Wasps re-visited, or re-visiting wasp?

 I took a roll of Christmas wrapping paper out of a box which was stored
in the shed last year, unused.  I could see 'something' was inside it
and crossing fingers it wasn't spiders,  tapped the tube on the floor
and a dead wasp fell out, leaving another still inside.  A few minutes
later, I head an ominous buzzing noise and a sleepy, annoyed and
bewildered wasp was buzzing round the chandelier.  It's now outside in
the garden, house-hunting all over again - and it was huge, too.  That
was a rather surreal moment in late December! The entire box is now out
in the porch and won't be coming back into the house!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

 

A couple of years ago, I went to use my heavy duty gloves on the allotment
in January, and was immediately stung on the end of a finger by an
overwintering wasp.

Steve

 On 20/12/2011 14:14, Sacha wrote:

Doubtless a Queen, so you have stopped a whole load of wasps bothering
you next year, it is unlikely to survive.

--
Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire

 

I've half a mind to check the rest of the tubes then!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

 wrote:


I've had more stings from bees (including two in a very intimate place
and another from a bee that I rescued from a spider's web (no spider
around)) than from wasps.

Most of the year they're a gardener's friend. It's only towards the
end of their active year that they become a sort of nuisance. Indeed,
by that time they have generally ended their useful period and are on
their way to snuffing it naturally so I see no harm in helping them
along.

But I won't call them a bother because they do so much good.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling (after the great storm) from
the usually dryer (east) end of Swansea Bay.