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Re: pollinators?
Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
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> >Are these the wasps you mention Margaret ,as the hornworm terminators?
>
> Yes. The influx in the valley last year was attributed to the foothills
> fire the year before that. We let them go so long as they aren't in their
> way, but when they built a nest at the juncture of the sliding glass doors
> and one came down and thumped me on the head (I think it meant to sting,
> but my hair is quite thick), we destroyed that nest. Even this year we
> have wasps cruising the aisles between tomatoes.
> >
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Margaret,
Most wasps will give you a warning thump before they sting, even the
yellow jackets -- unless you actually disturb the nest that is! I alway
wear a hat (fair skin and thinning red hair) and I've often been warned
off by a wasp's "shot across the bows" on the crown of the hat.
Steve
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