and their numbers aren't that great i believe which is probably further challenged by people squashing in fear they may be the asian variety, but these should be left and enjoyed
Why? A video is an excellent way to show how it looks and flies and still pictures will do just as well.
Unless you know how to preserve it properly it will quickly cease to resemble the living wasp anyway.
My mother-in-law picked up what she believed to be a dead (crabro) hornet in her house yesterday. Unfortunately it wasn't quite as dead as she expected.
I picked a European Hornet out of a wasp trap in 2018. Not common to see them here.
Took it inside to measure it so I could reduce the size of the hole in the trap so I didn't kill any more. Used my calipers on the head and thorax.
Imagine my surprise when it got up and walked away.
Saw them around my hives but they were more attracted to the wasps in the trap.
(btw. nest was destroyed in the roof of an end of terrace 300m away by a pest controller. They were coming down into the lady's bedroom. They had to go. Even in 2018 the guy was aware to check whether it was a yellow legged hornet.)
I have one Waspbane next to a small nuc. I was catching them last year so this year all the entrances have been reduced with Canadian cone escapes and the hornets are not getting in.
I have one Waspbane next to a small nuc. I was catching them last year so this year all the entrances have been reduced with Canadian cone escapes and the hornets are not getting in.
