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I found my first mouse nest in a wood pile least week, that is fine. What I don't like is the hibernating Queen wasps. I've had 5 in less than 2 weeks. Generally dozy and easily dealt with but I do worry one will walk across the floor and get stepped on by my 16 month old. I seem to average 3 wasps per M3 of wood, although the last fortnight has far exceeded that!
What do the rest of you get?
Rats...
Snakes are always a worry (brown or tiger mainly), or spiders (redback being the bad ones here in Victoria)
I get lots of wasps flying around the house from wood I bring in, my approach this year is to throw all the wood onto the floor and give each lump a brief check over before bringing everything inside, not had any yet.
I didn't realise they were Queens, does this mean I should make more of an effort to put them back into a small pile of logs reserved for them?
AFAIK only the queen's hibernate. Also mine are huge!
At least the snakes easy eat the mice and rats.. But spiders that bite, no thanks!
Aye, wasps and spiders. I use a wee hand brush on every piece of wood before it comes into the house. Tedious I know, but I can't stand the thought of them going in the stove.
Drop bears are a constant source of worry with mine.
Woodlice. Armies of them. ♥
Jeez, with collecting, stacking, bucking, stacking, splitting, stacking, and finally fetching I handle the wood plenty, I don't fancy brushing or whacking every piece,
Flamin' Nora just get the wood on the fire.
Mind you this thread reminds me of the time wifie brought a wasp bike in and started ripping it apart while saying " what's this".
Surprisingly ended okay, not for the first brood wasps therein though.
Relatives of mine lived in a lovely old house out near Grittlton called Fosse Lodge years ago, had a big yard out the back, with old stables, a Shepherd’s hut, and a huge log pile. I used to spend ages hunting for toads under the logs, they seemed to really like hiding under there. Great creatures, I wish I had a few in the garden, they might keep the slugs down a bit, I’m feeding the hedgehogs too well for them to be interested.
A swarm of Ash Bark Beetle was the worst thing to come out of mine. The worry is that at first glance they look exactly like Woodworm Beetles.
ash bark beetle? not emerald I hope!
Another wasp tonight, so 6 in the last 15 days!
and another, 7 in 16 days. i hope this is just a strata of wood the wasps got their head down in and not a winter of continuous wasp chasing!
Huge black wood bees, little lizards, a frog, capricorn...