Note to Keith Johnson: Could you please forward this to other groups
the earlier letters in the thread went to? I only got it through
SANET.
Keith Johnson wrote:
>
> gardenbetty@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > Do paper wasps serve any beneficial purpose on the land or do they pose a
> > potential danger?
>
> Wasps are welcome in my garden. They're nearly omniverous. They eat cabbageworms
> and many other pests in the garden. I generally don't let them build nests in
> doorways or places where there's a lot of human movement. They're dangerous when
> you annoy them. I remove the nests with a long stick when they're small usually in
> the early morning when the wasps are torpid.
>
> > Could they swarm if their numbers grow too big?
>
> Good question. I'll wait for an answer on that.
>
> > If I would be wise to remove it, perhaps an obnoxious, constant vibration on
> > the inside of the glass against their nest would do it?
>
> Might work, but I doubt it.
>
> > Any other non-chemical
> > options? Do I need a bee suit? :)
>
> With numbers as large as you are intimating, I would proceed with caution.Keith
>
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