WASPS! Natures MOST UNDERRATED INSECT...

[@ZaneMedia]

Wasps VS Bees which do you prefer 🤷‍♂️

[@timbushell8640]

Both... ... as they do different jobs for the plants/gardens/other wildlife

[@ZaneMedia]

Tim Bushell great answer!!

[@immortalsofar5314]

We have trouble with wasps raiding our bee hives. Definitely bees!

[@ZaneMedia]

Immortal SoFar oh wow 😮

[@GwarFluffyGoreGuts]

Bees give me honey ,wax and the pollen. Bees are friendlier and they pollinate for me

[@Tenroshou]

Not really a farming story but when I was living in my old home, I had a wasp nest under my balcony. I gave them food and some water from time to time. They never attacked me. Most they did was land on me while I was giving them food. They were freaking cute. I had problems with spiders. After a few days of feeding them, they attacked all the spiders that tried to get onto the balcony or my home. Felt like I had some guard dogs that wanted to protect me. I love wasps.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Great story, thanks.

[@ZaneMedia]

Tenroshou haha love it!!

[@trollmcclure1884]

@@ZaneMedia Kinda like cats' love. Special. On the other hand, once I was on a ladder and a wasp came out of nowhere and stung me right into my nose without any warning. I was thinking about someone's nose at the moment - so my energy was in the nose. Ants are similar. And when someone hates you enough, the energy can manifest as flies on your face or some biting bugs. Insect is like some nature's mind and energy manifested in these robots. Maybe even microbial nano-bots. ..but what in hell are ticks? It's pure evil.

[@buddysilver5788]

@@trollmcclure1884 Good thing you weren't thinking about sex!

[@trollmcclure1884]

@@buddysilver5788 :)

[@Quercusssss]

It's hard to convince people that wasps are allies without showing them physical evidence of it. I managed to do so with my dad last year when I showed him our honeysuckle vine that was covered in aphids, and the ~10 different kinds of wasps that were feasting on them. Great video!

[@ZaneMedia]

Everything in nature was put there for a purpose ;)

[@dancingcedar]

I have witnessed the same thing...wasps eating aphids.

[@morethanmortal8362]

dancingcedar well i learnt something new today

[@twinesper]

@@ZaneMedia what are roaches for?

[@matthewtaylor2185]

It's like suggesting to some people not to till, or to work with some weeds. Dandelions are welcome on our place and so are most wasps.

[@acrescircleacrescircle2177]

We had drought last year. I provided bees. wasps and butterflies (as well as birds) with water. Because I used shallow dishes for the pollinators, they dried out fast. The wasps and bees would approach me every time the waterers were empty and "bug" me until I filled the waterers. We developed a relationship. They learned I was their friend. Not stung once even though the wasps would land on me at times. Fabulous pollinators and great for gardens and crops. Don't kill wasps. Been stung many years ago only when I went to start a swather that unbenownst to me contained a wasp nest. We can live in harmony with them. Hard though to convince others to value them. Thanks for your knowledge and sharing it with the world.

[@stephenejack3855]

Thank you for demonstrating some of the virtues of one of nature's most underappreciated and misunderstood creatures! I share your respect for these amazing little predators.

[@joshlockie9285]

Wasps and ladybugs saved my cannabis garden this past fall.

[@ZaneMedia]

Josh Lockie how?

[@sean5409]

So jealous

[@d.w.stratton4078]

Did you start them in module trays... Or in pots? 🥁

[@rastareptilerescue]

@BurningTreeBearClips ladybugs deal Wid di spider mites, wasps deal Wid di likkle fuckery teenagers tryna rob yuh weed ahaha free day guards, only loss a couple plants lass year

[@rastareptilerescue]

@@d.w.stratton4078 unnu affi start dem right inna di earth bredrin, Nuh pots or trays unless unnu haff Nuh odda choice. Di earth will Mek unnu plants di mos fed n strong truss I&I pon dis

[@therealalvin5848]

That was amazing about the HORNETS at the beginning of the video. I have alot of WHITE FACE HORNETS, where I live, sure will come in handy. Happy to have another reason not to kill the many wasps I have around, I'm just a live and let live kind of guy. I've seen the same thing with the tent caterpillars here, didn't know it was the wasps helping out! 👍👍👍

[@valley3621]

Great video. You reinforced the need to just hang on and let nature sort it out. This year I got hammered by tent caterpillars but I also saw an influx of wasps and butterflies so I figure the system is working it out.

