WASPS

Although wasps can be of use around the garden by consuming dead insects and eating flies they can also be a nuisance. Apart from stinging repeatedly, they can be irritating and a threat to those allergic to their sting. Seek medical help immediately if you are stung in the mouth or neck, or if you experience giddiness, nausea, unusual swelling or extreme pain following a sting

A FEW FACTS

1. Wasps don’t swarm.

2. The venom in wasps contains a pheromone that causes other wasps to become more aggressive.

3. An ordinary sting can be treated with deodorant containing aluminium.

4.  The cold weather eventually kills the males, workers and foundation queen.

5. The only wasps that survive the winter are young fertilised queens.

6. Wasps feed their young meat e.g. insect larvae.