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Offline Darwins Selection

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2009, 12:12:18 PM »
You do know that when a wasp is threatened or killed it gives off a chemical that attracts other wasps to its aid?
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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2009, 01:56:09 PM »
Have you any idea how many wasps there can be in a nest?

It's a lot, I can tell you.

We had a nest in our loft a few years ago, not a pleasant experience. Our whole kitchen ceiling was a heaving mass of wasps as they were attrected by the electric light early one morning as I was about to go fishing. Like something out of a horror movie.

Did you spray them?


If he had any sense he went fishing and left Mrs Tel to sort it.

That's the truth of it.

I did first warn Mrs Tel not turn any lights on. When daylight came they all vanished.
Nest was in loft, called council who put me in touch with a pest control firm that they used - cost me about ?70.

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2009, 02:26:00 PM »
I will go and check on their body count shortly  eveilgrin:

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2009, 03:30:45 PM »
I will go and check on their body count shortly  eveilgrin:

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2009, 04:06:53 PM »
That could be most apposite  scared2:  I've just spotted a text I missed earlier (on account o' werk, like)

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2009, 04:09:47 PM »
Good Grief!

Does he do this stuff deliberately?

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2009, 04:11:06 PM »
Wot?  Send me texts?  ;)
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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2009, 04:18:58 PM »
Good Grief!

Does he do this stuff deliberately?

I imagine The Boy was slightly surprised!


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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2009, 04:21:29 PM »
A bit extreme to get rid of a wasp's nest methinks  eeek:
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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2009, 04:32:39 PM »
I could be wrong but I think The Boy was attending to a different task  rubschin:
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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2009, 08:25:43 PM »
I told him not to touch the mower, but would he listen?

He won't do that again  eveilgrin:
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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #26 on: August 21, 2009, 12:12:40 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8213887.stm

A farmer has been stung to death by a swarm of wasps in East Yorkshire, his family has confirmed.

Mark Evison, 47, had been cutting grass as he cleared a ditch in Ellerker, near South Cave, on Sunday evening when he disturbed a wasps' nest.

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #27 on: August 21, 2009, 12:22:19 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8213887.stm

A farmer has been stung to death by a swarm of wasps in East Yorkshire, his family has confirmed.

Mark Evison, 47, had been cutting grass as he cleared a ditch in Ellerker, near South Cave, on Sunday evening when he disturbed a wasps' nest.

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Re: The wasp nest
« Reply #28 on: August 21, 2009, 05:42:05 PM »
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