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[–] 21 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

SOME wasps are, and often not very good ones.

Yellowjackets aren't anywhere near prolific enough at pollination (or the insect corpse cleanup they specialize in) to make those flying terrorists worthwhile.

Solitary wasps like tree wasps are cool, though, they can stay.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    There are fig wasps, of course. And other species, yes, that aren't quite as good as bees at pollinating, but neither are butterflies, but no one has a problem with labeling them as pollinators. Plus there are the wasps that eradicate pests. The year I had a paper wasp family move in near my garden was a bumper year for my brassicas, because they absolutely annihilated the cabbage white caterpillar population. Basically, wasps aren't just useless enemies.

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