Leave those wasps alone
Lucy Hall is right about wasps ( Welcome, February issue). They’ve been a friend of mine ever since I saw one pull a big grub out of an onion leaf. They only get aggressive if you attack them. Keep sweet stuff covered because that’s what they are after. Margaret Hargreaves, by email
Last summer, while enjoying a cream tea in the gardens of a country house, we were warned that if we sat outside there would be wasps. We weren’t put off, and when a single wasp arrived, we poured a drop of juice into a lid and placed a piece of jam and scone next to it, which the wasp happily consumed without bothering us. I know wasps can be a nuisance, but I recognise their value in the world, and hate to think of them being trapped in jars to drown along with other pollinating insects. Ursula Bulpitt, by email