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I took a wasp nest before with tons of wasps in them... I took a garbage bag and in one swoop had all the wasps and their nest in there... then I threw them in the trash... memo to wasps... don't build your home next to my home... of course I was wearing shorts and a T-shirt in the summer sun.. guess, I was lucky I didn't get stung... cause they were really angry in that plastic bag...
The nests around our home are no larger than a small apple.
We have mud wasps and paper wasps. My garage has a few mud nests in the corners. I see paper nests hanging off our porch lights. Great trivia, if you leave a empty nest they will not nest near it. A empty nest is respected and avoided by newbes. There are a few companies that make fake paper nests that you can hang in your porch and trees to keep wasps away.
Anyone here like to collect wasps nest? I know it sounds bizarre, but they are so cool. When the wasps go underground in the fall we remove the nest and keep it in our shed for a few weeks to make sure there are no stragglers! We have a HUGE one like maybe 15'' by 10". Really cool.
Thats nice of you to bring it in so they dont get cold..... I HOPE YOU PUT THE NEST BACK OUT THERE SO THEY CAN HAVE IT AGAIN
Hello, Tiki. I am an avid collector of MONSTER nests. In fact, I am one of the main collectors here: The Venom List -> Bees and Wasps Here is more information about me: I am an expert on social wasps (as a hobby). I have an intense passion for the genus Dolichovespula (generally aerial-nesting yellowjackets). I specialize in the bald-faced hornet (D. maculata). However... I also love Polistes (common paper wasps), Vespa (true hornets), and Vespula (generally subterranean-nesting yellowjackets). I think their beautiful nests are masterpieces of nature! I love collecting abandoned GIANT nests for my collection (The bigger the better!). I usually purchase the nests online. I am always looking for more impressive nests to add to my collection. Please let me know if you have access to any. If you don't currently know where any nests are, then please keep me in mind for the future from now on (Thanks!). Some of the showpieces in my extensive nest collection include a huge D. maculata nest which is 3 feet (36 inches) tall, an enormous P. annularis (red wasp) nest from east Texas which is the size of a dinner plate (12 inches in diameter), a large Brachygastra mellifica (Mexican honey wasp) nest from south Texas near the Mexican border, and a giant overwintered, 2-year perennial V. squamosa (southern yellowjacket) nest from Alabama which was discovered in an atypical aerial situation attached to a 2-story home. I wouldn't have the perennial yellowjacket nest in the first place if it wasn't for the kindness of Bob Jacobson (The scientist who described V. flavopilosa). Of course, I have many other exceptional nests in my collection. To see photos which show some of my MONSTER nests: Flickr: hornetboy1970's Photostream (Flickr: hornetboy1970's Photostream - broken link) By the way, the photo which I've posted here shows me holding my bald-faced hornet nest which measure 3 feet tall. Enjoy!
Looking for buyers,,I can Only keep so many in my home,email me if interested,Clark.randy07@yahoo.com
Also, any tips on collecting them? I've read the method, just don't know how to find any : )>. I'm not looking for particularly large or unique ones, but i can't seem to find any retailer for just the average wasp nest (whooda thunkit) and i'm trying to get ahold of quite a few. Any tips?
in case anyone still reading this is interested, they're much easier to spot this time of year. As the leaves drop, the grey nests are a lot more visible in the woods. When I spot one that I want to collect, I usually bide my time until the first frost, and go grab it the next day. The frost should kill most of them off, and you can put a garbage bag around the nest (with a twist tie) just in case.
Don't wait until too long after the first frost, because once the residents are dead, animals make short work of the nest. They'll shred it as soon as they figure out nobody's left inside to come out and sting them.
I found a small one on the ground this winter empty and felt victorious taking it into the house. Yellow jackets are the only thing in the animal kingdom that makes me squeamish.
I don't collect them but this one was built on the back of an outbuilding on the property a couple of years ago. It was not a wasp nest though. It was pretty neat. The following winter I took it down and was amazed at the construction.
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WOW your NOT very nice!!
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