[@ZaneMedia]

Valley nature’s hard at work

[@DM-kv9kj]

Of course a very good point, but I'd like to add something more that is almost always overlooked when people talk or think about nature's balances. Humans are also part of nature. Our complicated abstract thought processes can obviously cause us to live more and more out of step and balance with nature, but we can also work WITH nature as gardeners. I don't just mean actual gardens and farming, but in general. We have the ability to learn about nature, to work with it, to sculpt aspects of nature (in accordance with it's proper balances) and thereby create yet more beauty and wonder in the world. Most people jump to one of two extremes: 1. Nature is king and humans just ruin everything, and 2. Nature's a chaotic mess that humans must control, dominate and force to fit our own desires. I'd say the reality is that we come from nature just as much as every other creature, plant, geology and so on, and we have to learn about ourselves - which means learning about nature, how we came from it and what our place is. We then need to work with it all intelligently to care for ourselves along with other creatures, environments and ecosystems in order to enhance this world rather than ignorantly abuse it, damage and destroy aspects of it which ultimately will always come back to bite us.

[@sm-hi7jt]

I have caterpillars massacring my blue spruce, nothing to the rescue

[@The_hampster]

@@sm-hi7jt it’s because you killed that wasp some time ago

[@marieleopold1625]

GREAT INFO STEFAN!!! You are PROVING that there is a PURPOSE for EVERYTHING! We just have to GO WITH THE FLO, after observing the natural 'patterns' of nature! God Bless you and yours! AHhhh, the simple life as God intended! Nature 'shows/teaches' us the BALANCE of life...when we are determined to do things 'our way' and FIGHT nature...it is soOOoo much more work. We actually look rather stupid fighting nature and thinking WE KNOW BETTER! Luv this stuff!

[@ZaneMedia]

marie leopold yes everything’s been put here for a reason ;)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Thanks, blessings always appreciated. Observe and learn, so many great lessons to learn from nature.

[@furlockfurli2719]

Wasps... even before watching your - surely wonderful - video, I want to share this experience. I had to live for some years in a really nasty village, and finally could move back to where I wanted to be. Before leaving the nasty place, I painted the house I would leave and accidentally painted a wasp. Only slightly, and I was very concerned that this would end her life. I cleaned as much as I could, as gentle as possible. She flew away, and... well I moved out. Around a month later, I was reorganizing the small terrace (8 sqm) with trees and plants in my new home. A sunny day, nice and warm... and all of a sudden a wasp landed directly in front of me on a branch and would stare at me. Well, you guessed it, it was the painted wasp. We looked at each other for more than an hour, then she took off. This would repeat for several months. Well, you could say that the wasp - somehow - moved with me in the van. That she hid in one of the trees and came with me during the transport. And yes, this is a possibility. I personally feel, that she followed me. Her daily visits and our silent conversations for months... ok, that is just my personal experience. Kindest regards, M. (And now... will watch your video!!!) (Oh, I forgot. The distance between the nasty village and my new home is around 120 miles)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wow it sounds like the making of a wonderful children’s book. Consider it seriously because wasps get such a bad undeserved reputation.

[@furlockfurli2719]

@@StefanSobkowiak I'll do friend. Thx for the suggestion! Kind regards. M.

[@AverageMomma]

I've never had a bad experience with wasps. I noticed them patrolling my veggie garden and caterpillars used to destroy my crops. Now there's a few holes in a few leaves. I've been able to scoop up wasps on a spoon and escort them from my house, they just rode the spoon out. Very docile, which is a huge contrast with what I've always been told. Four years in this house, we've had two bee stings. Only one wasp sting and my husband stepped on it on accident.

[@TheWildlifeHomestead]

Loved this video guys! One of your best!

[@ZaneMedia]

Stefano Ianiro Wildlife thanks buddy always trying to improve 🙏

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I agree it raises the bar.

[@cynthiamahlin4815]

Yout video is very informative and I fully agree with the value of wasps.

[@ZaneMedia]

Cynthia Mahlin thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@shofarmvt]

Great video Stefan! Thank you for your enthusiastic and informative presentations!

[@ZaneMedia]

SHO Farm awesome we’re so glad you enjoyed this one cheers

[@railspony]

I love wasps too! Last time I got stung, she was hunting around some fallen apples, and I accidentally kicked the apple she was standing on as I walked by! Ooops my bad. She was doing good work, protecting the rest of the fruit. Now I'm more careful in that area. I pick a lot of wild mushrooms, without predatory wasps there would be more flies and other things that like to eat the same mushrooms.

