Comments on: Northern Paper Wasp http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/ A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tim Eisele http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-6352 Tim Eisele Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:25:50 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=784#comment-6352 Thanks. Incidentally, I have another posting with some additional pictures of these wasps, including a nest and one of the males: http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2010/12/04/northern-paper-wasp-nest-and-male/ Thanks. Incidentally, I have another posting with some additional pictures of these wasps, including a nest and one of the males:

http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2010/12/04/northern-paper-wasp-nest-and-male/

]]> By: Wasp Control http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-6284 Wasp Control Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:15:05 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=784#comment-6284 Wasps are truly amazing insects and the pictures illustrate that, great post. Wasps are truly amazing insects and the pictures illustrate that, great post.

]]> By: mister.valinte http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 mister.valinte Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:40:16 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=784#comment-1949 those are good i liked them.!!!! those are good i liked them.!!!!

]]> By: Michele http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Michele Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:04:34 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=784#comment-1204 I bought an old house (3 season summer cottage) and there were wasps building nests in the attic. I walked quietly around them and did nothing to anger them the first year. All through the year and winter my friends had helpful 'scare them off' ideas including knitting a nest since they are territorial (!! yup, there are knitting patterns online for this). Come spring I went up to the attic and brushed off old nests. So far this year, none have moved in. I don't know if they decided my presence was bad for their young (maybe they feared I was a bad influence? they found a better neighbourhood, better schools etc *just being silly* ;) but it seems they have moved away. I am relieved, I need to renovate this year and I did not want to kill any of them, but the contractors would not have appreciated them flying around their heads. None of them tried to sting me. I always gave them as wide a berth as I could when I was in the attic. It is a small place though, so I would have been "near" enough for any defending mother to want me OUT and be justified in stinging me, no matter the creature. They were incredibly nice. Especially considering they were there first! Now that they are gone... I suddenly have HUGE ants living in the attic (weird) I read some things on the net that make me think the two are related. Wasps kill ants because ants eat their young. Maybe the wasps were keeping the ant population down, or the ants killed off too many wasps. Anyway, thank you for your post, it makes me feel better to know more about them. I bought an old house (3 season summer cottage) and there were wasps building nests in the attic. I walked quietly around them and did nothing to anger them the first year. All through the year and winter my friends had helpful ‘scare them off’ ideas including knitting a nest since they are territorial (!! yup, there are knitting patterns online for this). Come spring I went up to the attic and brushed off old nests. So far this year, none have moved in. I don’t know if they decided my presence was bad for their young (maybe they feared I was a bad influence? they found a better neighbourhood, better schools etc *just being silly* ;) but it seems they have moved away. I am relieved, I need to renovate this year and I did not want to kill any of them, but the contractors would not have appreciated them flying around their heads. None of them tried to sting me. I always gave them as wide a berth as I could when I was in the attic. It is a small place though, so I would have been “near” enough for any defending mother to want me OUT and be justified in stinging me, no matter the creature. They were incredibly nice. Especially considering they were there first!

Now that they are gone… I suddenly have HUGE ants living in the attic (weird) I read some things on the net that make me think the two are related. Wasps kill ants because ants eat their young. Maybe the wasps were keeping the ant population down, or the ants killed off too many wasps.

Anyway, thank you for your post, it makes me feel better to know more about them.

]]> By: Moe http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Moe Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:47:18 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=784#comment-826 Great photos, by the way. Great photos, by the way.

]]> By: Moe http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Moe Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:46:52 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=784#comment-825 These guys are everywhere in my yard each summer. They try and build nests in at least 10 different spots. They also very clearly 'strip' little pieces of wood from my old fence. These guys are everywhere in my yard each summer. They try and build nests in at least 10 different spots. They also very clearly ‘strip’ little pieces of wood from my old fence.

]]> By: robert sobczak http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/04/northern-paper-wasp/comment-page-1/#comment-824 robert sobczak Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:36:34 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=784#comment-824 They've been nesting all around our house ... down in Florida, or at least something like them. They’ve been nesting all around our house … down in Florida, or at least something like them.

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