Like tiny pieces of bright blue sky dropped into your garden, forget-me-nots are one of the few true-blue flowers available to gardeners.These plants are steeped in history and symbolism, and are eas
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How to Eliminate Wasps from Your Home and Garden VespidaeWasps, often miscalled bees, are probably one of the least favorite of all six-legged backyard friends and foes, and for good reason.
They buzz around your head, they sit on your food and crawl into your drink, and they may sting.
But they can also be valuable beneficial insects to have prowling around your garden – if they don’t make a home out of your house, or become a hazard for your family, that is.
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There are many different types, some aggressive and some harmless. Which ones may need controlling, when, and how? All of this and more is laid out for you below!
Here’s what we’ll talk about:
What Are Wasps?Wasps make up a large part of the order Hymenoptera, which also includes bees and ants. Many of these are harmless, but there are a few that give them a bad name.
Most of the wasps with the unsavory reputation are social species from the Vespidae family, including yellow jackets, hornets, and paper wasps.
From the tiniest parasitoid to the big cicada killer, these striped insects are generally good guys to have in the garden. They prey on pest insects and contribute to pollination.
Social species, those that live and work together in a colony with one egg-laying queen and female workers, are rightfully protective of their home.
They become a nuisance when they build their nests near areas filled with human activity and want to scavenge our food while we eat.
While both males and females can show aggression, males are unable to sting.
How do you tell the difference between bees and wasps? Unlike bees, which leave their stingers in the skin and die after
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