[@ZaneMedia]

railspony great mindset!! Thanks so much for sharing

[@PartTimePermies]

Not a big fan of being near them. I do have a fear of stinging insects, but I also like their pest control. Unfortunately our state just mass sprayed the area, so I'm concerned that this will affect our population. There is a reason I don't use insecticides, even organic ones. Any suggestions on how to attract wasps (but not too many) to be our natural pest control? We do get tent caterpillars, hornworms, and cabbage worms as our worst pests in the garden and the couple fruit trees we have.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Leave past nest. Supposedly it attracts others to start a nest. Our best is lots of bird nest boxes. Wasps like to nest in them.

[@PartTimePermies]

@@StefanSobkowiak I do have a good number of bluebird boxes on our trails in our zone 5, but besides the 1 next to our barn which is actually being used by bluebirds every year, the rest seem to be used by downy woodpeckers and mice... I could work a couple more into the space around our garden. Thanks! I don't have any old wasp nests on our property that I know of at the moment...

[@rndmbrowser]

Look at their house. They are amazing architects as well.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I was sent here by one of my viewers. Thanks for the great video!

[@honeycaffena4897]

Love it, please share more about insects in the future!

[@ZaneMedia]

Honey Caffena thanks and we’re always on the lookout/reading through the comments to come up with new video ideas. So thanks for taking the time and providing us the input it’s definitely noted ;)

[@susanvickery7]

Great information! Thank you!

[@ZaneMedia]

sj v you’re welcome glad you liked it

[@MrMunjacake]

awsome video......

[@ZaneMedia]

matteo distasio thanks Matteo glad you like it 👍

[@butchmetzger7023]

Wasps are hard for me to love! I can respect them and they can be fascinating. One summer when I was a kid my grandmother had a huge nest on the outside of one of her windows. Lots of yellow and some black on them if I remember right. You could watch them through the window for hours as they went about their business in their nest. She wouldn't let anyone disturb them and so far as I know nobody got stung. But when the social wasps try to get too social and move inside my house then the war is on!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Butch I’m sure they provided you with hours of fascination.

[@butchmetzger7023]

@@StefanSobkowiak every time I visited her house that summer!

[@sean5409]

They're quite easy to usher out the window or door. Herd them like a sheep. I've done it for years and never been stung. My daughter learned that technique too and always insists on doing it in school. Her teacher thinks she's crazy and told me she's saved many from being swatted 😃

[@dancingcedar]

Fascinating. Thank you for the coaching on wasp etiquette which will hopefully spare me from getting stung. Yes to respecting the balance of nature. Do wasps eat cabbage worms...the ones that infest brassicas in summer?

[@timbushell8640]

Yes - as do the parasitic wasps. The most common non orchard food I have found.

[@dancingcedar]

@@timbushell8640 Thank you. I will do more to encourage them :)

[@ZaneMedia]

dancingcedar great question thanks for asking 👍

[@SilentSalad]

Fascinating video, thank you for showing us your wasps.

[@ZaneMedia]

samadhi town you’re welcome glad you liked it

[@lynnmoss2127]

Thank you Stephen! I have Japanese Beetles!

[@jimwilleford6140]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@ZaneMedia]

Jim Willeford glad you liked it

[@growerprepper2610]

Why I put Queens Annes lace every where to attract wasp.

[@ZaneMedia]

Grower prepper interesting never heard of that before thanks for sharing

[@growerprepper2610]

@@ZaneMedia Np, yarrow and sweet fennel do this as well.

[@helenloughrey7660]

Parsley 2nd year also

[@matthewtaylor2185]

3 years into gardening and one with fruit trees...leaving my grass taller, I notice a lot more wasps in the ground, and they love my woodchips. My family got to witness a parasitic wasp harassing a big hornworm on our tomatoes...I knew what she was doing, but it was a privilege to actually see it live and get the kids gathered round to see, too!

[@ZaneMedia]

Matthew Taylor wow amazing

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Great observation

[@philippebouchard9093]

Thank you for that nice video. I noticed an error at 5:22. You say that the carterpillar will emerge out of the carterpillar instead of the wasp.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

You’re very observant and correct.

