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Wasps, Aphids and Honeydew
During summer worker wasps gain their sugar needs from feeding wasp larvae. In the process of feeding larvae a sweet substance called 'honeydew' is excreted. Worker wasps feed from this as its high in sugar.
In late summer/autumn most of the wasp larva have pupated and no new eggs are laid. This leaves the workers with no alternative but to forage sugars from other sources such as tree sap, aphids and of course our food and drinks!
This process is the natural wasp lifecycle drawing to a close. Luckily at that time of year wasp numbers are decreasing so in most cases it is an 'acceptable annoyance' and this activity will only last a few weeks.
The difficulty is that the actual nest(s) could be over 1km away so almost impossible to find, Treatment can't be applied to the foraging wasps as insecticides are non-discriminatory and will harm beneficial insects in the environment.
You may find wasp attracting traps such as 'trappit' along the hedge line will help. These can be purchased in garden centres or online.
This link shows some of the typical behaviour seen in these circumstances.
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