Mega Nest

Aug. 29th, 2014 09:02 am
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Wasps on bed

This is a wasp's nest that is a staggering 3ft across, with approximately 5,000 wasps inside.  A woman had left her spare bedroom window open for a prolonged period of time, hence the size and density of the nest.  It took possibly three months to build and the wasps had digested much of the bedspread and mattress in order to make the nest.  The Hampshire pest control service said that it was the largest nest they had dealt with in nearly 45 years.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-28949601

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We have a small underground wasp nest about 10 foot from our property.  We have been led to believe that they will die off or vacate the nest sometime next month and they haven't caused any harm so we have left them alone.  Usually, they will become prone to swarming and therefore more of a nuisance when the pollen is low and the hive needs sugar to survive.  The wasp drones then die off and the queens hibernate. I don't really want to come home to find P2's bedroom window open and a shed load of wasps in situ.  He is freaked out by wasps, so maybe he will shut it without being asked countless times.

I think the photo looks like peanut halva :-)
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Why does the smell of masonry paint bring the insect kingdom out in droves??

I decided to get some paint for my decrepit garden statues; an eclectic bunch made up of two sphinxes, a hedgehog, and a pekinese - left over from my father's days of working at a place that produces concrete garden ornaments.  Piece de resistance is a bust of Michelangelo's David, which is over 40 years old and is pitted, giving him a mature outlook.  Alas, he will deteriorate if I hadn't give him a coat of Sandtex this year. Thus heralded the start of flitting wings and scurrying feet from my garden. I have spent the afternoon either ducking buzzy things or trying to rescue spiders and butterflies, lest they become coated in 'Frozen Lake' blue.

Edit::: I will have to add something to his colouring to tone him down a bit - instead of looking pale and mysterious, he looks a bit peaky, not to mention bright. And the reason why I have low-flying buzzy insects is that I have a newly-discovered wasps nest right where we were going to reinstall our fence that came down last year. As they are far away enough from the house and aren't currently a problem, we will leave them alone til autumn - when they should clear out of their own accord.

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