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BGBD

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20. I'm friendly with bees

Reply to underpants (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 28, 2021, 12:55 AM

Mar 2021

but wasps, which a hornet is, are a different story. I will kill every wasp and take out every nest I can.

Bees are evolved to pollenate because of the hair on their legs that holds pollen as they travel. Wasps don't have that hair and most pollination that they are involved in is incidental. Also, they are known to attack and kill actual bee hives. Plus they are aggressive as hell and will sting you for nearly no reason if you get anywhere near a nest. So, I repay that same aggression to them.

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BREAKING! Report on incident at home. 🦟😆🤪 [View all] underpants Mar 2021 OP

I have a couple of those zapper things Rorey Mar 2021 #1

I have one of those too. underpants Mar 2021 #2

I couldn't purposely kill a bee Rorey Mar 2021 #4

Don't kill ground bees! They are important pollinators. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #11

Um. underpants Mar 2021 #12

Check out critter catcher on the huge buy it store on line. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #3

Flies are just about impossible to catch Rorey Mar 2021 #5

My dogs consider flies "sky raisins" Laffy Kat Mar 2021 #6

My doggie was a street rescue. Starving. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #8

So do mine. hunter Mar 2021 #17

Even on moths? Rorey Mar 2021 #7

Yep. Amazingly yes. It took us a long time to decide to buy it. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #10

Thanks! Rorey Mar 2021 #13

I'm not interested in humanely dealing with them. Sorry. underpants Mar 2021 #9

I think that "Splat" is the most humane way to kill something, if killing is necessary Rorey Mar 2021 #14

If I come across a black widow spider, there are no rules Rorey Mar 2021 #15

We got it finally because wasps and bumble bees don't just splat. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #16

I have a nasty scar from a brown recluse spider bite. hunter Mar 2021 #18

My niece got bitten by one years ago Rorey Mar 2021 #19

I'm friendly with bees BGBD Mar 2021 #20