Bees, both bumble bees and honey bees are good pollinators and are not all that aggressive however wasp, hornets and yellow jackets are just mean buggers and place their nest in very inconvenient spots. I'm very tolerant of most insects and see their good in this world but to be honest I wouldn't mind seeing wasp and yellow jackets go extinct!.......(I've had a rough day with a rash of wasp nest planted around my back porch)
2007-06-06 14:27:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They have a toughjob in nature, they do control size of flies, mosquitoes, spiders, beetles, ants, other wasp's population size.
Without their work as bug eaters earth would be a place full of pests.
They do build nests in roofs, dintels and walls because they are better protected from enviroment, so we provide them with facilities.
Besides they are food for other animals such as Mantis, Birds, Rodents, ticks, etc, so they DO have a proper role in nature.
2007-06-06 17:23:41 · answer #1 · answered by pogonoforo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are Wasps Beneficial
2017-01-12 15:00:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wasps as a rule are not aggressive, but social wasps (like yellowjackets) have been known to defend their nests. Solitary wasps are beneficial in that they pollinate flowers and they feed pest insects to their larvae. I think it is pretty unusual to be stung by one of these.
Yellowjackets also pollinate, and feed pest insects to their larvae; but they have a bad habit of killing bees for the nectar they are carrying. And they want to steal your barbecue and watermelon. Still, if you don't put your hand or foot on one, they are usually courteous enough.
If you kill a social wasp near the nest, it gives off an alarm pheromone which can cause the entire colony to attack; maybe you experienced this.
Having a honeybee hive around your back porch could also lead to inconvenient interactions with humans. If the bees aren't Africanized they tolerate human presence, but they still sting if you accidentally put your hand on one. I had a hive removed from my porch for just this reason. (I wasn't afraid of being stung, bees never sting me, but I was concerned about my guests...)
2007-06-06 19:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
wasps hornets and yellow jackets feed on other pesty insects so it is usually where the good comes from
2007-06-06 14:37:50 · answer #4 · answered by billc4u 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