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Where have all the Insects gone ?
- Thread starter dennishasdoneit
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The pavement outside our house had miner bees this year.For the past 8 years, since I moved into our present house we have had mining bees burrowing in the lawn every summer. This year not one has been present.
We have had plenty of bees of all types, but not much else. The bees particularly like our lavender and our geraniums.
Marklr
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I feed the angry insects in my garden with French pastries. They're cross ants.The pavement outside our house had miner bees this year.
We have had plenty of bees of all types, but not much else. The bees particularly like our lavender and our pelargoniums.
Oh, and not a wasp in sight.I feed the angry insects in my garden with French pastries. They're cross ants.
Marklr
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You have to hang around bins near an ice cream parlour to see wasps. I don't think I saw any this summer though. They'll be back next year with a stingier sting, I'm sure.Oh, and not a wasp in sight.
dennishasdoneit
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Another worrying sign of the decline of our insects.For the past 8 years, since I moved into our present house we have had mining bees burrowing in the lawn every summer. This year not one has been present.
Hard to tell what has caused this but it seems to be in tandem with many other anecdotal posts on this thread.
dennishasdoneit
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I've not seen a wasp all summer. Out in the countryside nor in built up areas. This is the 1st year I've not seen a wasp anywhere. The occasional Honey Bee, but no wasps ..or Hornets for that matter.Oh, and not a wasp in sight.
They must be about somewhere as I've seen plenty of Honey Buzzards about , the raptor which lives chiefly on Bees Wasps and actively searches out their nests and digs them out to gorge on them,somehow remaining immune to the stings .
Always found it strange how such a large bird of Prey concentrates on such a specialized diet!
Uncle Wally One Ball
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All gone to ArsenalHas anybody else noticticed the decline in insect numbers...
Ive been aware of it for years.....but it's getting a little stark now..
Does anyone care?
And what are the reasons for such decline?
M23 Citizen
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Not seen a single crane fly this September. Remember they used to be common in this month of the year.
Mr Kobayashi
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It's probably something to do with the unusual amount of rainfall.
There was a wasp nest in the ground near where I live and had a swarm of them gather around a Willow in the garden.
Try putting out something to attract them, see if you can't find any then.
Won't be long until those bastard crane flies are about. Wish I'd never see those pointless cunts again.
There was a wasp nest in the ground near where I live and had a swarm of them gather around a Willow in the garden.
Try putting out something to attract them, see if you can't find any then.
Won't be long until those bastard crane flies are about. Wish I'd never see those pointless cunts again.