tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post6307629888284876926..comments2023-10-26T10:29:19.371+01:00Comments on Skev's BLOG : Pan-species Listing, Moths, Birds, Stuff: Papier-mâchéSkevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post-5567628522979765732011-04-19T21:30:51.348+01:002011-04-19T21:30:51.348+01:00I can definitely exclude the creosote Alan as my s...I can definitely exclude the creosote Alan as my shed hasn't seen anything that would help preserve it - I just can't get enthused about painting/staining the shed.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure that the wasps use this for building the nests. When you watch them closely they end up with a sort of 'ball' of chewed up woody gob that they carry off. I haven't seen them doing this later in the summer or autumn which I guess supports the nest building theory.Skevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246763419709722582.post-77345817201944839252011-04-19T21:21:10.718+01:002011-04-19T21:21:10.718+01:00Funnily enough my kid's playhouse was showing ...Funnily enough my kid's playhouse was showing exactly the same kind of marks. I thought it was cat scratches till the other day when I was stood and heard a crunching sound beside my head and found a chewing wasp. Is it nesting material they use it for or food or do they like me have a fondness for creosote?Alan Tilmouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201030182018368937noreply@blogger.com