After joking about hornets’ nests in a previous blog post, I am astounded to report that we may actually have one. 

Wasps keep randomly appearing in the house, usually in the same room and without any window having been open. I trapped a few and released them, thinking they were my friend’s friendly, do-gooder honey bees who had come to bid me Beltane blessings. They’re not. They’re wasps, the naughty guys who attack you for your fruit juice and your ice cream. 

There are many reasons for which I would not want a wasps’ nest in the house, but the main one is that Louis Catorze cannot be trusted. Chasing bugs is one of his favourite things to do. He may well only have the attention span of a gnat but, when it comes to chasing bugs, he will inexplicably dedicate hours to the cause.

Surprisingly, he is often successful. I’ve seen him swatting a fly in mid-air and then chomping it down whole before it even hit the ground. We absolutely do not want him to try this kind of shit with a wasp. 

An action shot with a fly.

Our challenge now is to find out for sure where the impingers are coming from. And we need to do it before Catorze does. Wish us luck. 

For more Catorzian capers, please visit http://louiscatorze.com

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18 responses to “Où la guêpe a passé, le moucheron demeure”

  1. M - avatar

    Cats no not the difference between a harmless fly and a wasp that will kill them…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I know! That is my concern!

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  2. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Good luck finding the wasp nest ! You are right to be worried.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Strangely, Catorze has never attacked bees. But it would be typical of him to go for a wasp and end up being stung.

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  3. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    This new task is an important one. I do hope you will achieve to get rid of those nasty invaders quickly. I wish you good luck.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Thank you! Let’s hope Sa Maj doesn’t find them first!

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  4. Kate Crimmins avatar

    At the last house we used to get them in our screened porch without a door open. We couldn’t figure that out until we realized that at intervals along the tiled cement floor there were small holes originally to let water drain out. We plugged them up and just like the no more wasps. Who would have thought they come in at ground level. Good luck finding your gateway to heaven!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      At ground level? I hadn’t even thought of that.

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        Neither did we. It took us at least two years to figure it out. The holes were very small and were closed with a wine cork but I’m surprised mice didn’t move into the porch too although the cats would have taken care of that.

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  5. Bismarck avatar

    For sure wasps are not the best toys for cats. I hope you will find the nest.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Thank you! Even if we never find it, I hope Catorze also doesn’t …

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  6. RasmaSandra avatar

    Best of luck and I hope you’re successful before dear Louis attempts to catch a wasp.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Thank you! Curiously they seem to have vanished as quickly as they appeared! Let’s hope they stay away.

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  7. cat9984 avatar

    Louis definitely does not want to tangle with the wasps. I got stung earlier this year, and it was extremely unpleasant.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Oh no! I haven’t been stung in years because somehow I’ve always been able to avoid the blighters, until now!

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  8. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar

    What a nightmare. Do you have a fireplace? They could be coming in through there.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      We do have a fireplace and I wondered the same!

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      1. Aspasía S. Bissas avatar

        If you have a screen over the opening, you might want to check if it’s still intact (or install one, if you don’t). Heat escapes through the chimney and attracts them (fun!)

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