Wasps: If you can’t love them, at least admire them. Wasps have very useful functions, one of which is to keep other insects in check. Every insect you can think of probably has some wasp that will attack it. If that wasn’t the case, we’d almost certainly be using more…
Wasp Advice from Gulliver’s Land Milton Keynes. Here is some helpful advice and information about wasps, from the people at Gulliver’s Land in Milton Keynes. The plaque can be found next to one of the food and drink kiosks. The advice lists a few ideas for guests… How to keep…
Wasp, Wasp, Go Away! Tips keep flying visitors away from humans… It’s that time of year again when wispy wasps buzz around patios, porches, gardens, sheds or anywhere else they’re unwanted. It seems like they carry pocket meters that tell them exactly where to construct a nest in the most…
Get to know your wasps: University of California entomologist addresses misconceptions. Rachael Long, a University of California Cooperative Extension entomologist and crop adviser, recently told me a story about three wasps that people frequently encounter around their homes and often have misconceptions about. Cooperative extension advisers get interesting questions from…
Pest controller died after going into anaphylactic shock when he was stung by a wasp. A former soldier died after being stung by a wasp during a routine call-out in his new job as a pest controller, an inquest heard. Married Lee Darker, 48, had an anaphylactic shock and was…
Pest expert Rod Yates urges action on European wasps. Attracted by sweet foods and protein, wasps have become problematic around some al fresco dining areas and for Bunnings customers buying sausage sandwiches on weekends. … “The first thing that needs to be said is don’t underestimate the power of their…
People in Canberra are being warned against taking matters into their own hands when it comes to dealing with backyard wasps. Since August the ACT Government’s eWasp hotline has received almost 1,000 calls with reports from residents. “The majority of nests have been reported on residential land in wall cavities,”…
