Wasps. Are they blind or stupid?

[Pixbarmy]

I've just spent a good few minutes opening the alternate windows in my conservatory to let a wasp out. The wasp, however, has other ideas. he ( or she ) bypasses the open window and travels at high speed to "brain" him/herself on the fixed pane windows. No amount of wafting or encouragement will seem to deter the wasp from this quest of self destruction and "head banging"!

This may explain:-

Do Wasps Have Good Eyesight? - Pest Control Gurus

Wasps like other insects perceive their environment in very different ways to humans. You may have wondered just what exactly wasps can see. Wasps have five eyes. They have two ... Read more

www.insectrealm.com

 

[Suvv]

Interesting read.
I normally pull all the blinds down and open both doors to get rid of wasps nd bees.
Flies are easie,r they tend to go through the conservatory into the lounge and out the open window at the other end

 

[Nod]

Wasps seem to be better than bees at finding their own way out of the conservatory as long as they do it quickly. Otherwise it's a pint glass and an old photo.

 

[andya700]

I hate wasps - nuff said.

 

[lugworm]

Quite a few years ago, we had a cotoneaster bush in our garden. I went out one evening to do some watering, and noticed what I assumed was a chunk of polystyrene in the middle of the bush.
"How did that get there ?" I thinks to myself, stuck my hand in, grabbed it, and pulled it out.
It was a wasps nest.

They weren't happy.

 

[boogie man]

Quite a few years ago, we had a cotoneaster bush in our garden. I went out one evening to do some watering, and noticed what I assumed was a chunk of polystyrene in the middle of the bush.
"How did that get there ?" I thinks to myself, stuck my hand in, grabbed it, and pulled it out.
It was a wasps nest.

They weren't happy.

I found an absolutely enormous, thankfully long abandoned, wasps nest in our loft when we bought our place a couple of years ago. I can’t imagine the amount of noise the thing must’ve made when it was in use.

 

[andya700]

I found an absolutely enormous, thankfully long abandoned, wasps nest in our loft when we bought our place a couple of years ago. I can’t imagine the amount of noise the thing must’ve made when it was in use.

Just today, someone on our local FB page was asking for advice, because they have a wasps nest in their loft.

 

[Tringa]

Just today, someone on our local FB page was asking for advice, because they have a wasps nest in their loft.

It depends on how much they use their loft, but if possible, leave it alone.

The wasps won't cause a problem if undisturbed, they are good predators and they build a new nest every year so won't use the current nest again.

Unless the entry point can be blocked, which is easier said than done, the wasps might return in another year, but also they might not. We had a nest in a shed in two consecutive years but then never saw any again.

Dave