about wasps,... I've been following the conversation about yellow jackets, and wanted to share an observation about wasps. we used to kill wasps nests around the place because if one bumps into one ,especially a child , there is hell to pay. Now however we don't ,unless they nest in an obvious place of danger , like a child's swing , or a doorway. We have observed them eating, in large quantities ,cabbage worms. We need all the help we can get there. : )sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 8:45 PM Subject: farm journal
> The other day after I fed the cows I stood and watched them eat. As I was > looking a yellow jack bee landed on the top wire right in front of me, it was > holding a fly. In front of my eyes I watched the bee bite off the flies > wings and legs, then eat the head, with the appendages dispatched and the > head gone the bee flew off. All summer I saw the yellow jackets hovering > around the cows feet where the flies like to chew. The flies would get > caught up in the long hairs of the Scottish Highlander cows and become bee > food. This is a very beneficial relationship. Has anyone else seen this > phenomenon???...sstorch > > >
