The puppies are having one of their sleepy days. They have only just woken up - and that was after I deliberately started creating a bit of a disturbance in the kitchen.
One thing I DO want to know though, is WHY are we still getting wasps around at this time of the year? (If my sister reads this she will think it's the wasp equivalent of my Mum's bee story!! You don't want to know - honest!) Every day I have to get rid of a persistent wasp that is intent on making it's way into the puppies' room! Now, before you suggest that it is ONE wasp (Gosh - this IS like the bee story!) I know for a fact that it isn't because I KILL THEM when they get in the house. I take the utmost pleasure in spraying them with that foul smelling wasp killing spray and then flushing them down the loo, after having stamped on them first to make sure they really ARE dead. So, where are they coming from? It's the middle of November for goodness sake!
LILY & ROSE
Here are some photos of Lily & Rose. There are a few from the first time we saw them when they were just 4 weeks old. They would fit on your hand at this age and didn't look much like westies!
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Think before you kill that wasp again children...
ReplyDeleteYou may wonder why the little bleeders exist, however, most wasp species are predators. Their function is in the control of many other insect species. They are actually very effective parasitoids, and because of this efficiency they have been used for decades as biological control agents. Many crop pests including hornworms and scale insects which cost millions in loss annually, are controlled by wasps. Without these predators, tomatoes, oranges etc, and many other important crops would be so scarce that the price of them would skyrocket.
Their method of efficiency is that they will lay one egg on the back of a caterpillar, and through the process of polyembrony, the egg multiplies itself, producing hundreds of larvae. These larvae hatch, kill the caterpillar, and pupate. Once development is complete, the newly formed wasps will emerge and go out in search of it's own caterpillar to deposit eggs on. After a year, there are millions of these wasps and they are naturally able to control the number of potentially devastating pest species.
In nature, most moths and beetles have some species of wasp that is their specific parasitoid. Without these parasitoids, longhorn beetles would reduce the forest to sawdust and caterpillars would strip every leaf off of every plant they can find. Wasps act to control their numbers, and keep a balance between the pests and the hosts.
Certain wasps, like yellow jackets (the ones in Longframlington) are actually pollinators and ensure the survival of many plant species, just like their very close relatives, the bees. So think before you kill that wasp...you may be an accessory to the murder of Mother Earth herself. After all the reason they're still around at this time of the year is due to unseasonally warm weather which is due in part to deforestation...and that irritating little bleeder is fighting the good fight with all it's er..... time for my pills
Oh God, now I'm RIDDLED WITH GUILT!!!
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