Got WASPS? Indoors, in YOUR house, in the middle of winter?

[@alicebates9494]

I have a nest of wasps, outside a small window. They work a lot, and slow down at night. Anxious to see what they do in the Fall, when the weather gets cooler.

[@natureatyourdoor]

So cool you can observe them close up...safely!

[@samanthadoe4742]

I love how you care for them!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Lol! I know, right? All living things have their place.

[@samanthadoe4742]

@@natureatyourdoor Wholeheartedly agree!

[@gomuningen1265]

I live in an apartment building so i dont really get to see too many insects, which is why I look forward too visiting my relatives who live in more hilly, forested areas. I have had amazing run ins with different insects and animals and some terrible ones with leeches. It's so amazing to be able to live amongst wildlife. Look forward to u posting more videos. I don't know if its possible but would love to learn more and see a video about leeches!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Gomu! Always great to hear from you my friend! Yes...I will look into doing a leech video. We dont have to many around here..but that would certainly be fascinating!

[@ginafriend1690]

Ha .. (new to me) The Bugzooka ☺️ all you need is a bazooka to play along with! Mine are so lethargic that I use a paper towel or kleenex and toss them out of, outdoors. Nice camera for your closeup images! Their heads resemble our Praying Mantis friend! Your collection jar took me way back to my childhood. I use to make a Ladybug house for my girls, and they weren't Asian! .. 🥁.. 😄 Well that was a fun start to the weekend. Thanks, and enjoy yours! 🔬🦠🔎🪲

[@natureatyourdoor]

LOl... on the bugzooka... yes..these winter diapause queens are very lethargic...more or less a resting state! I miss our native lady bugs...to few and far between right now! Have a great relaxing weekend!

[@ginafriend1690]

@@natureatyourdoor Me too, Frank 🐞 .. and thanks!

[@natureatyourdoor]

😀😀😀😀😀

[@litrealred6840]

Thanks again! I was rise on Daily Farm! I am familiar with wasp, always wonder why you see just one in house, now I know! 😊💯

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are so welcome!

[@elgringoec]

Another great Frank Taylor presentation! I've never had trouble rounding them up in the family farmhouse, it's this information about them I find fascinating.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Thanks GeoMac... i had fun with the closeups on this one... I put subjects in fridge for 6 minutes and would get 3 or 4 minutes of cooperation before they warmed up again. Tricks of the trade!

[@elgringoec]

@@natureatyourdoor Cool! (literally) hehe

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@elgringoec 😜

[@Tammie4561]

I keep a dedicated plastic ware container (tupperware) and a piece of cardboard from the back of a spiral notebook in a drawer for quick catch and release. The clearer the plastic the better for taking pictures before releasing. I'll definitely check out the bugzooka. Thanks for the great videos!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Great plan Tammie! lol..i think you will enjoy the bugzooka! End chamber is clear for photos...pops off the end and opens in two pieces!! :-) let me know if you get one!

[@gaymichaelis7581]

Thank you so very much! I love wasps especially from my childhood in Pennsylvania(suburbs of Philadelphia) growing up there with many wasps flying into our room through an opening in the window fan, and they would fly into the attic where one could enter the attic through a short door… so we had the wasp flying back and forth and well!! We didn’t bother them, and they never bothered us! We liked them a lot! Thank you for all the great videos & narration and information.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for sharing your positive perspective on wasps Gay! Appreciate your kind comments and encouraging words as well!

[@davidbackman8160]

Very informative. Thank you

[@natureatyourdoor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@FreeToes]

Thank you so much for putting my mind at ease. I'm happy to know that it was just paper wasps showing up in our new home. However I am a little bummed to hear that I accidently killed a couple of mommies in my panic. Great video!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you ! Welcome to my channel!

[@musicfanhawk4523]

Interesting!!! Have had many of these around where I live. And been stung!

[@natureatyourdoor]

oh no! Yup, they have a fascinating life history!

[@codemangleason3986]

i've had what i Think is a Paper Wasp in my Home for over a Week now and was concerned that They might pass away before i could Let Them go in the Spring i have been Feeding Them a similar diet to Yours Your Video has given me Much Hope for Our Little Friend, Thank You!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Awesome! They were fun to keep until it warmed up! Who has a pet wasp?

