Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Mine are (so far) too docile and/or interested in foraging, whatever that means. Nonetheles, since these neighbors have set up camp above the deck near a frequently used back door, I decided to hire a grown-up to dislodge them. I have few positive memories of those times when I disturbed yellow jacket or hornet nests... On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 8:57 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent! We need to collect them and drop them over the ISIS fighters --- On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: Here's a good use for them: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nigeria-boko-haram-members-being-killed-by-mystical -bees-mysterious-snakes-possessed-by-ghosts-1454407 or, if that link is messed up in transmission: http://tinyurl.com/lb9vy9x Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mountain Man Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:47 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit henifay wrote: End of the day if you're happy to coexist with nasty bite bite creatures... I try not to coexist with bite bite, but... in theory, they have place... someplace here on this terrestrial. Similar to waste, pest (perhaps) can be conceived as resource out of place. The smart might be challenged, but... perhaps smarts can figure how to make this *pest* a resource. I ain't that smart, but it seems a plausible objective? Others on the planet live with bite bite and the purpose they serve might not be that bad - just stay away from bite bite. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Andrew wrote: ...I have few positive memories of those times when I disturbed yellow jacket or hornet nests... Too true. How about honey bee? If you mess with them, the can bite bite also. But we *love* their honey. What do yellowjackets produce? ...I wonder... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
From Mother Earth News: Most of us view yellow jackets as major pests. However, some of the species help us by feeding on aphids, caterpillars and other garden pests, while the rest play a beneficial role as nature's cleanup squad. We'd probably be neck-deep in dead meat without their help. Still, it is hard to be grateful to these critters when they are commandeering your forkful of grilled chicken or delivering a painful sting. And unlike honeybees, these yellow-and-black wasp relatives can sting repeatedly. That sting, plus their meat and sweet diet, can add a certain element of tension to fruit picking and fine dining in the out-of-doors. Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/yellow-jackets-zmaz03amzgoe.aspx#ixzz36LUjKtzA On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Andrew wrote: ...I have few positive memories of those times when I disturbed yellow jacket or hornet nests... Too true. How about honey bee? If you mess with them, the can bite bite also. But we *love* their honey. What do yellowjackets produce? ...I wonder... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Andrew wrote: ...some of the species help us by feeding on aphids, caterpillars and other garden pests, while the rest play a beneficial role as nature's cleanup squad. Nice. Maybe your cleanup squad will help you develop: ...neck-deep in dead meat... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
More yellowjackets. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit Andrew wrote: ...I have few positive memories of those times when I disturbed yellow jacket or hornet nests... Too true. How about honey bee? If you mess with them, the can bite bite also. But we *love* their honey. What do yellowjackets produce? ...I wonder... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Here's a good use for them: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nigeria-boko-haram-members-being-killed-by-mystical -bees-mysterious-snakes-possessed-by-ghosts-1454407 or, if that link is messed up in transmission: http://tinyurl.com/lb9vy9x Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mountain Man Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:47 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit henifay wrote: End of the day if you're happy to coexist with nasty bite bite creatures... I try not to coexist with bite bite, but... in theory, they have place... someplace here on this terrestrial. Similar to waste, pest (perhaps) can be conceived as resource out of place. The smart might be challenged, but... perhaps smarts can figure how to make this *pest* a resource. I ain't that smart, but it seems a plausible objective? Others on the planet live with bite bite and the purpose they serve might not be that bad - just stay away from bite bite. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Greg wrote: Here's a good use for them: Great!!! - thanks. Just what I need for my boko haram neighbors who are more pesky than yellowjackets. ...I don't got no neighbors... Everyone drives by too fast to infest them with yellowjackets. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Excellent! We need to collect them and drop them over the ISIS fighters --- On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: Here's a good use for them: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nigeria-boko-haram-members-being-killed-by-mystical -bees-mysterious-snakes-possessed-by-ghosts-1454407 or, if that link is messed up in transmission: http://tinyurl.com/lb9vy9x Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mountain Man Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:47 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit henifay wrote: End of the day if you're happy to coexist with nasty bite bite creatures... I try not to coexist with bite bite, but... in theory, they have place... someplace here on this terrestrial. Similar to waste, pest (perhaps) can be conceived as resource out of place. The smart might be challenged, but... perhaps smarts can figure how to make this *pest* a resource. I ain't that smart, but it seems a plausible objective? Others on the planet live with bite bite and the purpose they serve might not be that bad - just stay away from bite bite. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
henifay wrote: End of the day if you're happy to coexist with nasty bite bite creatures... I try not to coexist with bite bite, but... in theory, they have place... someplace here on this terrestrial. Similar to waste, pest (perhaps) can be conceived as resource out of place. The smart might be challenged, but... perhaps smarts can figure how to make this *pest* a resource. I ain't that smart, but it seems a plausible objective? Others on the planet live with bite bite and the purpose they serve might not be that bad - just stay away from bite bite. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. They forage all day for what? On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: henifay wrote: End of the day if you're happy to coexist with nasty bite bite creatures... I try not to coexist with bite bite, but... in theory, they have place... someplace here on this terrestrial. Similar to waste, pest (perhaps) can be conceived as resource out of place. The smart might be challenged, but... perhaps smarts can figure how to make this *pest* a resource. I ain't that smart, but it seems a plausible objective? Others on the planet live with bite bite and the purpose they serve might not be that bad - just stay away from bite bite. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT:illegal Yellow jacket nest in the roof soffit
Depends on which species, the European wasps are not native to the US or Oz and as such are a pest/illegal immigrant. The reason they are there is that they find a nice hollow space and take up residence, kinda like squatters. End of the day if you're happy to coexist with nasty bite bite creatures, fine but some people don't like the idea. Like you said 'most creatures' but there are some that have no place, like the cane toad in parts of Oz, or rabbits or foxes in Oz. Hendrik who does not have cane toads where he lives On 30/06/14 10:24, Mountain Man wrote: Andrew wrote: A nest of yellow jackets has appeared near the back door, under the eaves through a small hole in the soffit. *Why* are the yellow jackets there? If we solve this issue, we might not need to explore war and eradication of a potentially pertinent element of the diversity in our planet? ...not meant entirely... but there is some sense in the usefulness of most creatures. i.e. they are out of place and you need to understand why they are out of place so you don't foster another hive. Anyone? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
