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Re: wasps vs scale

I don't know the name of the wasps.  Two of them are what we call yellow
jackets, one honey-bee sized, and the other smaller.  They aren't actually
doing much, though.  The ones who are cleaning up the plants thoroughly
are also yellow and black, but with a real wasp-waist (looking as though
they've been chopped in half), narrow wings, and long yellow legs that
trail behind them when they fly.

I also received a report on wasps cleaning up a scale-ridden gardenia in
Ontario, so it is not just a local phenomenon.
 
My father, a bee-keeper, is not as pleased with wasps as I - one of his
hives lost all its bees to wasps.

Diane Whitehead Victoria BC Canada
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