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[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Bad news: they want to eat your fruit, and they'll fight you for it

Good news: they also want eat your caterpillars, beetles, and aphids

Wasps might be jerks, but they'll patrol your garden for you, protecting your food from the other jerks.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago

They're also important pollinators.

[–] aulin@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Which makes it a bit sad to have to kill them. If only they'd evolve the sense of self preservation that comes from not being in people's face every second people are outside.