Summer has swiftly slid into autumn – crisp mornings with heavy dew on the grass, hedgerows full of blackberries and wasps feasting on fermented fruits! The dryer weather in June and July gave wasp colonies good conditions in which...
The familiar Ouch! from a wasp sting or an insect bite is a clear indication that summer pests are crawling (or buzzing) out to make the most of the warm summer weather. All too often their pursuits (foraging for...
All of a sudden I hear the low drone of buzzing, somewhere above my head and below the conservatory roof. As spring flowers in our gardens, parks, patios and balconies the buzz of bees, wasps, hoverflies and other insects...
Researchers have discovered a species of spider eating wasp that has taken the unusual step of using dead ants to protect its nest. This new wasp species was discovered in the Jiangxi province, South East China. It has been...