Busch Gardens Quality Control Team
- Thread starter Nora
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Mach Tower is terrifying as it is, why add wasps to it.
Seriously though, have they even tried to do something about the wasps?
Seriously though, have they even tried to do something about the wasps?
As a matter of fact, the park does try to deal with the wasps. We asked about it on our roller coaster tour last spring. Apparently, the wasps are very attracted to something in the machinery, and it is almost impossible to get rid of them.
I was just wondering about this time around. I know they deal with them often, and manage to lower their numbers. But it seems to have taken a little while for this time?
Darkastle had a wasp problem earlier this season; every time they would knock down the nest, they would build a new one.
What would be the environmental impact of using chemicals to rid the wasps? Would those riding the ride be exposed to toxic chemicals?
I think the park is smart enough not to use toxic chemicals on an area where any person may be exposed to them. There are non-toxic chemicals they can use.
I'm pretty sure that part of the problem is finding a way to get rid of them that is safe for guests and the other animals. And apparently they keep coming back.
Hanging a june bug 'bag-a-bug' up there filled with hummingbird food would trap/kill them all. The park wont be doing this though because it would involve everybody seeing an ugly bag hanging on the ride. There's an image to up-hold here ya know. (It would be safe bug control instead of chemicals or explosions though)
I think the issue is that they keep coming. This isn't a recent problem- it happens every season.
I did a quick Google search this is apparently NOT just a Busch issue there have beem reports at SFA, KD, and Disney just tp name a few.