http://blog.plantsgalore.com/?p=19 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:39:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.plantsgalore.com/?p=19#comment-3889 Carolyn McQuiggan Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:54:25 +0000 http://blog.plantsgalore.com/?p=19#comment-3889 An observation I made about paper-nest-builder wasps:
Several summers ago I noticed the building of a paper nest under the siding overhang at my kitchen window. It got to be about the size of my fist, and the wasps kept coming and going until fall. The nest was well-protected from the elements and remained in perfect condition all winter.
The next summer I noticed the start of a new wasp nest about a foot away from the previous nest. As the new nest grew the old nest began falling apart. The outside cover was completely dismantled and finally all that was left were a few cells.
I never saw any wasp on the old nest but I suspect they were “borrowing” some building materials. Just like us, it’s Location, Location that matters!

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