Rain blanketed Veterans Park on Wednesday and kept Veto League out of action. The event brought both disappointing news and hopeful news.
Obviously, not playing is a disappointment. However, the rain might have had an affect on the Cicada Killer Wasp issue. Matt Veto visited Veterans Park Wednesday afternoon at about 2 p.m. The rain was still trickling softly, but no wasps were buzzing.
After discussing the pest problem with a pest control person on Tuesday, Veto was informed that a chemical called Deltgaurd would be the best bet for ridding the field of the creatures. The man from Kenney's pest control said that flooding them out usually doesn't work, but you can try.
Mother Nature may have helped out.
The Cicada Killer Wasps are docile insects that generally do not sting.
"The good thing is, you can swing a bat at them and they won't sting you," the pest control guy said.
Cicada Killers are solitary, ground-dwelling insects--meaning--they don't live in swarms or hives. They live in holes that they dig under sunny, dry areas. The male kills cicada's with its stinger and brings it back to feed the female and any larvae.
However, hopefully the rain worked. The holes in the dirt were buried underwater, as was the majority of the baselines and home plate area. Veto doused any holes that were left uncovered with Dawn liquid soap. The soap method is recommended to kill certain types of insects and comes cheaper than insecticide. Hopefully, the field will be ours again.
Hopeful Doubleheader
Setback from rain and lack of players, the VLB schedule is getting pushed back further into usually uncharted territories of August.
On Saturday, the VLB hopes to play a doubleheader and needs plenty of players in order to succeed. The doubleheader will begin at noon and each game will be seven innings long. If you are planning to come, please send an email to [email protected]. Don't be surprised to receive a call as well. These are integral games for determining who will play in the night game.
Obviously, not playing is a disappointment. However, the rain might have had an affect on the Cicada Killer Wasp issue. Matt Veto visited Veterans Park Wednesday afternoon at about 2 p.m. The rain was still trickling softly, but no wasps were buzzing.
After discussing the pest problem with a pest control person on Tuesday, Veto was informed that a chemical called Deltgaurd would be the best bet for ridding the field of the creatures. The man from Kenney's pest control said that flooding them out usually doesn't work, but you can try.
Mother Nature may have helped out.
The Cicada Killer Wasps are docile insects that generally do not sting.
"The good thing is, you can swing a bat at them and they won't sting you," the pest control guy said.
Cicada Killers are solitary, ground-dwelling insects--meaning--they don't live in swarms or hives. They live in holes that they dig under sunny, dry areas. The male kills cicada's with its stinger and brings it back to feed the female and any larvae.
However, hopefully the rain worked. The holes in the dirt were buried underwater, as was the majority of the baselines and home plate area. Veto doused any holes that were left uncovered with Dawn liquid soap. The soap method is recommended to kill certain types of insects and comes cheaper than insecticide. Hopefully, the field will be ours again.
Hopeful Doubleheader
Setback from rain and lack of players, the VLB schedule is getting pushed back further into usually uncharted territories of August.
On Saturday, the VLB hopes to play a doubleheader and needs plenty of players in order to succeed. The doubleheader will begin at noon and each game will be seven innings long. If you are planning to come, please send an email to [email protected]. Don't be surprised to receive a call as well. These are integral games for determining who will play in the night game.
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