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Just seen a wasp!

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  • 21-11-2019 9:51pm
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    iamtony
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    In my shed while hoovering sawdust with the lights on. I'd say it was a queen hibernating or something like that? Anyway it's still their I didnt want to go at it with my hoover incase I pissed her off.
    So the reason I'm here is to ask is it likely a queen I disturbed? Will she try set up shop next spring? Should I spray the shed with wasp killer?


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    It could be a queen but there are still quite a few wasps about yet - it hasn't been consistently cold long enough to kill the all off.

    If it's just one and you want rid of it shoo it out of the shed, swat it, give it a short blast of wasp killer etc.


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    iamtony
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    Thanks, thought it was very late for it. It was too dark to get it to leave it wouldn't of found the door I'll leave the window open tomorrow and hopefully it will go.


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    Scotty #
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    iamtony wrote: »
    Just seen a wasp!
    I was at a football match last Sunday (lovely sunny morning) and had just said to the Mrs that there was actually a bit of warmth in the sunlight when a Small Tortoiseshell flew over my shoulder and across the pitch.


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    fryup
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    global warming i tell ya


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    Graces7
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    When I get the dwelling warm, there is a large fly starts zooming round.


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    Eddie B
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    I had a lot come in with the turf last winter. As the house heated up, they would start appearing out of the turf box


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    corks finest
    Registered Users Posts: 8,641 ✭✭✭corks finest


    iamtony wrote: »
    In my shed while hoovering sawdust with the lights on. I'd say it was a queen hibernating or something like that? Anyway it's still their I didnt want to go at it with my hoover incase I pissed her off.
    So the reason I'm here is to ask is it likely a queen I disturbed? Will she try set up shop next spring? Should I spray the shed with wasp killer?
    still loads about,I've an ivy Bush and they're all over it( berries)


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