Wasps and Trickle Vents
WouterKeeping the bathroom free of wasps is important to keeping your health. Using wasp repellent plants is a good alternative to wire mesh. You can also use essential oils to keep the wasps away. If you need to use an insecticide, wear protective clothing and follow the directions on the package. If the problem continues, call a professional.
Wasps have been known to nest in the attic of homes. The wasp queen will need a safe place to hibernate for the winter. The queen will emerge the next year. You should also check your attic for any breaches that could be a source of wasps. These breaches should be sealed to prevent more wasps from nesting.
Wasps are known to have a three-phase gas exchange cycle. The flutter phase is characterized by abdominal ventilation movements. These movements are accompanied by leg or antenna movement. The abdominal pumping movements are sometimes accompanied by a spasm-like twisting of the whole wasp body.
Wasps are known to have discontinuous gas exchange patterns when they are at high ambient temperatures. When they are at low temperatures, they show interburst-burst type cycles.
The amount of CO2 that was released per cycle decreased. The number of respiration cycles per cycle also decreased. However, wasps increased respiration frequency at high temperatures. The rate at which the CO2 was released was determined by the wasp’s resting metabolic rate.
The duration of the abdominal ventilation movements also determined the amount of CO2 released. Compared to honeybees, wasps did not pump continuously.