[@AlloyedFrequencies]

Thank you

[@natureatyourdoor]

You're welcome

[@krisiverse]

I've been looking forward to this episode! Wasps are such beautiful animals. I started to really get to love them a few summers back when they would get into my room frequently, and I downloaded a field guide of the bees and wasps in my state to learn to identify the ones we have. My favorites are the black-and-yellow mud dauber which is very common here, and one really lovely one I saw that was bluish black all over with its wings folded over its back. I also learned that if a wasp looks like it has a big stinger, it actually has NO sting, because it's actually an ovipositor! (Real stings are protractible, like cat claws- they're always hidden until they're in use!) There's a species in my field guide which I haven't seen in person, but which stands out to me because the females have an ovipositor several times the length of their body! Nature is really wild sometimes... I have a couple questions- first, are the queens able to sting? I would think so since solitary wasps can, but how are they able to both sting _and_ lay eggs? And do solitary wasps overwinter as adults the same way, or do they have some other technique to deal with the cold? Thanks so much for the awesome video, always looking forward to the next one! ❤️

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Frisk! Yes, these queens are able to sting. For up closing filming...and shots on my hand I would pop wasp in fridge for 5 minutes to slow them down a bit! I 'll be doing the mud dauber video this spring. Did you know they feed exclusively on spiders? And yes..irridescent blues are coolest!

[@kimadell8710]

I have same thing, I will get them on a fly swatter, put them outside...have too many Japanese beetles, overpowering in spring and fall....love your videos

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks Kim.... Great skill with the fly swatter! 😊 video on Japanese beetles for spring. What do they like best to eat that I should plant to be sure I have plenty of video subjects?

[@kimadell8710]

@@natureatyourdoor ....awesome, keep videos coming please, need all info I can get....much appreciated...

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@kimadell8710 you are welcome! Viewers like you are of course the reason I do this! Thank you so much for your encouragement. It means a lot to me!

[@SewingMamaJulie]

Years ago, I had a swarm of yellow jackets in my sewing room. I could not find the source of entry, so I sealed all the cracks and seams I could and put a wasp catcher up. It got so bad that I couldn't use my room at all. I had to call a local pest control company, and they used organic chrysanthemum powder all around, up in the attic, outside, and inside. They couldn't find an entry area or nest. The company came back after 2 weeks to respray, as the swarm returned, and again in 2 more weeks. We never found the source, but praise God they are gone!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Crazy you could not find the nest! Thanks for sharing!

[@greezzyman]

Shop vac works

[@natureatyourdoor]

😯

[@anastasialaguardia3848]

Thank you for the video. I have a bad fear of wasps. Wasps make cry and scream because of the way the sting and buzz. We had wasps in our home every fall until we got the bug guy to get rid of the big nest on top of a tree in our backyard. The big wasp nest fell down into the lake and we only got 5 leftover queen wasps after that. Hopefully this fall that this will be the end of wasps coming in our home in Gray, TN.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Sorry you have had such bad experiences with them! I hope you are clear for the winter!

[@MutedAndReported3032]

This is neat stuff. I’m subbing

[@natureatyourdoor]

Welcome!!! I put cool info into every video!

[@QPrince2024]

i seen my first wasp yesterday here in Virginia!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi neighbor...I had another show up during the short warm up we had too!

[@cederman1983]

Great information, wish you had mentioned how to find their nest and how to get rid of them

[@natureatyourdoor]

They don't have "nests" in winter.

[@katecooper514]

Thank you for such informative well put together episodes!!! My five kids are learning so much about the things they see right outside their door AND loving it!! Definitely recommending your channel to my mom friends! I am on way to see if you have an episode on muskrats or otters. We have three lithe dark animals around our creek. We haven't gotten a good look. So we still trying to figure it out! I guessed otters, but the neighbor said maybe muskrats.

[@natureatyourdoor]

You comment totally makes my day! I do this channel for YOU and your family! I havent done a video on these mammals yet. We have otter, muskrats and mink, regularly seen on stream banks of New and Little rivers of South West VA. Hard to ID as they sneak out of sight or under water. Where do you live?

[@katecooper514]

@@natureatyourdoor We live in South East Ohio right on the West Virginia border by Marietta OH. Today, we are going to watch the Jack-o-latern mushroom video. We are excited to watch another video!

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@katecooper514 awesome! You are likely to see "Jack's" this summer! Good one to know! Can't miss em! Send me questions anytime!

[@Jasonvoobhggg]

I woke up today, and found 3 yellow jackets and 1 bee dead in my room near to the balcony... And one was like zzzzzzz!