[@jwrightgardening]

Ever since learning the difference between solitary and social wasps several years ago, we leave the solitary ones alone. I'm seriously allergic to yellow jackets (social ones that nest in the ground) and hornets so those have to go but I found putting a hormone trap up in the spring reduces their numbers by getting the queen when she emerges. And we still have plenty of solitary wasps building different types of nests all over the place.

[@annebeck2208]

I love listening to you, I learn so much. Nature is a system and you help me watch and see that everything is made for a purpose...thank you so much!!!

[@DM-kv9kj]

Very true, but nature is not a "system" in the mechanical sense many people are likely to think of it. It's a constantly moving, shifting and evolving pattern that's all interconnected. Ie, nature's systems billions of years ago were wildly different to those hundreds of millions of years ago which were also very different to what we see now. However, all those "systems" are really one vast evolution of patterns which, given the right (and extremely fine) circumstances, evolve to produce greater and finer complexity. The human brain/organism being one evidential outcome of that evolution of complexity of patterns. Who knows what endless other wonders can grow out of the movements and patternings of nature.

[@GradyHouger]

I've only been stung when I grabbed a wasp nest by accident. Had some paper wasps on my porch this year, all they would do is look at me. Some people get stung a lot. It would be interesting to test a wasp friend and a wasp foe to see what is the difference. Is it smell? Movement? Brain waves?

[@ZaneMedia]

Grady Houger very interesting question!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Would be a fascinating study. My experience is they can sense fear.

[@eviciousthetalon8608]

I know that, for myself, if I see a wasp they are instantly on guard and aggressive towards me. I chalk that up to the fact that I have a damn-near-paralyzing fear of them, so they're very likely responding to the pheromones I'm putting out. Knowing that doesn't exactly help either of us, though. I've also read articles on studies done that have determined wasps can recognize faces of other wasps - so it may be possible they recognize the faces of humans, too. That would explain why they are "friendly" (re: non-aggressive) to some people, but may behave aggressively towards others (strangers, for example; or perhaps people who have disturbed them or their nest before).

[@ECMUnltd]

By far my favorite insect. They are so very curious about everything in their world. The land on me and hang with me often. Because I never bother them. They will always fly right up to your face to have a look at you and then fly off. The calmer we can be around them, the more they let us around them and dont feel threatened. Just a sincerely amazing insect!! Our fear gets the better of us and then they react to that. They are no threat to anyone.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

You got it.

[@jonathanmorand8893]

criss t'es quebecois ?! I'll definitively swing by if it's possible. do you allow apple picking on your orchard?

[@ZaneMedia]

jonathan morand salut Jonathan tout les informations seront sur notre site-web :) www.miraclefarm.ca/farm-membership/

[@crystallastname9675]

Very interesting and captivating. I'll keep this in mind for the future.

[@ZaneMedia]

Crystal Lastname great! Glad we could help

[@spoolsandbobbins]

We love our wasps. Had 2 nests this summer. A hurricane blew one right out of the tree but the wasps rebuilt. Smart little critters. Hope they’re back next year!

[@bohorustica8545]

A timely video for me. This is the second year my Walnut tree has been inhabited with the Tent Caterpillars. Am wondering what plants are especially good for attracting the parasite wasps? Thanks for sharing, as always most informative. : )

[@ZaneMedia]

BOHO RUSTICA thanks glad we could help

[@Canceriantigershark]

Plants with compound umbral flowers like yarrow, wild carrot/carrot, dill, parsley etc. Have a diverse range of flowers and plants though and you should be fine. Bring in insects and you'll have the wasps too. :) You may want to drill holes in some wood/logs outside of varying sizes for some solitary wasps(your rafters on a deck or porch are perfect for this), and leave standing twigs and stems that are hollow inside around your garden as habitat for a variety of insects. Make sure you have water near your garden as well.

[@ZaneMedia]

Good Green Goy yes great advice 👍

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I think it’s more an abundance of food that attracts them but habitat is also important.

[@chrischiccino88]

OK you did it. I love wasps now. Born and raised in Florida I have always hated them. Growing my garden this year and doing research I have learned a valuable lesson.

[@Brndndutton]

Interesting... good to know.

[@W_Sushi]

Awesome video. I saw some new wasps in my garden recently, at first I worried, but I'm glad that I found your video, knowing more about them, now I'm happy to see the little wasps flying around. Honestly they never try to sting me, even when I water on them by accident.

[@bksidhu6437]

Great Video! I love when you make video specially on insects and pests. But what if I wanna hav bee nests for the honey? Aren't wasps gonna fight them?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

A healthy hive with a reduced entrance will always fight off our region's wasps. Not sure for other areas.

