We had an infestation of yellow jackets, everyone's least favorite type of
wasp, in the walls of our house. Exterminators came out to spray them, but
the creatures have been all-too-belligerantly not dying. Last week they came
back to plug up the holes, inside and outside, where the wasps have been coming
out, except inside they've been coming through the pulley structure in one of
the old windows. The window still needs to open, so the pulleys can't be
caulked up. So now they're all coming through that window, which is very
exciting, in its own way. Since the outer entry is closed, they should all
eventually die, but until then I guess I'm spraying insecticide on that window
every day to catch the ones that come in.
I'm not really big on using poisons against pest animals, but when they get
into my living space, admittedly, I'm pragmatic.
Stomping around under the windows in the yard I noticed a bunch of tomato
plants have taken up residence next to the house. I'm not totally sure how
they got over there, as we've never planted tomatoes in that area before. The
fruit's a bit late, and I don't think they'll produce anything edible before
it starts getting really cold out there, but it's nice to see them. It's been
a couple years since we intentionally maintained a garden, but there is a
pleasure in unintentionally maintaining one.
I should probably try again next spring. I just never get started early enough.
