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Wasp Catcher March 15, 2004

This strange-looking bottle hangs from the plum tree in my parent's garden. In the summer it's filled with sweet sticky fluid that attracts wasps. They fly in through the hole in the bottom to meet a gruesome end...

Comments (7):

Janice Crane spoke on Sunday 13^th of June 2004 at 09:58 PM, saying:

What keeps the wasp from flying or crawling out of the hole in the bottom?

Jake spoke on Sunday 13^th of June 2004 at 10:04 PM, saying:

The stickiness of the fluid they get stuck in.

Jack Penzer spoke on Thursday 25^th of November 2004 at 09:59 AM, saying:

I suppose they get too drunk to find the way out. Not a bad way to go

Kate spoke on Thursday 15^th of June 2006 at 11:15 PM, saying:

It works! I have one...and it works great

terry spoke on Friday 28^th of July 2006 at 12:12 PM, saying:

What sticky fluid do you use to attract the wasps?

Jake spoke on Friday 28^th of July 2006 at 12:21 PM, saying:

Not sure what mum uses. Maybe old jam or honey or sugary water.

Kelvin spoke on Sunday 22^nd of July 2007 at 03:39 PM, saying:

Where can I get the bottle from? Do you know of any product made of plastic material rather than glass approximately the same size as yours?

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