Comments on: Wasps Are Our Friends

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:05:54 +0000

I know this is an old post, but I found it very intriguing; humans can help wasps out. Many people find bees or any kind of insect to be frightening and a “waste of space”, including me many of times. But, after reading this article, I have found that wasps help us out by thriving in our gardens to produce a better atmosphere in which the unwanted insects can be demolished. To have them stay around your garden, you produced a water hole, which resembles a small brook or stream where the wasps would take a drink in nature anyway. You’re definitely correct on the movie quote, as we see a similar event happen with birdhouses. Nice job!

Thank you Emily for this very thoughtful comment. I’m pleased that you found this to be interesting. -Cynthia

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:18:41 +0000

What a good idea. I have just the thing to do something similar in my garden. I have plenty of wasps around my front patio area so maybe I’ll try to “lure” them away with a watering hole more suited to my liking… thanks for sharing your tip!

Hi Kathleen, this idea seems to be keeping them away from my deck as I have noticed fewer and fewer trying to get water off of my container grown plants since I started doing this. To me it makes sense, and like I previously mentioned in an above comment, they seem to be remembering it is there now. It is much better than having them swarm all over my deck looking for water! -Cynthia

By: Shibaguyz

Shibaguyz — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:26:58 +0000

We have had a lot of wasps in our garden this year as well. We’ve had everything from your same paper wasps to the tiny parasitic wasps that keep our population of caterpillars down. We are in total agreement with you… wasps are our friends. How smart of you to make a watering station for them!

Thanks Shibaguyz! I am amazed at how well my idea is working. It is pretty neat really. -Cynthia