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A Moments Rememberance
12:57 PM, Sep. 8, 2006
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This morning we had to do a dreaded thing. Call the Pest Control. I hate poisons of any kind. It is always the last resort. But, we have had yellow jacket nests under our house. Every child coming to visit has been stung, with the exception of my own! My husband put his foot down, so today was 'D' (dreaded) day. What was an awful thing in my mind, turned out to be something most interesting! The man, who had been doing this for 30 years, informed me that the yellow jackets were angry and aggressive at this time of year because they were starving to death! I had no idea! I was so fascinated when he told me why. Most of the yellow jackets that you see are sterile females. They go and get food for the hive. They eat it, take it back to the hive and regurgitate it into the larvae. In turn, the larvae put off some kind of enzyme that makes it possible for the yellow jackets to digest their own food. If they don't have that enzyme, they cannot digest their food. In spring and early summer, the Queen lays 'worker' eggs. But, in the Fall, they only lay Queen eggs. For some reason, the workers cannot get that enzyme from the queens. So, they are full of food, but they cannot digest it. Therefore, they starve to death! The queens are the only ones who live through the winter. How interesting is that??? I thought so! My science lesson for the day! Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 3 of 14 } { Next Page } |
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