What would it take?

[Rob]

Rob ,I do not get your point about growing caprifigs in a group causing the wasp to fry ? the amount of pollen a wasp transfures needs to only be tiny to get the job done ,and "cooling" seems either a natural function or not neccacary as all wasps that get in a female fig seems to cause all or at least partial caprification .

I think you may have misread what was written there, Caprifigs need to be in shade in the very hot weather, or they will burn in the sun, and the wasps will die.

Unfortunately, if wasps are in a more humid atmosphere outside of the Caprifig, or equal to the same that they left in the Caprifig, no matter how much they came out with, they will not be able to carry any pollen to pollinate your figs. If wasps do not shrink slightly after they leave the Caprifig, the small folds on their bodies will not close over, and the pollen is dropped.

 

[Sayabo]

This is off topic, Last year, I successfully two weeks transporting Caprifigs from TFH to Japan. Of course, I used WASP. However, the Caprifig wasn't ready in time, so they didn't take root here in Japan. I intend to try again.

 

[Rob]

This is off topic, Last year, I successfully two weeks transporting Caprifigs from TFH to Japan. Of course, I used WASP. However, the Caprifig wasn't ready in time, so they didn't take root here in Japan. I intend to try again.

Timing is very important with this, you may have better luck having them sent from India or Pakistan?

 

[Fig Gazer]

I think you may have misread what was written there, Caprifigs need to be in shade in the very hot weather, or they will burn in the sun, and the wasps will die.

Unfortunately, if wasps are in a more humid atmosphere outside of the Caprifig, or equal to the same that they left in the Caprifig, no matter how much they came out with, they will not be able to carry any pollen to pollinate your figs. If wasps do not shrink slightly after they leave the Caprifig, the small folds on their bodies will not close over, and the pollen is dropped.

OK ,went and re read your post ,i did miss read what you were saying about wasp frying .Still never heard about how wasp hold pollen ,seems to me i have seen them discolored for all the pollen they were dusted with ?

 

[Rob]

I see many wasps exiting the Caprifigs completely covered with pollen, and after they clean themselves before flying off, and then when they land on a fig to enter, they all look very clean, but fortunately they are carrying plenty of pollen we don't notice, they are built very well for their purpose. The pdf below does explain most of the pollen carrying, for Ficus Carica.

 

[Fig Gazer]

I see many wasps exiting the Caprifigs completely covered with pollen, and after they clean themselves before flying off, and then when they land on a fig to enter, they all look very clean, but fortunately they are carrying plenty of pollen we don't notice, they are built very well for their purpose. The pdf below does explain most of the pollen carrying, for Ficus Carica.

THANKS FOR THE PDF ,LEARNED A LOT ! Now i understand what you are getting at ,very interesting !