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May 15, 2008 at 3:55 pm #1162112
General Lighting
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Any wasps and flies what enter my house are killed on sight.

If I get stung by a wasp its a blue light journey for me as I am allergic to the stings (and of course flies spread diseases).

All other invertebrate species are either left alone or captured in plastic containers and then released alive elsewhere. I even tolerate spiders these days – used to be scared but have got used to them now, and provided they stay in one place they do not bother me unduly.
May 15, 2008 at 3:55 pm #1220402
General Lighting
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Any wasps and flies what enter my house are killed on sight.

If I get stung by a wasp its a blue light journey for me as I am allergic to the stings (and of course flies spread diseases).

All other invertebrate species are either left alone or captured in plastic containers and then released alive elsewhere. I even tolerate spiders these days – used to be scared but have got used to them now, and provided they stay in one place they do not bother me unduly.
May 15, 2008 at 3:59 pm #1162138
GiantMidget
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Spiders kill and eat wasps. Spiders are my friends. 😉
May 15, 2008 at 3:59 pm #1220447
GiantMidget
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Spiders kill and eat wasps. Spiders are my friends. 😉
May 15, 2008 at 9:17 pm #1162118
titch
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Feckin hate wasps !

They are evil!
May 15, 2008 at 9:17 pm #1220412
titch
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Feckin hate wasps !

They are evil!
May 16, 2008 at 10:38 am #1162117
globalloon
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complexialplex wrote:

why are wasps so angry? someone must have done something some time to really piss them off.

in the spring the eat aphids then they have nothing to do all summer so they go nuts.

there’s a metaphor for life in there somewhere
May 16, 2008 at 10:38 am #1220410
globalloon
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complexialplex wrote:

why are wasps so angry? someone must have done something some time to really piss them off.

in the spring the eat aphids then they have nothing to do all summer so they go nuts.

there’s a metaphor for life in there somewhere
May 16, 2008 at 3:17 pm #1162134
Southcaver
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part of my jobs nuking wasps when they make a nest on the golf course

I usually fill the nest with petrol ( about half a jerry can ) then leave a trail to a safe distance and light the trail

BOOM!

no more wasps:ar15: :toxic:
May 16, 2008 at 3:17 pm #1220440
Southcaver
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part of my jobs nuking wasps when they make a nest on the golf course

I usually fill the nest with petrol ( about half a jerry can ) then leave a trail to a safe distance and light the trail

BOOM!

no more wasps:ar15: :toxic:
May 16, 2008 at 4:34 pm #1162139
JonnyQuest
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Southcaver wrote:

part of my jobs nuking wasps when they make a nest on the golf course

I usually fill the nest with petrol ( about half a jerry can ) then leave a trail to a safe distance and light the trail

BOOM!

no more wasps:ar15: :toxic:

bet the golfers love that one lol
May 16, 2008 at 4:34 pm #1220448
JonnyQuest
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Southcaver wrote:

part of my jobs nuking wasps when they make a nest on the golf course

I usually fill the nest with petrol ( about half a jerry can ) then leave a trail to a safe distance and light the trail

BOOM!

no more wasps:ar15: :toxic:

bet the golfers love that one lol
May 16, 2008 at 5:18 pm #1162135
Southcaver
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JonnyQuest wrote:

bet the golfers love that one lol

Yea, nearly as much as when i throw aerosol cans on the bonfire when there teeing off, or beep the tractor horn or walk across the green while there putting.
May 16, 2008 at 5:18 pm #1220441
Southcaver
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JonnyQuest wrote:

bet the golfers love that one lol

Yea, nearly as much as when i throw aerosol cans on the bonfire when there teeing off, or beep the tractor horn or walk across the green while there putting.
May 16, 2008 at 6:18 pm #1162132
Digital-A
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Southcaver wrote:

Yea, nearly as much as when i throw aerosol cans on the bonfire when there teeing off, or beep the tractor horn or walk across the green while there putting.

