Wasp larvae

[Ramrod]

My son knocked down a huge wasp nest from under the overhang in his garage. It was full of larvae and of course my first thought was if they could be used as food for the cham.
I don't know but sounds like it would be ok.
Comments welcome

 

[jamest0o0]

Sure why not

 

[Ramrod]

Sure why not

Figured they are fat and juicy so they gotta be good

 

[jamest0o0]

Yeah I eat wasp larvae all the time, delicious.

 

[bbyoda]

Tell us how it goes if you feed them off!

 

[Ramrod]

Yeah I eat wasp larvae all the time, delicious.

Problem is how to keep them. There's a bunch and altho Drake is a chow hound, I want to limit his intake for a bit.

 

[jamest0o0]

Hmmm not sure, just in a container maybe? What are their conditions in the hive like?

 

[Ramrod]

Hmmm not sure, just in a container maybe? What are their conditions in the hive like?

They are soft and wiggly. Look like a big bsfl at this point. Thinking I should just leave them in the nest and dig em out as needed?
They are not developed enough yet to emerge.

 

[jamest0o0]

Yeah that might be a good idea if it's not a problem

 

[Beman]

Yeah I eat wasp larvae all the time, delicious.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Pretty much, wasp larvae are considered a treat by many animals, hence why the wasps defend them so well. Just make sure you kill the pupae (the capped cells) or else your going to have a wasp army hatching out.

That said wasp larva don't tend to wriggle much. Hopefully you have an animal that doesn't care if the food moves or not.

 

[Ramrod]

Pretty much, wasp larvae are considered a treat by many animals, hence why the wasps defend them so well. Just make sure you kill the pupae (the capped cells) or else your going to have a wasp army hatching out.

That said wasp larva don't tend to wriggle much. Hopefully you have an animal that doesn't care if the food moves or not.

Hey, that gives me an idea. I could start a wasp colony and trade jamest0o0 for some real good bugs.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Hey, that gives me an idea. I could start a wasp colony and trade jamest0o0 for some real good bugs.

Without the queen it's pointless, that said Polistes wasps at the very least can make good pets,(no joke) you can even tame them if your bold, since they remember faces and whether they've had positive or negative interactions with said individuals.

 

[jamest0o0]

Hey, that gives me an idea. I could start a wasp colony and trade jamest0o0 for some real good bugs.

Spider colonies and wasp colonies, who's with me!

I have heard of some wasps remembering interactions with people lol. That's so insane. Crows i believe do it even more. If they decide you're a dick they'll attack you anytime you cross them.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

I actually mentored this guy



The upside down cage and such was my design. And as usual the student quickly surpassed the teacher.

I do have a published article on wasp care in Invertebrates Magazine but I no longer remember this exact issues. It was a three part series lol.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Alright, ive found the actual issues, you can order them here:

https://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/invertmag.html

No I don't get money so don't worry.

Here are the issues/numbers

 

[Ramrod]

Spider colonies and wasp colonies, who's with me!

I have heard of some wasps remembering interactions with people lol. That's so insane. Crows i believe do it even more. If they decide you're a dick they'll attack you anytime you cross them.

Bet you gotta keep those two separated

 

[Ramrod]

Without the queen it's pointless, that said Polistes wasps at the very least can make good pets,(no joke) you can even tame them if your bold, since they remember faces and whether they've had positive or negative interactions with said individuals.

Hope these are not polistes or I'm in big trouble.
The queen will have me head

 

[Ramrod]

Alright, ive found the actual issues, you can order them here:

https://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/invertmag.html

No I don't get money so don't worry.

Here are the issues/numbers
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