Wasps are bad this year (professionals, trees, property)

[locolobo13]

Those all yellow paper wasps often build small nests in our oleanders. On the alley side of the fence. When trimming them back I have to remind myself to go slowly, watch for the wasps. Sometimes just move the running trimmer around an area to see if they come out.

On anti aerial defense. 409. Doesn't kill them. But it slows them, a little. Find the nest, knock it down. They will leave it at that point.

[pathrunner]

Originally Posted by locolobo13

Those all yellow paper wasps often build small nests in our oleanders. On the alley side of the fence. When trimming them back I have to remind myself to go slowly, watch for the wasps. Sometimes just move the running trimmer around an area to see if they come out.

On anti aerial defense. 409. Doesn't kill them. But it slows them, a little. Find the nest, knock it down. They will leave it at that point.

Cool, thanks for the tip!

PS as a former Phoenician I can't rep you any more today but keep those photos coming!

[Reginald Buckingham]

Dish soap and water kills wasps dead without the use of poisons

[jdahunt]

I was out at one of FMI's mine and standing in a circle talking about a project and suddenly everyone was looking at me horrified.......I looked down and a huge tarantula wasp was sitting in the middle of my chest.

Thankfully it flew off without stinging me....was told they have the 2nd worst sting of most creatures.

[kell490]

Originally Posted by jdahunt

I was out at one of FMI's mine and standing in a circle talking about a project and suddenly everyone was looking at me horrified.......I looked down and a huge tarantula wasp was sitting in the middle of my chest.

Thankfully it flew off without stinging me....was told they have the 2nd worst sting of most creatures.

Back in the 1990s and early 2000s' I used to do lot of Bass fishing go weekly to different lakes in my bass boat. Two or three times a year go to Alamo lake never seen so many Tarantula wasps before they flew by like pigeons in a park. They sometimes would land on you then just fly away mostly just flew by didn't bother you. Slept in a tent on shore in the morning there was 5 scorpions under the tent when we broke down the tent. The lake is surrounded by miles of dry desert I'm not surprised how much wildlife benefits from it.

[CCS414]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Keep that woman.

Ha Ha. Defnitely!!!

[Bondurant]

No wasps for me but tiny insects like gnats and such have been a nuisance this summer.

[mlulu23]

Originally Posted by jdahunt

I was out at one of FMI's mine and standing in a circle talking about a project and suddenly everyone was looking at me horrified.......I looked down and a huge tarantula wasp was sitting in the middle of my chest.

Thankfully it flew off without stinging me....was told they have the 2nd worst sting of most creatures.

I would have had heart failure, lol. Well, I guess if one is going to wrestle with tarantulas you would have to be pretty impressive. I almost feel sorry for the spider.


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[pathrunner]

I've seen those tarantula wasps when I lived in AZ. Not too many of them, though. They seemed to keep to themselves.

One time I was swarmed by some bees on the 40th Street trailhead, down in a wash, at a Y in the wash not too far from the parking lot. I didn't get stung, which amazed me. I told an older gentleman about it after I got back to the parking lot. He warned me about Africanized bees and that I should head to the ER immediately if I ever got stung. I still wonder if those bees were Africanized. It was a pretty mean swarm.

Wasps are bad here too this year, in northern Alabama. Hardly any last year when there was a whole lot more rain all year long.

[kell490]

Originally Posted by pathrunner

I've seen those tarantula wasps when I lived in AZ. Not too many of them, though. They seemed to keep to themselves.

One time I was swarmed by some bees on the 40th Street trailhead, down in a wash, at a Y in the wash not too far from the parking lot. I didn't get stung, which amazed me. I told an older gentleman about it after I got back to the parking lot. He warned me about Africanized bees and that I should head to the ER immediately if I ever got stung. I still wonder if those bees were Africanized. It was a pretty mean swarm.

Wasps are bad here too this year, in northern Alabama. Hardly any last year when there was a whole lot more rain all year long.

Africanized bees just attack in greater numbers the sting is the same as any bee. I once got into a swarm when I was in 7th grade playing baseball in the outfield. Bees swarming are just following a new queen as they broke away from a hive. Generally they won't sting just want to follow the queen. Bee attacks are only dangerous when you get near a hive, or disturb one accidently with noise. Landscapers need to be careful especially around homes that have been vacant for long time might have a Africanized hive.