Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-08 Thread Rory Conaway
o: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wasps unless google says its true :) On 11/7/2018 6:10 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > Doncha know, you can't believe a flippin' thing on Facebook... > > -Original Message- From: Jay Weekley > Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 4:33 PM >

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread David M
unless google says its true :) On 11/7/2018 6:10 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: Doncha know, you can't believe a flippin' thing on Facebook... -Original Message- From: Jay Weekley Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 4:33 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AF

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread chuck
Doncha know, you can't believe a flippin' thing on Facebook... -Original Message- From: Jay Weekley Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 4:33 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wasps The employee that reported it is our tower guy so he's not

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread chuck
You know, I have had the same experience. The ones from the ground are mean. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 3:56 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wasps It depends on what species, plus most of us don’t distinguish between wa

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread Jay Weekley
The employee that reported it is our tower guy so he's not chicken and has worked around wasps before but apparently this was biblical. Advice from Facebook (Jim Patient) says that they are mating. Dave wrote: Thats what my tower guy does. He tells me dont look them in the eye and they wont b

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread Dave
Thats what my tower guy does. He tells me dont look them in the eye and they wont be tempted lol On 11/7/18 4:23 PM, Steve Jones wrote: i like wasps. They are my friends. Tell your guy to befriend them. you cant pet them though, no matter now much you want to. The trick is to just be mindful

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread Ken Hohhof
On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 4:23 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wasps i like wasps. They are my friends. Tell your guy to befriend them. you cant pet them though, no matter now much you want to. The trick is to just be mindful of

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread Vlad Sedov
We've had guys climb through a small cloud of them once (paper wasps I think).. We've caught a few and they all seemed to be male (no stinger). I think there may have been a few females, but they were too busy doing their swarming thing, and didn't bother the climbers at all. Vlad On 11/6

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-07 Thread Steve Jones
i like wasps. They are my friends. Tell your guy to befriend them. you cant pet them though, no matter now much you want to. The trick is to just be mindful of where they are so you dont injure them, then just go about your business as you normally would. They wont bug you as long as you dont hurt

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-06 Thread chuck
I went and rented a full beekeepers get up for $20 one afternoon when I was faced with the same thing on a water tower. They never even tried to light on me or sting me while climbing right through a cloud of them. -Original Message- From: Jay Weekley Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 1

Re: [AFMUG] Wasps

2018-11-06 Thread Brian Sullivan
Been there.  I have seen them swarm inside water towers I service. Go first thing in the AM when it's cold and they are still sleeping. On 11/6/2018 2:58 PM, Jay Weekley wrote: One of our primary towers is a retired forestry observation tower and it has been invaded by 1000's brown wasps. We nee