[@Temný_dadaismus]

No. There will be just a few wasps and hornets.

[@rayalnaturel7394]

Great knowledge about wasps contributions, thank you very much!

[@rodom303]

I have a fly and black widow problem in my backyard so they help with that

[@ZaneMedia]

JordaniusVonRhod oh wow they’ll attack black widows?

[@lorrainegreen7339]

Can the Japanese beetle be controlled? You must see alot of it, what do you do? Thank you, Lorraine in Eastern Ontario

[@StefanSobkowiak]

We just started seeing some this summer. Never been a problem yet.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

We just started seeing some this summer. Never been a problem yet.

[@sadiemcnabb4444]

I have a colony of wasps that live under my shed roof awning. They completely leave us alone; the one time someone got stung was because they actually touched the wasp. Other neighbors have problems with really aggressive wasps. I think my peaceful little colony is keeping them out of our yard. Locusts devastated my mother-in-law's garden last year. I saw a few in mine, but not many. Maybe they're eating them too.

[@busker153]

I am definitely binging your channel start to finish. Not a caterpillar problem; but a wasp deficiency. I actually pray for my wasps every morning, along with all my farm's other herds and flocks (bacteria, fungi, etc.).

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wonderful, a lot to binge.

[@busker153]

@@StefanSobkowiak I feel funny asking people questions before having heard what they have to say. What if you have already answered it, right?

[@JTBear]

I love my wasps! I used to let them live in my greenhouse & never had any issues with them. Aphids either for that matter ...

[@ZaneMedia]

JT Bear some one who lets nature run its course 👍

[@Mel-jt5fl]

Wow! Thank you so much for another video that is teaching the value of insects and definitely educating me. I want to ask though, what about the paper wasps that build nests under porch eaves and close to doors? I have never minded nests that were not in an area that we needed to go in and out of. I never have anything sprayed, but this year, we had 6 of these nests with the wasps flying around the doors, some getting in. I hated to have someone come to address the problem. It still upsets me. We still ended up with some rebuilding in the porch light can lights, and they were not a problem. We just left them alone. They have never bothered us, and I know to welcome them. It was just the first year with them close to our living quarters. Any suggestions? I have fruit trees around my house, lots of varieties of natives and other shrubs, etc. that bring in wonderful things like a giant gorgeous yellow garden spider who resides in one of our flower beds. I would love to see a video on the spiders. Thank you again, for these wonderful programs. I left all the dandelions growing all over our property in all their glory, because of what I learned from you.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I have added a baffle (a board) while the nest was smaller to make them move their runway away from the doorway. Works by deflecting their flight path.

[@Mel-jt5fl]

@@StefanSobkowiak Thank you! We will do that next year. Their runway was a big eye opener for me, and my husband and I will make sure they are not bothered. They have never stung us, bothered us, nothing! We have always left them alone, so this by the front door issue is solved with the baffle.

[@portiaholliday8741]

In (2017) I left some hay that I had intended to pick up. Spring came and the hay still laid there:-( The wasps were more resourceful. They built a nest under the hay. I got stung really bad. The way that I got stung was that I had finally decided to pick up the hay. I had to cross their path to feed my rabbit who was outside as well. I was able to cross successfully the rest of that summer. I tried everything to get rid of them. The only thing that worked was winter came. They are and were awesome pollinators.

[@Bradleyscotts]

YOU ARE A WONDERFUL DELIGHTFUL SOUL.

[@ZaneMedia]

Bradley Scott thanks for the awesome feedback haha much appreciated

[@UtahGal]

Dang...never thought I would say this, but you have changed my mind about wasps

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Fantastic. Job done one more person not waging all out war on wasps.

[@laughingsaladfarm]

Hi. Great info sir. In the beginning of the video, wasn't that a Bald Face Hornet nest? They looked black and white like Bald Face Hornets too.. I have watched them (Bald Face Hornet) eat paper wasps on occasion as well. I'm fine with wasps, as long as they don't make their nest under my work stool in the propagation greenhouse or sleeping in the lettuce.

[@ZaneMedia]

Laughing Salad Farm ya those might not be ideal places haha

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes they are bald faced hornets. Most people don’t make a difference between wasps and hornets.

