• March 28, 2024

Killing wasps is prohibited? 5000 Euro penalty threaten!

As important as they are to nature? For many people, wasps are among the most annoying pests in spring and summer. Many are afraid of the stinging insects? and would rather see wasps dead!

But beware: killing wasps just like that is not just morally wrong. The insects are also protected and must not be killed.

Partially more than 50,000 euros penalty

A spokeswoman for the German Conservation Union confirmed the ban against Bild.de: Who kills a "normal" wasp ("common wasp" or "German wasp") without necessity, must pay 5,000 euros penalty? if one kills the endangered "round-headed wasp", there are even fines of 65,000 euros!



However, as the spokeswoman also says: So far, no case is known in which a "wasp killer" had to pay the penalty really. And there are also exceptions: If, for example, an allergic person defends himself against the insect and wants to protect himself from a sting, he acts almost from "self-defense" and is "acquitted".

Let wasps and Co. live!

Whether fine or not: even if wasps and Co. annoy us in the summer, we should not kill them, because insects are very important for the balance of nature. Before we just kill the little creatures, let's just endure that they swarm around us? if we do not do any hectic movements, do most of them disappear by themselves?

EEVblog #500 - Live Show (March 2024).



Wasp, pests, picnic, beer garden