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Do wasps not like the dry extreme heat?
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:37 am
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:37 am
I hate to jinx it, but I’ve noticed that wasps are seemingly gone as of late. I usually encounter several of the aggressive bastards during my weekly round of yard work, but I honestly can’t tell you the last time I’ve seen one.
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Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:39 am to Chef Curry
found a live wasp in my shower last night, the shower was hot but not dry.
conclusion: they be thirsty
conclusion: they be thirsty
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:39 am to Chef Curry
They seem to be less active, but still there.
Disturbed a nest i didnt know was there the other day. I fafo
Disturbed a nest i didnt know was there the other day. I fafo
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:40 am to Chef Curry
Dirt daubers cannot daub without mud.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:40 am to Chef Curry
Most Northern Europeans prefer colder climates.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:41 am to Chef Curry
We battled them last month but haven’t seen a ton this summer. Mud daubers are OOC, though.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:42 am to Chef Curry
Unlikely. I must’ve killed 10 of them in my backyard in the last 2 weeks.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:52 am to Chef Curry
quote:
Do wasps not like the dry extreme heat?
sort of, they need water to create the paste they use to build the nests.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:55 am to Chef Curry
In this kind of heat, everything seems to be less active.
I was home in the middle of the day when it was ~102. I had to go outside and was struck by the silence. The only sounds I heard were the neighbor's AC and the very occasional vehicle in the distance.
No dogs barking.
No lawn work going on.
No kids playing.
No birds chirping.
No squirrels, no insects, no nothing.
It felt a bit like I was in an opening landscape scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I was home in the middle of the day when it was ~102. I had to go outside and was struck by the silence. The only sounds I heard were the neighbor's AC and the very occasional vehicle in the distance.
No dogs barking.
No lawn work going on.
No kids playing.
No birds chirping.
No squirrels, no insects, no nothing.
It felt a bit like I was in an opening landscape scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 11:59 am to Chef Curry
quote:
Do wasps not like the dry extreme heat?
They need water. They are going to find it or die. They are most likely relocated for now to where they can find water.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:00 pm to Chef Curry
i have been finding tons of them in my pool, none around the house. don't think its a coincidence
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:01 pm to Chef Curry
Well they must all be at my house. My shed is full, they are all over just sitting in the grass for some reason and most afternoons they are all over my pool.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:01 pm to Chef Curry
We haven't had as many, but they are building nests on our front and back patio in the shade.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:05 pm to Chef Curry
I can tell when one is around if my kids are in the pool. My daughter screams to high hell because they land on the water to drink. Been traumatized ever since she was 3-4 and one came out of the little bongo under the playhouse and stung her on the hand.
Also saw one crabbing last Saturday do the same thing.
Also saw one crabbing last Saturday do the same thing.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:20 pm to Chef Curry
There’s def some correlation there I think. They’ve been less active for sure. I think the same might be for love bugs.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:23 pm to Chef Curry
I can’t think of one reason why God created wasp, roaches or spiders
They can all die in fires
They can all die in fires
Posted on 8/25/23 at 6:24 pm to Chef Curry
I’m definitely seeing less activity outside despite my pool being a water source for them. This is normally the time of year when the red wasps become more aggressive because of dwindling food supplies, so I’m not missing their absence. .
Posted on 8/25/23 at 6:29 pm to Chef Curry
We don’t mind it.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 6:30 pm to Chef Curry
The opposite. They're all making nests under my awnings. A kind id never seen before too these tiger striped little frickers that I googled and are apparently called guinea wasps
Posted on 8/25/23 at 6:40 pm to Chef Curry
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I usually encounter several of the aggressive bastards
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