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I live in West Cornwall, and I haven't seen ANY wasps at all this year. Record numbers of bees and butterflies, but not a single wasp, why is that?
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I saw my first wasp of the year yesterday.
Somebody's obviously getting them though:
https:/ /www.bb c.co.uk /news/u k-engla nd-4520 8218
Unlike Greenrook, I've seen far fewer bees this year. (I've got a big buddleia bush and I always allow my privet hedges to finish blooming before cutting them back, so I usually have many hundreds of bees in my garden at peak blooming time. The numbers have been much smaller this year). It's not just honey bees either; most summers have to release one or two bumble bees from my house every day but I've simply not seen any this year).
Those bushes are also usually full of butterflies but I've hardly seen any this summer.
However it's not all bad news. My cats are way overdue for their flea treatments but that doesn't seem to matter much as there aren't many fleas around either. Further, I usually have to throw away any uneaten moist cat food within an hour or two of putting it out during the summer months because dozens of flies will have laid their eggs in it. That problem seems to have disappeared this year; there seem to be very few flies around.
I saw my first wasp of the year yesterday.
Somebody's obviously getting them though:
https:/
Unlike Greenrook, I've seen far fewer bees this year. (I've got a big buddleia bush and I always allow my privet hedges to finish blooming before cutting them back, so I usually have many hundreds of bees in my garden at peak blooming time. The numbers have been much smaller this year). It's not just honey bees either; most summers have to release one or two bumble bees from my house every day but I've simply not seen any this year).
Those bushes are also usually full of butterflies but I've hardly seen any this summer.
However it's not all bad news. My cats are way overdue for their flea treatments but that doesn't seem to matter much as there aren't many fleas around either. Further, I usually have to throw away any uneaten moist cat food within an hour or two of putting it out during the summer months because dozens of flies will have laid their eggs in it. That problem seems to have disappeared this year; there seem to be very few flies around.
You will be short of wasps greenrock, because they have all moved to Norfolk this year. We had so many on our apple tree at the weekend that I couldnt go near it. And I mean hundreds! All a tiny bit tipsy from the amount of sugar they had eaten and having spent the day in the full sun.
Today I sat in the garden of a cafe in Norwich and lasted all of 10 minutes before wasps arrived to share my juice. We are overwhelmed with them and i cant understand why its not the same across the country?
Today I sat in the garden of a cafe in Norwich and lasted all of 10 minutes before wasps arrived to share my juice. We are overwhelmed with them and i cant understand why its not the same across the country?
Maydup...I have never killed a wasp until this year. Hundreds from a nest under decking that neither I nor anyone else can reach...
I got advice from abers....the artificial nest didn't work so I have seven home made wasp traps on the decking.....all filled with different drinks......they are partial to Kir and it's fun watching them when they get squiffy....
When a few dozen are swimming about in the bottle I spray in some Cif....that kills them instantly and also I carry a little spray bottle of diluted Tea Tree Oil to spray at them if they come close when we are eating.....that scoots them off......as does peppermint oil.....x
I got advice from abers....the artificial nest didn't work so I have seven home made wasp traps on the decking.....all filled with different drinks......they are partial to Kir and it's fun watching them when they get squiffy....
When a few dozen are swimming about in the bottle I spray in some Cif....that kills them instantly and also I carry a little spray bottle of diluted Tea Tree Oil to spray at them if they come close when we are eating.....that scoots them off......as does peppermint oil.....x