =
href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>Reply-To:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><br><div><div dir=3D"auto" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" =
style=3D"text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: =
normal; font-family: Helvetica; white-space: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div>An =
image of the unknown wasp nest that I mentioned Aug 24 is now =
at</div><div><a =
href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/91817127@N08/14918379239/">https://w=
ww.flickr.com/photos/91817127@N08/14918379239/</a></div><div>DW</div><div =
style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;">----- =
Original Message -----<div style=3D"background-color: rgb(228, 228, =
228);"><b>From:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
title=3D"dwebster@glinx.com" href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">David =
&amp; Alison Webster</a></div><div><b>To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><=
div><b>Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Sunday,=
 August 24, 2014 9:14 PM</div><div><b>Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [NatureNS] Wasps and =
hummingbird feeders</div></div><div><br></div><div>Hi =
Richard,</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Locating the wasp nest (follow =
that wasp) and moving one of your feeders near their nest might =
work.</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Today a neighbor pointed out that we =
have a large nest on our house under an overhang; about 9" diam &amp; =
10" tall; wasps are black, large &amp; busy.</div><div>Yt, Dave Webster, =
Kentville</div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"border-left-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; =
padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: =
0px;"><div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: =
arial;">----- Original Message -----</div><div style=3D"background-color: =
rgb(228, 228, 228); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: =
arial;"><b>From:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
title=3D"hamst@xplornet.com" href=3D"mailto:hamst@xplornet.com">Annabelle =
Thiebaux</a></div><div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: =
normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; =
font-family: arial;"><b>To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><=
div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: =
arial;"><b>Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Sunday, August 24, 2014 =
8:36 PM</div><div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: =
arial;"><b>Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Re: [NatureNS] Wasps and =
hummingbird feeders</div><div><br></div><div>Nope, &nbsp;I have seen =
wasps &amp; hummingbirds fight &amp; the wasps won!</div><div><br>Sent =
from my iPad</div><div><br>On Aug 24, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Richard Stern =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><p dir=3D"ltr">My hummer =
feeder is attracting more wasps than Hummingbirds at the moment. I hung =
up a false wasps nest nearby&nbsp; but it's not stopping them. I don't =
want to spray,&nbsp; as it's only temporary and might harm the birds. I =
think the wasps are keeping the birds away. Any ideas how to get rid of =
them?</p><p dir=3D"ltr">Richard Stern<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br><a =
href=3D"mailto:Sternrichard@gmail.com">Sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>Sent =
from my Android device</p></blockquote><a></a><p align=3D"left" =
avgcert??=3D"">No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG -<span =
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Virus Database: 4007/8087 - Release Date: =
08/23/14</p></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br><a></a><p =
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