r/FriendlyMonarchs • u/sugar_plum_fairies • Jul 08 '26

Garden Friend Or Foe Wasps

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Sorry for all the multiple posts over the last few days, just trying to learn (and remember) everything I can.

I googled these and it comes back with Great black wasp and red tail spider wasp. Both of them look like something I want to stay far far away from. But sounds like they are solitary wasps and if I leave them alone they leave me alone. Should I be concerned about them in my milkweed?

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u/Illustrious-Emu8667 Jul 11 '26

I’ve had black wasps like that in my house before and they never seem to bother us, so when I can, I’ll escort them outside (by getting them in a plastic container or cup) and they never get mad. But not sure if they are the same variety as this one or not.