[@donnajohnson9324]

What bugs will eat snail's I am on a grape property and it gets lots of snail's

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Ducks

[@ws2228]

Turtles

[@bertbert2725]

frogs, birds, moles

[@johnsheldon7716]

Bald faced hornets like the ones in the beginning of the video are generally pretty mellow IF you leave their nest alone

[@terabird5860]

I've been watching loads of these pro-vespid videos to help alleviate my fear of them and tbh it's working! Now I just need to apply this to real life when I'm outside.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wonderful. They can sense fear so the more calm you are the closer you can get without danger, just stay clear of their flight path.

[@chuckmitchell4608]

Thanks for the very useful information, no more raid from this guy!

[@udumkopf8217]

Do you companion grapes with apple trees?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

No but the grapes in the video went the wrong way, into an apple instead of the nitrogen fixer.

[@jameskniskern2261]

I haven't found a paper wasp nest yet on our little 8 acres. I have found the wasp nests that like to build under eaves, and in sheltered spots. They have open nests and are *mostly* easily seen. They do not like it when I mow next to them with the scythe, however. LOL. I got stung, but left the nest intact, since I know where they are now. Hahaha. And it is wonderful to see a hornworm with 30 to 50 little white pupa cases on its back. Now if I could get parasitic wasps to eat the Mexican bean beetles...

[@clearintentions6182]

Wasps are awesome, I use them for doing pedicures lol they will land and chew off the dead skin. I also allow them to harvest the salt crystal around my mouth and eyes. If they seem a little aggressive i simply point my pinky and say no.

[@jagmeetsmann]

I have planted 3 cherries , 3 peach and 3 plum trees around my house. The trees are 15 feet away from my deck and once they grow they might come very close to the deck. Will that bring wasps too close to my family and kids? I will not be able to harvest all the fruit. So will ripe fruit also attract more and more wasps?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

The wasps prefer fully ripe or over ripe fruit, ideally ones that are cracked or partly open. Not as much on untouched fruit. You’ll find you’ll eat all the fruit in reach as they ripen.

[@sullyprudhomme]

I hear you but....why do they make their nest just above my front door or by the garden gate where we need to pass by all the time?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Hahaha yup.

[@TonyMontgomery18]

Loved me this video! Thank you!!

[@EverybodiesDaddy]

A Quebecker talking about the need for more Anglos? Now I've seen everything. Thanks for the lesson in wasps!

[@ZaneMedia]

Urbane Farmers glad you enjoyed it

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Haha. More everyone.

[@golinom2935]

Dear Stefan, can y let us know which tree support is made for the grapes at 4.02min? Obviously, the friendship worked :)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

That one is on an apple tree. Not recommended, it was supposed to go the other way.

[@longarmsupplies]

I wonder if people quit wiping them out if we'd have less cabbage worms multiplying in the canola crops.

[@morethanmortal8362]

Veta B I’m sure we would!!

[@ginafunk8057]

you are so cool i love seeing you stand up for bugs and weed, fyi id like it if when you have you pop up info its on longer then five seconds so that i can read it instead of having to rewinding and pausing?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Good point thanks

[@BuckRogers2000]

I wonder what your annual expenditure on pesticides is nowadays.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

If you count molasses and tree tanglefoot used in the traps answer is $70 molasses and $100 glue.

[@ZaneMedia]

Buck Rogers 2000 yup very little

[@recordsrecords1019]

thank you for great video

[@David-kd5mf]

I have green lynx spiders in my Chinese chestnut and my hazelnut and they eat wasps and grasshoppers here in NC. Good thing too had too many of each the past two months. Had ground hornets near my apple trees and used dish soap and water at night after covering hole with screen.

[@MultiEldridge]

I've been noticing the amazing role that wasps play as predators in my garden and orchard (small though it may be), and it's pretty cool.

[@simombreeds9501]

This is by far my favorite show on KZbin 🍻👍

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wow thanks that’s wonderful. High honour.

[@mylesfalconer9183]

I love the Cup Plant behind you in this video. I have propagated this quite a bit on my property and I really love it. Strong, hardy, hug, tons of flowers, long flowering period,food and water for birds. I would love to hear you thoughts on it.

[@Jedidiahwiebe]

Stefan, at our place the most common social wasp is the Yellow Jacket Hornet. They tend to make their nests underground... I usually only discover them by accident and by then it's too late to avoid a sting. I have been wondering.... since wasps are beneficial creatures like carpenter bees, and bats, songbirds etc... why don't we make little boxes for them like we do with the others? That way perhaps we could control where they set up their houses. Provide them a home, and avoid nasty surprises.