[@natureatyourdoor]

😳😖

[@GHart22982]

Thank you for your practical information. My wife opened the skylight to clean it and the 2-3 wasps came right after her and stung her. They seemed aggressive so it must have been a nest. After treating the bite she went back in to close window and she was stung again. After reviewing many videos you gave us an amazing insight. Thanks. I can't see a nest from the outside but might be in a lip of the outside frame of the sunroof. My wife is still afraid to go to bed so I am on a reconnaissance mission now. Wish me luck!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! GOOD LUCK SIR!

[@spacecatboy2962]

paper wasps and canadian thistles were the scourge of my childhood, well that and bad grown ups

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha!

[@tammyjoma]

Hi Frank, it's so nice to see a video from someone with compassion for these little creatures. Thank you for the very rare, kind video providing help on how to save them in winter. It's been such a mild winter here in Ontario, Canada and I found two that had emerged out of hibernation the other day. One died outside, unfortunately, but the other is still, but alive after 2 days. I have it in a one of those sheer material bug houses on the cold fire stove. It's a toss-up whether I should feed it & and then wait & put it in the shed, as the temperature's gone down, feed it at all and put it in the shed, or just try to keep it alive until spring. You alluded to another video with ideas about helping them? Do you have the link for it handy? I find the hornets are not aggressive unless they are threatened, or if I am exceedingly hot from working, etc. and go near where they may be (a few have small hanging nests in the shed & sheltered overhangs hard to reach, etc.). Anyway, thank you for your kindness to them. I'm a vegan and a Christian and the breath of life feels so precious. By the way, we also have an indispensable 'bug-getter' we love. Cheaply made, but such a good one & I prefer it over he Bugzooka. It's called the Bugbuster and it has a yellow, or blue bottom with a little tube and top. A question I also have is I wonder what would happen if I fed it & them slowly tried to see if it would enter hibernation again. Any thoughts?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Nice to meet you as well! Thanks for sharing with me this morning! God bless.

[@tammyjoma]

@@natureatyourdoor Thanks, Frank. All the best. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@mewimi]

We have Mud Dauber wasps here in Vermont, which I'd say are the most common ones you'd find near a house structure. They are pretty intimidating because of their seemingly erratic flying and dangling legs. These ones are black and yellow. There is also a black one with blue wings, that I'm not sure of their exact name, you don't see them by houses, but definitely in muddy/wet areas. They are less scary and more predictable.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi mewimi! I am familiar with both wasps you describe quite accurately. All three are common in open sheds and barns here. I am hoping to do a video on the mud duabers this spring or summer! stay tuned!

[@mewimi]

@@natureatyourdoor Looking forward to it!

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@mewimi 😊👍

[@judyfinnegan6225]

Dear frank, i was weed eating around the pasture this past summer when i got stung on the face by a mason bee. ... is there such a bee or do i have the name wrong??? LOVE this video! Thank you! 😊

[@natureatyourdoor]

yes... Mason bees are fantastic native pollinators particulary for native plants...you can even make bee housing for them...up comming episode!

[@judyfinnegan6225]

@@natureatyourdoor looking forward to that video , frank! Thank you sooo very much! 🙂

[@dontoverthink4766]

I actually have that exact same species of wasp in my home!

[@natureatyourdoor]

!!!! I was thinking that this was relatively common. What state do you live in!

[@dontoverthink4766]

@@natureatyourdoor Michigan.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@dontoverthink4766 wow . Fascinating a long way from southwest VA!

[@dontoverthink4766]

@@natureatyourdoor though it's southeast Michigan, but that doesn't make a massive difference.

[@grumpyschnauzer]

I’ve found 2 dead yellow jackets in our finished basement level … first time in 2 years. I have no idea how they keep appearing.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Interesting! Those yellow jackets can be ground nesters. They may have found away in ...looking for a cavity...then couldn't find their way back out!

[@DaisyOlvera-eq4gg]

It’s summer time! Why are there wasps inside my apt??? How are they getting in. I never open my windows

[@natureatyourdoor]

Gosh, I don't know! They must like crawling into crevices investigating perhaps hunting for insects to capture!

[@seraphx26]

A good way to distinguish paper wasps from yellow jackets when both are yellow/black is to note that the paper wasp typically has yellow tipped antennae as well as a more slender abdomen/tail whereas the yellow jacket will be bigger in the abdomen, additionally the paper was has longer legs that dangle a bit in flight whereas the yellow jacket has shorter legs that are closer towards the body and not particularly noticeable during flight. Aggression level will also tell you something, paper wasps away from their nest are generally not aggressive towards humans and even near the nest you need to get fairly close to provoke even a curious inspection. If you go near a yellow jacket nest especially during the start of fall, you'll get stung for simply standing still near the nest.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi seraphx, great post! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me and viewers enriching the channel experience for all!

[@_cash.animation_]

It's summer and having this problem

[@natureatyourdoor]

In summer ...they usually come in threw open doors or windows... could they be sneaking in that way?

[@carmennunnally9847]

I usually trap them and released them

[@natureatyourdoor]

Good thing to do. Our insect species all have their place in our biodiverse ecology!

[@mnemosynevermont5524]

We get mud wasps. They make their clay-like tunnels anyplace they can get in or on.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I am fascinated by the mud wasps! Did you know they catch and paralyze spiders and put them in chambers of their mud nests with an egg. When egg hatches larva feeds parasitically on living but paralyzed spider!

[@mnemosynevermont5524]

@@natureatyourdoor Yikes!

[@Jeni-ow1kl]

So all of the ‘wandering’ wasps in my old house are the Queens??!? WOW!?!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes... isnt that crazyI I was not convinced at first if this was possible but the drones and workers do pass away in the fall leaveing only fertilized queens!! These queens will sometimes collaborate in starting a nest but only one queen will win out in the end.

[@shootnguns6075]

I definitely have paper wasp coming in my house every single year but i never get them during the winter in my house, they start coming in during spring and into summer. Can you tell me why they are coming in when it's not cold at all outside and how are they coming in? Thanks glad i found your video

[@natureatyourdoor]

I have then frequently fly in through an open door in summer too...I think looking for a sheltered near site...not realizing my house is NOT a barn with an open door!

[@billinct860]

The invasive European paper wasps started showing up in my area of Ct before 1990. By 2000 they had almost displaced the native brown wasp and made many nests around my property. One nest built in a post lamp had over 30 workers by mid-summer. I sprayed them and they all fell to the bottom of the lamp. Next spring another nest appeared in the same lamp next to all the dead ones! They have since nearly died off it seems. The last year I noticed them they made nests that never produced young. A single queen, or in one case two queens, building nests but not laying eggs. Now I find no nests. I do see more native wasps but not in numbers I remember before the European paper wasp.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Billinct860. Very interesting observations about the european paper wasps! Perhaps something is getting them!! It will be interesting to see how the populations change in the future.

[@arkansaswhitedove4628]

I catch them with plastic cup. Slide a paper under cup n release them. Including spiders

[@natureatyourdoor]

Same here! That works well!

[@susanfisher4344]

We have mostly red wasps here. Are they paper wasps too?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes they are!

[@ellenericksen]

HELP I have two different wasps in my house for over four weeks. I am ready for an institution. How are they getting in and how do I keep them out. I am terrified of them.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh no! Can you give me more info...are there nests?

[@insectwildlife37]

I’ve seen some male wasps in late winter and I keep them until spring so they can mate again. question do wasp nests in the tropics live more than a year.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Good question, I dont know the answer to that. I am surprised the males live through the winter! :-)

[@eyesandearsopen777]

I literally just found a paper wasp outside dying from the cold. I would love to know how to keep it until spring. Poor thing.

[@insectwildlife37]

@@eyesandearsopen777 you have to keep in a medium sized critter keeper with some pieces of wood and bark add a cap of honey or sugar water put a stick in the caps to prevent it from falling in also add a small cap of water so it doesn’t drown glue a piece of cardboard on the top of the cage with an old abandoned nest on it you don’t have to put the old nest in there if you don’t have one.

[@eyesandearsopen777]

@@insectwildlife37 I heard u can give them caterpillars as well or other insects and what temperature do they like. Thank you so much

[@insectwildlife37]

@@eyesandearsopen777 I recommend that since it’s fall you keep them in a cool place probably 40 degrees edit: if they don’t have any larvae to feed don’t give them insects they will not eat them

[@UtahGmaw99]

We have a problem with box elder bugs in the house. Do you have any ideas how to get rid of them Thank you.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I have not had any run ins with BEB in SW Va...but...i suspect the same treatments viewers suggested in this video will be effective against BEB s too: Check on my latest on stink bugs ..based on viewer comments! Link :kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XSXmpvpNJlrs0

[@natureatyourdoor]

Check on my latest on stink bugs ..based on viewer comments! Link :kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XSXmpvpNJlrs0

[@l.d-h3841]

I get this same kind of wasp emerging from our stone basement walls every winter, especially when we have a warm week or two. If I leave them alone, most tend to keep active and eventually starve or die within a few days, so I've taken to putting them out, though, there's no guarantee their fate is better there during the winter. Making a temporary wasp house is a better option and will be a great project for the kids I teach. (also a little exposure therapy for the insect-averse!) Much appreciated! I would think it might be a good idea to change them over to a new house every once in a while for sanitation?

[@natureatyourdoor]

to your last question yes...when I keep insects I frequently have two cages and more them from one to the other and clean the first. You can put them in the fridge for a few minutes to slow them down. Which is how I got the shot of the wasp walking harmlessly on my hand! 😉

[@hanthouse]

I grab them with a hand towel and take outside.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Bold move! :-) 👍💪

[@davedavdavalan]

You talked about the paper wasps but what about the mean angry red wasps who sting is far more painful than a paper wasp. It is the middle of March and temps have been in the 40's during the day and 3 days ago, there were at least 15 of these mean red wasps in one of my bathrooms. I have a fairly large window in this bathroom, but could not find where they may have come in. I know they must have already been inside since its so cold out. This bathroom also has a drop ceiling with an exsisting ceiling above it. Could they be up in the upper ceiling and finding a way down? I still am getting wasps but only about 3 or 4 a day. Any info you can provide will be appreciated.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Wow...that is a lot of wasps. ..and yes unusual because it does sound like the entire nest over wintered...rather than just queens. A few warm days in March they must have been drawn to the interior warmth thinking they were going out doors. I am afraid I can't say where that nest might be but certainly in place protected from freezing temperatures!

[@jameslomenzo1139]

I went over a yellow jacket nest with a push mower, they chased me all the way in the house, stinging me it was very painful.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yikes!!! Yellow jackets for sure are very agressive!

[@anthonywilliams8956]

Paper wasps are not mean like hornets and yellow jackets are. Another way to live capture wasps is with a large was of tissue or TP. After catching the wasp in the window you can relocate to the great outdoors.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for share! I debated saying they are not as aggressive as hornets and yellow jackets in the video lest I was misleading. In certain instances they will agressively defend their nest of course! Thanks for sharing your relocation method!! :-)

[@eyesandearsopen777]

Ok so my wasp was doing good but all of a sudden she isn't moving or doing normal stuff. I don't want her to die. Any tips?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Wonder if it might need protein? A bit of hamburger. Protein is usually from eating other insects or gathering pollen.

[@eyesandearsopen777]

@@natureatyourdoor I got some meal worms and was going to get some caterpillars as well. I was told that they can get lonely too.

[@Itsallindica]

I’ve noticed that ground burrowing yellow jacket nests often get dug up by something in the fall, and always wondered what animal could do that. One year I set up my trail camera to find out, and it turned out to be a raccoon. I wonder if they are immune to the sting, or what?

[@natureatyourdoor]

I have observed same Stinkystinkpot but never set up trail cam. Pretty cool! I had a bear dig one about a hundred yards where I was camping alone!!! I am sure they are not immune but with their dense fir probably harder for yellow jacket to hit skin. And a balance between cost and value.... high protein!!!

[@seraphx26]

Skunks will often dig up ground nests and snack on any workers and larvae that they can get a hold of.

[@macoeur1122]

Ok...I just found a few of these (maybe 10ish?) in a South facing window in my guest quarters yesterday. I just want to be able to SAFELY remove them. If I start swatting at them will the rest come after me? I tried swatting a wasp once...hit it....but in "mid-air" so didn't kill it...and it immediately and angrily torpedoed back right toward the hand that swatted it and stung!! I'm pretty certain the ones I just found are the paper wasps you're talking about here (without the yellow). Do you think I might be able to get a long vacuum extension and just vacuum them away without danger of getting stung? That Bugzooka thing looks interesting but I really don't want to go out a buy yet another "contraption" with limited storage space and I may never need it again.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Swatting is always risky ...and probably not advisable with 10! Might miss hit one and make him,mad, vacuuming prob best...keep vacuum,on full until you get a plastic garbage bag ready to,drop vacuum bag into and tie off immediately!

[@macoeur1122]

@@natureatyourdoor THANK YOU! I just found this other video on how to build a trap for paper wasps kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmXJp3uwrdiVq9E I think I'm going to try it first since it seems safer and then vacuum them up as a last resort.

[@macoeur1122]

@@natureatyourdoor Update 10/31/22: I think the quantity of wasps turned out to be around 30 to 35 in total...I think they were entering through a bathroom fan. I put out three traps with with different baits...The one with strawberry jam/water/a little yeast & a few drops of dishwashing liquid caught many of the wasps...maybe half of them... but it was slow going as the wasps were not very active due to cool temps... and I was getting impatient...so I turned the heat off in the room and opened a couple of windows overnight to slow them down further, then broke out the vacuum attachment and sucked the rest of 'em up. No "attacks"...no problems...(thank goodness)...sucked up a little borax into the vacuum bag...left the vacuum running for a few minutes...then removed the bag...put the entire thing in a heavy duty ziplock bag...and tossed it in the garbage (outside). Found 4 or 5 more throughout the rest of the day when I went out there to check. I think I've got 'em all now! I also found some behind a towel hanging in the bathroom so I took an extension pole and hooked the towel and transferred it to the dryer in same bathroom and ran it on high for 30 minutes. None of this was easy for me...I'm a vegan....but I do have limits to what I can tolerate :(

[@dbry4756]

Nice work, as usual. Say, my father says yellow jackets, unlike bees, "have no socially redeeming qualities" (they just sting us when we aren't paying attention) and he would be happy if they all just disappeared. Is he correct?

[@natureatyourdoor]

well.... I am sure he would be happy if they all disappeared and this gets into a philosophical question. All native species have their place in a balanced ecosystem. That being said, we often places insects in categories as "pest" or "beneficial." I am not a fan of such categorizations but one could say yellow jackets play a benifical role in the ecology because they eat a great deal of insects. Some of those insects might include "pest" species! :-) so.....

[@eyesandearsopen777]

I actually just found a paper wasp outside. Too cold for him or her. How do I keep it alive until I can let it back out for spring? Poor thing. Or should I just leave it alone?

[@natureatyourdoor]

I kept my through the winter on pieces of fruit. If you let it out on a warm day though I am sure it can find a suitable place to hibernate!

[@eyesandearsopen777]

@@natureatyourdoor thank you so much!!!

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@eyesandearsopen777 you are welcome..let me know what you plan to do. I kept the ones that showed up in my house for months in one of my bug boxes...see my DIY bug box video...ventilation is key!

[@eyesandearsopen777]

@@natureatyourdoor I decided to keep it. I live in Wisconsin and it's just so cold here right now. I bought a critter keeper and I've got some bark and wood in there along with some sugar water, nectar, regular water and some honey. It's been eating the honey and I also have an old nest glued to the lid. It does have slits for air. I'm not sure if it's male or female though. I'm going to maybe get some caterpillars for it not sure yet. Never done this before with a wasp. Saved birds and things before from injury so this is new but definitely exciting and interesting. I have a new understanding of bees, wasps from this point on. It's amazing.

[@eyesandearsopen777]

@@natureatyourdoor I will watch that. Thank you! I am very appreciative ❤️

[@kuehnel16]

FLY SWATTER IT IS 😊

[@natureatyourdoor]

To each his own! 👍

[@edgalm]

I have killed 8 paper wasps in my home in the past few months. How can I locate where they are coming from?

[@natureatyourdoor]

I have done same...they won't be in any one spot...just wherever they found a way to get inside...they enter your house in un seen crevices on sunny sides of your house. You will not find a nest. Strange as it may seem...they are acting individually!

[@edgalm]

Thank you. I can stop the interior nest search that was making me crazy. Now I cam obsess over entry points. 🤣

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@edgalm ha!,exactly!

[@spacecatboy2962]

i once whacked a hornets nest with a stick and they came after me. I had always heard their sting really hurts. One stung me and i ran away. The sting didnt hurt very bad at all. A honey bee sting hurts way worse, at least to me

[@natureatyourdoor]

You got off lucky. I promise.

[@spacecatboy2962]

@@natureatyourdoor yeah maybe. The first thing i noticed was something pecking down on my hat. Little taps, but didnt feel any stings. Seen little black things flying around, then got stung once and ran away. Walked back a few minutes later, got my stuff and left. The sting didnt swell up at all.

[@justanotheralmaroad1923]

Grew up with the name wasper not wasp.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Wasper! good name! :-)

[@WillCrump-e5x]

The wasp you showed while referring to hornets is not a hornet at all. It's dolichovespula maculata, a large above-ground nesting yellow jacket. The only true hornet in N. America is the Vespula Crabro, or European Hornet.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ah! Thanks for the taxonomic clarification/correction. Appreciate your input!