I watched a thread waist wasp of some sort, perhaps an inch long, carrying a blade of grass twice it's length, toward the bamboo chimes. Swung the clapper, which deterred it not at all. Noticed the one chime had a wad of grass in it. Got the spray bottle of isopropyl alcohol and a small clamp, not wanting a wasp nest at our front door, since that is when they do get aggressive.
Pulled out several woven plugs of grass, and perhaps a half dozen dead crickets. The wasp returned, and I spritzed it away. No, not in the chimes, not a good place to live, really not.
"But the rent was great, and I'd already started to move my stuff in! Dammit!"
Perhaps not a nest, but a cache, either way, not having wasps right where we walk through every day.
"WASPs need not apply!"
Harsh heat, clouds thickening to the southwest. Everyone sneezy and a bit off their game. Had several cases that looked to be big and complex, turned into big nuthins. Home early, watered, idled, sneezed.
6 comments:
Yikes. Good you pulled the plug on that one!
Good catch to have nipped that in the bud, so to speak.
Rou,
Oh, my.
Phil,
I'd seen that wasp before with grass, this time lucky enough to figure out where she was going with it.
She came back this morning, I shoved her out again. Trying peppermint oil, daubed in each of the chimes. Going to have to be more determined than she is.
Word on the Internets is that wasps aren't keen on eucalyptus either.
(I'd have boarded up the house and moved away by now. Wasps are considered legitimate grounds for scuttling our boat. R knows this and is slightly concerned. If it comes to pass I've been told to make a concerted effort to extract the cat from the boat first).
valonia,
These are not aggressive yellowjackets. The ones around here are major pollinators, and pretty docile. I will try the eucalyptus, too. A bit of both, since I have both.
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