Timeline for My tree is a wasp magnet, what can I do to get rid of them?
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| Oct 1, 2012 at 12:56 | comment | added | winwaed | There are lots of different kinds of wasps, so perhaps this works with some species; but I'm also a little sceptical because I've seen wasps re-use old nests here in Texas. The only explanation would be if the nest wasn't completely dead (unlikely). | |
| Sep 30, 2012 at 14:28 | comment | added | bee.catt | True enough. However, perhaps the reason why none have built a nest is because the area is frequented by so many different types of wasp. I believe the territoriality is mostly centered around the nests; so while different types may come into the same area to do stuff away from the nest, they stay away from nests that are not theirs. Sitting in my garden, I will see numerous wasps and bees visiting the same plants throughout the day, even at the same time. | |
| Sep 30, 2012 at 14:14 | comment | added | yms | Thanks, I might give this a try, but I am a bit skeptical about this solution. From the pictures you can see that there are different kinds of wasps in the tree already, so it seems to me that they do not care too much about sharing this particular territory... | |
| Sep 30, 2012 at 13:58 | history | answered | bee.catt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |