Are Wasps Good For Flowers?
WouterHaving wasps in the garden can help keep your plants healthy. Wasps are beneficial insects that eat other insects for food, hunt pests, and provide pollination for flowers. Some wasps are predators and others are parasites, laying eggs on other insects. Some of these predatory wasps lay eggs on other animals to help feed their larvae.
Other wasp species are generalists, taking in pollen, feeding on nectar, and transferring pollen between flowers. They are less effective at pollination than bees, but some are better pollinators than their fuzzy-haired cousins.
One of the main differences between bees and wasps is diet. Bees are vegetarian, whereas most wasps are carnivores. Wasps eat insects, but they also eat fruit, honey, jam, and nectar. They are also known to drink nectar for energy while hunting.
While wasps are known to sting people, they are generally not aggressive. However, they may attack a human if they feel threatened. They are also known to consume alcohol. In addition, solitary wasps are very adaptable and live in urban areas. They do not mind coexisting with humans.
Wasps are predators of other insects, especially those that are crop-devouring pests. They also kill insect pests to feed their larvae. They lay eggs on dead animals or other insects.
During the spring and summer, wasps are known to visit flowers in search of nectar. They are especially attracted to flowers that are purple, white, and yellow. Yarrow, black-eyed Susan, strawflowers, and oxeye daisies are all flowers that were especially attractive to wasps.
