Wasps in Winter? WTF?

scorza · 25 Jan 2008 at 09:49

So I was just about to go to bed last night when I heard the sound of a Lancaster bomber overhead - turned out to be a huge wasp knocking around my bathroom. I killed it but as I have a mild phobia of wasps it took me ages to actually get to sleep.

Thing is, this is the second wasp I've had in the house this winter. I thought they were all hibernating in winter so why are they harassing me? Does this mean I have a wasps nest in my attic?

WotDa · 25 Jan 2008 at 09:50

Orbit. Nuke them from it.

PS. I'd say you'd be likely to have a nest in the attic, and if you're semi/terraced/apartment it might be in the neighbours and finding a way through.

Spend_day · 25 Jan 2008 at 09:51

i keep finding ladybirds and mozzies in my house

god bless global warming

scorza · 25 Jan 2008 at 09:54

Looking on Wiki, it could have been a hornet - but they are supposed to die out in winter as well :confused:

WTB orbital nuke facility.

Nomisf · 25 Jan 2008 at 10:06

:\ was working in the loft the other day and got bombarded by a yellow and black death machine, came down from between the roofing felt. I had been wondering the same thing

Antar Bolaeisk · 25 Jan 2008 at 10:38

Found one in my room as well and thought I was imagining things, it was ginourmous and definately a wasp.

The Dread Pirate · 25 Jan 2008 at 10:44

With fire kill it!

Johnnytoxic · 25 Jan 2008 at 10:44

I am sure the wasps that survive in the winter grow enourmously big and cannot fly very well. They must be the last survivors.

Kell_ee001 · 25 Jan 2008 at 12:14

Stan and I found a catapillar the other day... now that was surprising

something_totally_different · 25 Jan 2008 at 12:17

i blame the immigrants

Tefal · 25 Jan 2008 at 12:20

Spend_day said:
i keep finding ladybirds and mozzies in my house

god bless global warming

surely you mean god bless central heating?

233 · 25 Jan 2008 at 12:23

ovaries, punch it in the

Nomisf · 25 Jan 2008 at 12:27

Foxtrot26 said:
ovaries, punch it in the

Find me the Ovaries on a wasp and youve got a deal

stoofa · 25 Jan 2008 at 12:51

Any wasps you see right now are early Queens.
You're right in that as a rule you don't see them this early, however a few usually "come out" early in the hunt for a new place for a nest.

Any wasp you kill now will be a queen and by doing so you'll in effect be killing off a whole nest before it even started.

malccy · 25 Jan 2008 at 13:03

To OP; there was no need to kill the thing just cos' it's in your vicinity. RIP

Kainz · 25 Jan 2008 at 13:12

I blame Global Warming too. I mean, where have Bumble Bee's gone? When I was a kid there were tons of them, and now all we get are pesky wasps. I loved Bee's, they were cute and furry and never stung even if you found one with its left wing broken off so when it'd take to the air it would fly around in constant circles.

Tefal · 25 Jan 2008 at 13:13

Kainz said:
I blame Global Warming too. I mean, where have Bumble Bee's gone? When I was a kid there were tons of them, and now all we get are pesky wasps. I loved Bee's, they were cute and furry and never stung even if you found one with its left wing broken off so when it'd take to the air it would fly around in constant circles.

go to the country side there are loads of them.

Kainz · 25 Jan 2008 at 13:14

^There's angry folk with pitchforks out thar!

Tefal · 25 Jan 2008 at 13:16

Kainz said:
^There's angry folk with pitchforks out thar!

Well we need to prevent people stealing them thar bees

scorza · 25 Jan 2008 at 13:17

malccy said:
To OP; there was no need to kill the thing just cos' it's in your vicinity. RIP

I hope you're not serious. What else could I do? Letting it go outside would have killed it anyway - there was a frost last night, plus it would run the risk of me being stung, which is unacceptable.