[@ZaneMedia]

Jedidiah Wiebe excellent idea 👍

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Boxes are great, even in the ground. Ours use bird nest boxes regularly, just not this year.

[@Jedidiahwiebe]

@@StefanSobkowiak I bet a modified Bumblebee nest box would work good. I probably ought to make a bunch of them anyways for the bumblebees themselves!

[@reinhartkrempler7654]

You gave me a new view on an insect I used to not like because I could not see their use beyond possibly stinging me. I like wasps now.

[@donnajohnson9324]

I so love watching your show 🥀🌹🌺 I have learned a lot

[@ZaneMedia]

Donna Johnson wow thanks Donna :)

[@DavidfromMichigan]

So.. where's your books? NY best seller I'm watching right now.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Hahaha, I rather talk than write. Video is my preferred medium. Have 2 books already.

[@cooperyoung1928]

Wasps Shute did like building a nest on my childhood trampoline.

[@hoonohoo3802]

how do I get the beneficial wasps to my property

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Usually not a problem unless wasps are so killed out.

[@JP_Ross]

Est-ce que les oiseaux ou les poules pondeuses peuvent attaquer le nid de guêpe et le détruire ou il y a une cohabitation saine entre les deux prédateurs?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Cohabitation possible

[@JP_Ross]

@@StefanSobkowiak super je prépare les poules pour le printemps prochain!

[@Temný_dadaismus]

I love them since I was 7. That time I didn't hear of wasps being bad so I wasn't afraid that much, and then I found out wasps were peaceful and cute. I can't select between ant, wasp and bee, none of them is worse than the other two. I don't fear wasps and hornets and feed them on hand nowadays. It's hard to tell people wasps can be good though. Wasps often fly at your face and it looks like they are attacking. People get panicked and run away... in fact the wasp isn't attacking, it learnt to find food around people so it follows them. I got stung 17 times, but that was when I squeezed them or disturbed the nest. Bees would sting in such situations as well.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Superb. Except that wasp stings don’t hurt. Great observations. I guess you’re the wasp whisperer.

[@penguinoenfuego4284]

...so how do you encourage wasps to hang out in my neighbors yard?

[@rastareptilerescue]

Dump plenty soda inna dem yaad when dem sleepin

[@EdieBabeMonster]

Oh man ~ let me tell you... You, wonderful, intelligent, funny you... I find myself well informed, thoroughly entertained and better armed to go forth with improved practices after watching your videos. All of that and a few lols with scattered giggles to boot. So thank you so very much for everything including and especially getting a different point of view that often strays away from the mainstream 😏

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad you liked it. I actually think this wasp video is one of the most important I’ve done. Can your suggest a better title so more people can have your reaction? Thanks.

[@crespino1492]

Thank you boss

[@ChristopherPisz]

re "dont block the runway": What do I do when they block mine? I have some wasps that I welcomed until they built a nest directly above my porch door. Now, every time I go outside, they give me warning fly-bys buzzing around my head angrily. What do I do? I am scared to try to take it down or spray it, as there are dozens nearby and I don't want to get attacked. I wonder if there is a way to encourage them to nest somewhere in the yard rather than on the house.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

You can try building a covered structure or just a roof area elsewhere or add nest boxes, they like nest boxes. I have a couple of videos on nest boxes. In the meantime don't stop when walking by. They will keep away door to door visitors.

[@robertchilders4031]

We think that the wasps we have around our yard have come to recognize us as people who belong in our yard. We have experienced wasps at our last two houses, and for the most part they leave us alone. We have had friends come over and get attacked by them, but even then, they mostly leave us alone. We have wasps that live on our recycle bin out of the rain, and they will occasionally attack one of us when we move the bin out to the street for collection. For the most part, we get along.

[@ZaneMedia]

robert childers interesting thanks for sharing

[@trollmcclure1884]

Funny, just this year I let them have a little nest near my pots to see if they can feast on aphids and they did not find those living underneath the leaves of my Habanero peppers.

[@ZaneMedia]

Nick Pappagiorgio interesting 🤔

[@eviciousthetalon8608]

I don't think wasps usually prey on aphids...? I know ladybugs are an aphid's worst nightmare, though!

[@PeasantByTheSouthernSea]

Thanks for this. I greatly respect wasps, but have a hard time finding anyone else who shares that respect.

[@rick6605]

So many insect sounds in the background!

