Huge wasps

[Tuearts right boot]

Something like this



Had 5 of these big buggers in our kitchen over the last 2 weeks, quite interesting and about 2 inches in length. Not too bothered about them as such as they dont appear to eat humans but concerned about where they are coming from and how are they getting in.....never seen them before but apparently are pretty common and widespread, just a bit scary when first seen them

 

[Lavinda Past]

This is what happens when Lavinda Past gets banned from a thread... Repercussions.

 

[Gabriel]

European hornet?

 

[MadchesterCity]

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European hornet?

Yup that’s what I was going to suggest, get it reported before they kill all our local bees

 

[Gabriel]

Yup that’s what I was going to suggest, get it reported before they kill all our local bees

I don’t think the European hornet is the concern. The Asian one, however, is a significant threat to the bee population. Don’t know which one the original picture is.

 

[Kippaxpete]

Yup that’s what I was going to suggest, get it reported before they kill all our local bees

The European Hornet poses no threat to UK ecosystems or bees. It's the Asian Hornet that is a significant threat to beekeeping and honey production across Europe.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

that looks like one of those parasite type of wasp that lays eggs in spiders or ants

 

[TonyM]

Is it even a wasp? I had one in my house in 2019 BTW (in Cork). He seemed sound like.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

A netelia infractor by the looks of it. Lays eggs in moths

 

[MadchesterCity]

A netelia infractor by the looks of it. Lays eggs in moths

There was a moth top of pic, you need to clean your musty y-front drawer