RE: Wasps
Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Thu, 22 Aug 1996 09:43:55 -0400 (EDT)
> > Welcome back to the cp list. I have the same problem with wasps
> > (black and red), who are able to hang from the Sarracenia's lip,
> > drink the nectar, and fly off. Really upsets me. Does anyone know
> > if they actually do harm to the plants? I have a commercial wasp
> > trap (given to me by a friend a year ago when he found out I had
> > cps), but haven't bothered to put it up yet.
>
>
> honestly, I've had no problem with my plants, they eat the odd ones,
> but as you say, most get a free snack. My concern is around my pond.
> Those
> #$%^&*#$ have made the spaces in the rocks a wasp condominium complex.
> #I
> can't even get close enough to collect the filiformis seeds on some of
> the islands in the pond! A gentleman was kind enough to send me an
> idea for a home made wasp catcher, I'm gonna give it a shot.
>
>
> Carl J. Mazur
Same here. The larger Neps. and sometimes Sarrs. catch a few wasps,
but most get off with a free meal. I get the yellow jackets and the
mean red ones as well as a number of different solitary wasps. The
yellow jackets haven't been too bad (and their sting is not to painful
anyway) but I have a red wasp around here that has a sting that feels
like someone hammered a nail into your hand.
What does a wasp catcher look like? Can we get a description?
Tom in Fl