[@singleman1986]

Sir, I am SO allergic to honey bees I HAVE TO use wasps, and 'alternative' pollinators. On the rare occasion I do get stung by a wasp, it IS painful but, I don't end up in the ER. This is VERY good info.....WELL DONE.....~Eli

[@ZaneMedia]

singleman thanks for sharing and we’re glad you liked this one! Definitely in agreement I’d also much rather a sting over the ER 😂

[@ws2228]

A leaf blower works well in some instances.

[@mariawatson1871]

What about GAWL WASPS in citrus trees

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Cannot help you in citrus. If you’re in the subtropics check out Pete Kanaris’s channel, he may have answers.

[@daledurbin2354]

You are so correct about Wasp sensing fear! Bees as well since fear (adrenaline), I've seen and experienced so many folks hurt by wasp, bees, and hurt themselves evading them. I've moved and eliminated many a nest, Guess I'm the wasp/bee whisperer.

[@monicahatch6498]

My wasps and I garden together. They are actually very non aggressive to me. I talk to them and carpenter beas all the time They are pretty neat to observe.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Absolutely when you give them a chance. And friendly to you if you are to them.

[@timc333]

One thing to remember as well about the Boldfaced hornets (the hive you got very close to) never try to get that close if in front of the hive by the entrance , they will chase you off immediately and may swarm without a warning , they tend to be very visually acute and are very protective of the hive . ( I actually was surprised by how close you were able to get to them , they are very trigger sensitive) . I do however agree with this video in total , all these wonderful creatures saved a tree here that I am partial towards from the spotted lantern flies , I now look forward to the triumphant return of my bee friends here every spring , I have loved seeing all the honey bee's for many , many years (lawn covered in clover) I have been inviting them and they have come , and now I have all the other bee's to come and help with the other stuff , it is the best and coolest way to live that I know , living with nature rather than against nature.

[@dagda825]

Does this advice apply to hornets as well?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes. This nest is of bald faced hornets. Most people don’t distinguish between wasps and hornets.

[@elsef6798]

Thanks for yet a GREAT video! 🙏 I had an empty wasp nest in a shed in the garden, the door of the shed was missing. The nest hang from the ceiling of the shed 2 meters above the ground. Nothing below it. The weird thing is that the nest began to crumble, like something tore it apart. In 2-3 days the whole thing was destroyed. I still wonder what on Earth could do that?? But my question is; in a time where the butterflies are struggling to survive and their numbers are plummeting, will they suffer even more with wasps around? I know the monarch is safe, but do the wasps eat other threatened species? I love all insects - wasps included - but the important thing for me is helping the species that need help the most.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Every healthy environment has a healthy population of predators. Wasps are no different, they need to be present and abundant and will only be so if there is a healthy population of their prey insects to feed their young.

[@derrickbonsell]

I haven't been stung in years yet I still see plenty of wasps. There's no reason to freak out just because there's a wasp flying around you. They don't sting for pleasure. Even though they tend not to have barbed stingers they prefer to avoid using their ovipositor if they can avoid it. After all a creature can still kill a wasp that tries to attack it and they don't want to take the risk unnecessarily.

[@TheRosswise]

We have yellow jackets and the standard black and red wasps around my house. I have only been stung once when I was doing some cleanup around a yellow jacket nest. I am not allergic so they never really bothered me. I noticed they pollinate my fruit trees, along with flies and mosquitoes, so I don't mess with them unless they build a nest around a spot where me and my wife frequent.

[@sparkz6730]

I love your videos thank you

[@annadawson5179]

The last few years, since I've gotten pretty serious about spending time in the garden, I've really enjoyed watching the wasps hunt caterpillars. Love seeing them creep around the broccoli. Mud daubers spend a lot of time in the flower bed with me. We'll work on the same plant and, while I've offended quite a few bees in my life, I've never been stung by a wasp. I tell the kids, Freeze, be calm, it'll figure out you're not interesting, and everyone minds their own business. It's when you freak out that they freak out, too!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Anna you’ve learned a valuable lesson. They really are fascinating.

[@ttcostadc]

I was playing basketball where the backboard had a hidden wasp nest behind it. Solitary wasp type, not those like yellow jackets. The wasp came out and stung my lip. Ouch! I had a lip like Jagger :) Thanks for the wasp knowledge. I love what parasitic wasps do to my tomato hornworms. On the whole, I still prefer bees. I am more sure that I don't interest them.