💡
May 16, 2008 at 6:18 pm #1220436
Digital-A
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Southcaver wrote:

Yea, nearly as much as when i throw aerosol cans on the bonfire when there teeing off, or beep the tractor horn or walk across the green while there putting.

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May 19, 2008 at 1:32 am #1162127
starlaugh
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Southcaver wrote:

Yea, nearly as much as when i throw aerosol cans on the bonfire when there teeing off, or beep the tractor horn or walk across the green while there putting.

Humm… been quite lucky then!! Four!!! and then you would have a golf ball lodged in the back of the skull if you wound me up at the golf course !! :laugh_at:
May 19, 2008 at 1:32 am #1220428
starlaugh
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Southcaver wrote:

Yea, nearly as much as when i throw aerosol cans on the bonfire when there teeing off, or beep the tractor horn or walk across the green while there putting.

Humm… been quite lucky then!! Four!!! and then you would have a golf ball lodged in the back of the skull if you wound me up at the golf course !! :laugh_at:
May 19, 2008 at 2:43 pm #1162116
BioTech
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Wasps are the coolest looking insect ever! Whoever designed them should win an award. They don’t generally bother me unless they look dopey or agitated. Otherwise I let them land on me and have a chat.

Badboy!

As for May Flys & July Bugs they are hideous. It doesn’t help that July Bugs are blind and attracted to heat. It means they head straight for you and usually stick in your hair. Haven’t seen any this year thank god.
May 19, 2008 at 2:43 pm #1220409
BioTech
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Wasps are the coolest looking insect ever! Whoever designed them should win an award. They don’t generally bother me unless they look dopey or agitated. Otherwise I let them land on me and have a chat.

Badboy!

As for May Flys & July Bugs they are hideous. It doesn’t help that July Bugs are blind and attracted to heat. It means they head straight for you and usually stick in your hair. Haven’t seen any this year thank god.
May 19, 2008 at 2:51 pm #1162133
d.r.e.a.m
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starlaugh wrote:

If you catch them in a glass and then use a bit of cloth to carefully hold the wasp with the thorax pointing out back wards, you can then tie a bit of cotton around the thorax and hold them on a lead… or collect a few together and tie them to something you then have your own personal flying guards 😉

its easyer with bees as you can freeze them which dose no harm to them as they hibernate in the winter and let themselves get frozen and then defrost when it gets warmer, just a bit safer as you aint likley to get stung by a frozen 1!!:crazy_dru
May 19, 2008 at 2:51 pm #1220438
d.r.e.a.m
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starlaugh wrote:

If you catch them in a glass and then use a bit of cloth to carefully hold the wasp with the thorax pointing out back wards, you can then tie a bit of cotton around the thorax and hold them on a lead… or collect a few together and tie them to something you then have your own personal flying guards 😉

its easyer with bees as you can freeze them which dose no harm to them as they hibernate in the winter and let themselves get frozen and then defrost when it gets warmer, just a bit safer as you aint likley to get stung by a frozen 1!!:crazy_dru
May 20, 2008 at 11:59 am #1162128
starlaugh
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d.r.e.a.m wrote:

its easyer with bees as you can freeze them which dose no harm to them as they hibernate in the winter and let themselves get frozen and then defrost when it gets warmer, just a bit safer as you aint likley to get stung by a frozen 1!!:crazy_dru

Nah wasps are better, because they are more likely to sting you…. adds to the challenge 😉
May 20, 2008 at 11:59 am #1220429
starlaugh
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d.r.e.a.m wrote:

its easyer with bees as you can freeze them which dose no harm to them as they hibernate in the winter and let themselves get frozen and then defrost when it gets warmer, just a bit safer as you aint likley to get stung by a frozen 1!!:crazy_dru

Nah wasps are better, because they are more likely to sting you…. adds to the challenge 😉
May 22, 2008 at 10:37 pm #1162123
Chemical needs
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And as bees can only sting once they wouldn’t be so effective as a guard as wasps would!raaa
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