As my colleague mentioned a few weeks ago, the Asian Hornet Threat in 2017 is on the increase and not only are the bee keepers concerned, but also business owners. Here on the farm where I live, we have seen a marked increase in wasps in the last few weeks. …
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Cast your mind back to my colleague’s post regarding the prediction of wasp numbers during the summer of 2016. Well most of the summer has been upon us, and indeed, as he correctly predicted, the warm and wet weather pattern has provided a most fertile time for the wasps whereby they …
Wasp Numbers March of 2012 received a short burst of unusually high temperatures encouraging fertile queens to emerge early from their winter hibernation only to be met with freezing temperatures, this was also accompanied by a very wet season and saw wasp numbers plummet by almost 80% in some areas. …
With April fast approaching, the insects that have hidden themselves away during the winter months will soon start to emerge, Bumble Bees are usually one of the first to establish their presence and are often mistaken for wasps. Bumble Bees Bumble Bees play an important part in the pollination of …