Where are all the Wasps

[kirsty0108]

Aug 29, 2012 21:12:43 GMT gjdart said:

There all bleddy well here...... ......millions of the dangerous little blighters

Note to self stay on this side of Forth Road Bridge for next few weeks...............

[gjdart]

Honestly... they are!!! .... If they aren't trying to get in your ears or behind your glasses they're up your nose...Grrrrr! I hate them! And the worst thing about them is they are SILENT! ..... AND... they die on your seats so you sit on them and they still get you !!! >

[Bluefish]

Aug 29, 2012 21:00:58 GMT booblay said:

boobs flying all over the place...

Only seen a couple of them this year, gettin scarcer and scarcer

[hissie]

me doesn't get on well with wasps. It is a hate hate relationship.

Love bees tho'. Watched a documentary about the lack of bees & it seems it's because of a parasite that has started to infect the bee population & is killing them off. I think scientists are trying to find a way to destroy the parasites without harming the bees.

[alanfinal]

So far then we have established that they are In Ireland,Scotland and that we need binoculars when Booblay has a bath

[Deleted]

Only seen a few waspie little b'stards round here of late , had to kill one when it attacked me in my van in june , but hey ho , kill or be very ill ........ no love for the little tw@ts here , bees however we have in abundance , lovely to see them

[booblay]

Aug 29, 2012 21:42:07 GMT alanfinal said:

So far then we have established that they are In Ireland,Scotland and that we need binoculars when Booblay has a bath

oooh, ya filthy get.

i'm buying curtains for my bathroom

and moth spray

[timnowvapes]

Since this thread was started, new answer, our ruddy house!

Killed 4 inside the house, 2 outside near the trampoline, and sprayed by the wheelie bins Not seen any since

Been a bad year for bugs, slugs snails and toads of done well though

Have seen a fair few butterflies, mainly red admiral, cabbage white, and the pale blue ones whatever they are called! Bumble bees and bees, even some english blacks - and they're rare, obviously a local hive somewhere

..and on that note

[Gordy]

Aug 29, 2012 22:10:58 GMT booblay said:

Aug 29, 2012 21:42:07 GMT alanfinal said:

So far then we have established that they are In Ireland,Scotland and that we need binoculars when Booblay has a bath

oooh, ya filthy get.

i'm buying curtains for my bathroom

and moth spray

[jerryrm]

You should have screens for your windows. We all have them around here, the fresh air comes in, but the bugs stay out.

[farzooks]

I haven't seen more than a couple of wasps all summer, in the SE of Ireland. Flies and houseflies seem scarce this year too and the bee nest in my soffit had a burst of activity last week after months of nothing happening, then it went quiet again.
However, nature comes in waves and while flying insect numbers may be down this year (perhaps caused by the wet summer) I've a feeling next year might see them explode to compensate. Species tend to up and down as conditions dictate food supply and when food runs out they lay eggs and die down again.

[jerryrm]

Come to think of it, insects have been scarce around here too. I haven't seen any hornets, bees or yellow jacket wasps, for a while.

I don't miss the yellow jackets, they are aggressive and I have been stung by them a number of times, including last summer.

[timnowvapes]

Wasp population is now at least minus 20 Going assume there is a nest close by, the cold snap and wind has stopped them today though, only got 1

[alanfinal]

Sept 1, 2012 22:35:12 GMT farzooks said:

I haven't seen more than a couple of wasps all summer, in the SE of Ireland. Flies and houseflies seem scarce this year too and the bee nest in my soffit had a burst of activity last week after months of nothing happening, then it went quiet again.
However, nature comes in waves and while flying insect numbers may be down this year (perhaps caused by the wet summer) I've a feeling next year might see them explode to compensate. Species tend to up and down as conditions dictate food supply and when food runs out they lay eggs and die down again.

Nooooooooooooo next year I am emigrating then.

[Phoenix .]

My Sedum in the front garden is in flower now and yesterday it was literally covered with wasps,I don't particularly like them but I am pleased they are still around and pollinating.