Takako 🐀1d ago

Saw the first paper #wasp queen claiming one of the #WaspHouse-s this afternoon in our #communityGarden plot—#GardenPlot14! 🥰 *made my day*

I believe they inherit the memory of their ancestors’ unsuccessful nest building in our plastic garden tool storage bench, and of the failed nest having been moved to the wooden wasp house nearby.

This wasp queen was hovering near the tool bench before deciding to go into the wasp house. They can learn, but it seems to take a few generations. 🏠🐝✨

Show threadTakako 🐀1d ago
👆 I just want more people to know #paperWasps are a great #pollinators in the garden. They’re docile, or timid, and never bother you while #gardening. They’re more slender than yellow jackets and nests in eves and crevices, making the honeycomb hive.
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@otterX
we have loads of them here and they're quite happy to have us around. we put out water for them. and they nibble our wood furniture and bamboo canes!

i did have to remove a few nestlets from a lavender that i had to prune, and i feel bad about that, but it's early in the season and the nests were tiny, so hopefully the wasps can rebuild?

Apr 11 at 5:27pmWeb