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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 410, 29 October 1991, Page 3

fffi. ) Queens flying ] in the air in Waimarino 51 Queens are flying all around the Waimarino. ® i j Not the HRH type - but wasps, and it has been | I suggested by a Bulletin reader that if everyone setj J \ up traps to catch queen wasps now, there would be \ fewer nests later. f Department of Conservation officer John Luff • / \ confirmed that queens were definitely flying now, (B and setting traps would be a good way to reduce nest numbers. He said the queens would be flying until about the end of November. The Department has some traps available for loan, but they are also easily constructed from two plastic soft drink bottles. (see diagram). The traps should be hung in a flowering tree, and jam is best for bait as it is less likely to attract bees than holes honey. 0 0 o o The bait is placed in the lower bottle, with the holes cut in it, and a surface spray insecticide such as Black Flag is sprayed in the top bottle. The wasps enter through the holes, fly up through the "" "v— — funnel of the top of the lower bottle into the bottle \ Jam / with spray inside, where they die. Ragtime 1985 Good bye to mylovely customers and a sincere thanks for your support over the years. Do join us at Ragtime for the " Passing - out-paraden (a couple ofwines) between 5pm & 6pm Thursday 31 October Welcome Elaine to Ragtime 1991 - It is great to see my shop in such good hands | Gwen Ddble