Wasps

[LuckOrJudgement 437]

Has anyone had a bona fide wasp nest yet this season?

 

[mole trapper 1,693]

Not yet, but seeing plenty of Queens around.

[Pirate 9000 676]

Never seen so many queen wasps before, could be a very good season fingers crossed.

[Dirksdonuts 79]

Same as you guys - plenty of queens no actual nests although every phone call we get has wasps.... All masonry bees to date  

[Ratmanwan3 86]

My mate had one last week. 

[LuckOrJudgement 437]

Yeah and Im getting sick and tired of people swearing blind that bees are wasps!

[LuckOrJudgement 437]

1 hour ago, Dirksdonuts said:

Same as you guys - plenty of queens no actual nests although every phone call we get has wasps.... All masonry bees to date  

I had a call out to some miner bees. Very interesting little characters.

 

[PLEDGEY 496]

I had a wasp in the kitchen this afternoon. Caught it in a butterfly net and took it out side.

[LuckOrJudgement 437]

Plenty of good looking queens munching on my wood work.

The wasps are doing alright too!

[Ratmanwan3 86]

Seen a hornet building today, getting Afew calls for masonary and minor bees. 

[DIDO.1 22,844]

Had loads of calls for masonry bees and 2 honey bee nests. Had 1 call for a wasp nest but it was described as smaller than a golf ball so I told her to just knock it down with a stick. 

The local councils have all stopped doing pest control so I'm picking up loads of easy rat in garden jobs that they were normally doing. I wonder if they will start doing wasp nests, rat jobs cost them money while wasps make them money. If they hold off I could have a good season but Iv got a feeling they will try to get up and running for the easy jobs

[Dirksdonuts 79]

First one this year for us in a kids playhouse yesterday afternoon. A few weeks away from her first eggs hatching and then them helping her make the nest larger.

We said knock it down and stamp on it they wouldn't go anywhere near it.......Money in the bank

[LuckOrJudgement 437]

5 hours ago, DIDO.1 said:

Had loads of calls for masonry bees and 2 honey bee nests. Had 1 call for a wasp nest but it was described as smaller than a golf ball so I told her to just knock it down with a stick. 

The local councils have all stopped doing pest control so I'm picking up loads of easy rat in garden jobs that they were normally doing. I wonder if they will start doing wasp nests, rat jobs cost them money while wasps make them money. If they hold off I could have a good season but Iv got a feeling they will try to get up and running for the easy jobs

Garden rats are the only rat jobs I consider these days - especially if they can be dealt with by airgun. 

Very hard to make money on adhoc rat jobs, though.

[budgie123 163]

First wasp nest today.

Just the queen no workers but they were only about a week from emerging.

Wood wasp with nest in a garden shed.

Another queen was chewing timber on another shed in the garden.

High numbers of queens around the area.

[DIDO.1 22,844]

Iv not had any tree bees yet. It's definitely silly season though, had two today who phoned me after blocking the entrance to bee nests in walls. I really struggle not to be rude to em.

"yes they are getting angry, you have blocked their nest"

"no I can't do anything because you have already blocked the hole"

"they are totally harmless and should be left in peace, yes they are angry, cos you have blocked their nest, and the ones inside will find their way in to your house cos they can't get out" 

"yes it will be £150 and I can't offer any guarantee" 

"OK then, try rentokil, I think they have an offer on" 

......and repeat.