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["road's end farm" <organic101@linkny.com>]

If the pile's still heating they might be nice and warm in there even if it's cold outside --

Rivka

On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 09:51 PM, road's end farm wrote:

> From: "road's end farm" <organic101@linkny.com>
> Date: Thu Aug 07, 2003  09:51:53 PM US/Eastern
> To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] hornets/wasps
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>
> They can't move with any speed if it's cold, even if it's still above freezing; if he can wait to move it until it's in the 30's, he'd be safe enough, as they'll barely be able to crawl.
>
> If he can't wait: get a garden hose and soak the nest. They can't fly when they're wet; and they don't seem to recognize this as an attack, so any that aren't wet on the first spray don't go for the person with the hose (at least not in my experience). Keep the hose handy, as moving the nest will definitely be taken for an attack, and you want to keep them sopping till you've got the nest well out of the way.
>
> --Rivka
> Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly
>
> On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 08:03 PM, Joe Boles wrote:
>
> > Wasps & hornets do not live thru the winter. Leave the pile until after a few good freezes.
> >  
> > Joe Boles
> > Mississauga, ON
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: bert dunn
> > To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 7:05 PM
> > Subject: [NAFEX] hornets/wasps
> >
> > Hello all
> > A neighbor called me regarding a manure pile , with lots of straw therein. As he was moving contents to his garden he was attacked by wasps or hornets.
> > He wants to burn the pile, however its less than 15 feet from his frame garage. IMO not a good idea.
> > Any suggestions on to address this hazard?
> > Thanks in advance 
> > Bert Dunn   RR4   Tottenham   Zone 4b
> > www.hardygrapes.tottenham.on.ca
> > www.littlefatwino.com/bertslist
>
> >