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Dear All,
I have long felt that summer is not complete until one has been=20
stung at least once by a wasp. Well that job has been seen to.
On June 27 I started to unroll a roll of the narrow strips of=20
indoor-outdoor carpeting, which I use to cover polyethylene on wood=20
stored outdoors, and pulled the top off of a small wasp nest. They were=20
not amused.
I don't have time these days to process new vouchers but many times=20
I have encountered something only once so I decided to take one. They=20
are very fast so the first attempt was a draw. I got stung and could=20
collect nothing from an empty nest. The sting was unusual; minor pain,=20
no swelling but the area itched for a full day.
Early the next day, in cool conditions, they were less hyper and I=20
got one; A1259. There are still 3-4 adults and many closed cells, which=20
I assume contain larvae so they are in good shape and I or someone else=20
may find time to assign it to a Genus or better.
On this 65' x 108.5' lot, mostly taken up by house, driveway,=20
woodpiles and garden area there are more species, as residents or=20
visitors, than one could ever learn in a life of doing nothing else. A=20
recent cumulative list of vascular plants has about 120 species, some=20
are ornamentals gone wild, the remainder plants that moved in or were=20
here initially; cumulative because some plants fade out over time.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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<body>Dear All,<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I have long felt that summer is not compl=
ete until one has been stung at least once by a wasp. Well that job has bee=
n seen to.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 On June 27 I started to unroll a roll of =
the narrow strips of indoor-outdoor carpeting, which I use to cover polyet=
hylene on wood stored outdoors, and pulled the top off of a small wasp nest=
. They were not amused.=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I don't have time the=
se days to process new vouchers but many times I have encountered something =
only once so I decided to take one. They are very fast so the first attemp=
t was a draw. I got stung and could collect nothing from an empty nest. The =
sting was unusual; minor pain, no swelling but the area itched for a full=
day.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Early the next day, in cool conditions, they w=
ere less hyper and I got one; A1259. There are still 3-4 adults and many cl=
osed cells, which I assume contain larvae so they are in good shape and I o=
r someone else may find time to assign it to a Genus or better.</div><div>=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 On this 65' x 108.5' lot, mostly taken up by house, driveway, =
woodpiles and garden area there are more species, as residents or visitors=
, than one could ever learn in a life of doing nothing else. A recent cumul=
ative list of vascular plants has about 120 species, some are ornamentals g=
one wild, the remainder plants that moved in or were here initially; cumula=
tive because some plants fade out over time.=C2=A0</div><div>Yt, DW, Kentvi=
lle</div></body></html>
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