Yellowjackets aren’t anywhere near prolific enough at pollination (or the insect corpse cleanup they specialize in) to make those flying terrorists worthwhile.
There are fig wasps, of course. Plus other species like paper wasps that eradicate pests. The year I had a paper wasp family move in near my garden was a bumper year for my brassicas, because they absolutely annihilated the cabbage white caterpillar population.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
SOME wasps are, and often not very good ones.
Yellowjackets aren’t anywhere near prolific enough at pollination (or the insect corpse cleanup they specialize in) to make those flying terrorists worthwhile.
Solitary wasps are cool, though, they can stay.
watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Yellowjackets are definitely bastards. As far as I can tell they don’t provide any benefit to society whatsoever.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
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fireweed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There are fig wasps, of course. Plus other species like paper wasps that eradicate pests. The year I had a paper wasp family move in near my garden was a bumper year for my brassicas, because they absolutely annihilated the cabbage white caterpillar population.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
True if most wasps, yeah, but not yellowjackets. They can fuck right off.