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[Dale McClung]

paper habitat

Should have been just habitat. Copy and paste edit error.

Dale

On 12/8/16 5:13 PM, Dale McClung wrote:
> Bill,
>
> Unfortunately not agricultural development but urban development
> provides ideal paper habitat especially for paper wasps. The sheltered
> eaves of houses, sheds, etc, are ideal nesting locations. In the wild
> and in landscapes they utilize broad leafed plants. To check a planting
> just take a stick, ruffle the foliage and see if any wasps fly out. Most
> butterfly gardeners have good success the first few seasons until the
> predator population in response to the availability of prey establishes
> itself.
>
> The only control I know of with paper wasps is to locate their nests,
> wait until after dark when they are all on the nest, and hit it with
> wasp spray then. Wasp spray is the only insecticidal product I ever use
> on my property with the exception if necessary of granular products for
> fire ants, but fortunately they have not returned in years now.
>
> Dale McClung
>
> On 12/7/16 7:47 PM, Bill Cornelius wrote:
>> My brother in NZ raises monarchs just to release at his house, he says it's been harder the last few years because wasps have become too numerous. This includes hornets and yellow jackets which he can trap, but paper wasps ignore the traps. I'm wondering if there's something about global warming or agricultural development (such as wasp habitat or commercial tachinid flies) that's favorable to monarch predators.
>>
>> Bill
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