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I think the wasps also cannibalize their nest and reuse if they move. That=
's the most likely scenario.
From: john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Missing wasp nest.
Date: Mon=2C 13 Aug 2012 09:19:59 -0300
I=92ve had racoons tear into the fake wasp nets that I put on my deck to ke=
ep the wasps from building nests close to people. From: naturens-owner@cheb=
ucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Paul MacDona=
ld
Sent: August 13=2C 2012 09:05
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Missing wasp nest. Hi DaveI too have noted a few fa=
intly concentric grey shreds marking wherea wasps nest has been. I often wo=
ndered if they disassembled the nestand move somewhere else. I would think =
making the paper for thenest would be quite energy demanding and recycling =
the paperwould be quite efficient.Have a sting free summerPaul From: David=
& Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Sunday=2C August 12=2C 2012 10:22:33 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Missing wasp nest.
Dear All=2C Aug 12=2C 2012
Would any animal=2C other than humans=2C carry a wasp nest away ?
While loading wood on July 22=2C I got stung by yellow-jackets 3-4 times =
before locating the nest [~8" diameter attached to debris on the ground =2C=
5' from the woodpile & 3' from the truck] by which time there was a fairly=
large swarm over the nest so I retreated.
When I hauled the remainder of this tier on July 26=2C taking care not to=
drop wood or otherwise disturb them=2C they were still active (Yellow-jack=
ets coming & going) but I noticed some large black wasps flying to but not =
entering the nest and this seemed strange unless the nest was being abandon=
ed and stragglers were being picked off (did not see this).
I was by there today (Aug 12) and stopped to show this nest to someone bu=
t found only a few faintly concentric grey shreds marking where it had been=
attached to the litter. I could see no other fragments of a destroyed nest=
nearby and I would expect many fragments if a non-human animal were involv=
ed.
In late May or Early June I noticed a rich coating of honey dew on nearby=
groundcover=2C probably from aphids on Spruce=2C and tending these Spruce =
may have led to founding the nest. But with the dry conditions=2C honey dew=
is long gone.
Balancing the various unknowns=2C it seems most likely that they just d=
ied out from want=2C or moved to greener pastures=2C and some person=2C fin=
ding the nest to be inactive=2C decided to take it home as an ornament.
When local conditions become adverse=2C can wasps have a sufficiently lar=
ge range potential to diffuse to areas of better conditions ?
Yours truly=2C Dave Webaster=2C Kentville=20
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if"=3B font-size: 10pt=3B' lang=3D"EN-US"> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [m=
ailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul MacDonald<br>=
<b>Sent:</b> August 13=2C 2012 09:05<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<=
br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Missing wasp nest.</span></p></div></div>=
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pan style=3D"color: black=3B">I too have noted a =3Bfew faintly concent=
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st has been. I often wondered if they disassembled the nest</span></p></div=
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=3D"color: black=3B">and move somewhere else. I would think making the pape=
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