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Wasps nesting or something else?

  • 25-08-2018 5:22pm
    #1
    peking97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭


    In the past week or so I've noticed wasps hovering about and entering into one of my miniature bay trees. I suspected possibly the start of a nest but inspection does not reveal any obvious signs of a nest. Admittedly visibility is not perfect due to the foliage on the tree but could there be any other valid reason forbye a nest?


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  • #2
    my3cents
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    Any chance you have scale insect on your bay trees? The wasps might be feeding on the honey dew the scale insects produce?


  • #3
    peking97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭peking97


    I suppose that's possible. I'll have to check out what scale insect looks like!:eek:


  • #4
    my3cents
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    peking97 wrote: »
    I suppose that's possible. I'll have to check out what scale insect looks like!:eek:

    Something like this https://www.growveg.co.uk/pests/uk-and-europe/scale-insect/ (close up so actually much smaller).


  • #5
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,329 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    had the same thing on a miniature willow in our garden last year - loads of wasps on it all the time, no nest. I guess they were feeding on some other insect or sap or something like that.


  • #6
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    my3cents wrote: »
    Any chance you have scale insect on your bay trees? The wasps might be feeding on the honey dew the scale insects produce?

    Snails also feed on a scale insects eggs. Had a bay tree that was fairly covered winter before last and the snails did a good clean up job of the stuck on scale insects egg cases ...


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