Whats happened in the last couple of weeks that has brought out the wasps -
not only the standard UK ones, but there seem to be some of the Mediteranean
types that are half the body size and seem to be particularly dopy ?

Phil

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Phil Layton typed:
Whats happened in the last couple of weeks that has brought out the
wasps - not only the standard UK ones, but there seem to be some of
the Mediteranean types that are half the body size and seem to be
particularly dopy ?

Phil

trying not to sound patronising You don't mean the plague of Hoverflies do you?

I saw a different kind of wasp today, had one black marking on it's back.

Fly spray responded quickly

Tom

trying not to sound patronising You don't mean the plague of Hoverflies do
you?

Probably cupra. Whose responsible for them ?

Phil

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trying not to sound patronising You don't mean the plague of
Hoverflies do you?

Probably cupra. Whose responsible for them ?

Phil

Not sure - there was talk of a European invasion in the South East, but there's loads here in Northants so I doubt they would bother to fly all the way over here !

My guess is the predator/prey cycle - plenty of greenfly for the larvae to eat!

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Whats happened in the last couple of weeks that has brought out the
wasps -
not only the standard UK ones, but there seem to be some of the
Mediteranean
types that are half the body size and seem to be particularly dopy ?

Phil

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I came home today after work and I was about to report the same. After a few
weeks of them impeding my goings-on I wondered if anybody else was being
affected. Thanks for mentioning it, Phil.

ATB, Joe

Whats happened in the last couple of weeks that has brought out the wasps -

Certainly a lot of wasps about in my little bit of heaven on earth - yes,
wasps, not hoverflies, easy to tell the difference. Lots of hoverflies too mind
you - and very few greenfly :-)

Cheers.



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Certainly a lot of wasps about in my little bit of heaven on earth - yes,
wasps, not hoverflies, easy to tell the difference. Lots of hoverflies too mind
you - and very few greenfly :-)

Cheers.



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Yeah, tell me about it - been stung three times in the last week, out
cycling

Having to cycle with my mouth closed all the time - got stung in the
mouth last year - most unpleasant!

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Yeah, tell me about it - been stung three times in the last week, out
cycling

Nasty. So far I've been lucky.


Having to cycle with my mouth closed all the time - got stung in the
mouth last year - most unpleasant!

Even nastier. My current pet hate is cycling by a manure heap (of which there
are plenty hereabouts) or a pultry shed and finding I've swallowed too many
flies... YUK.

Cheers.



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Yeah, tell me about it - been stung three times in the last week, out
cycling

Nasty. So far I've been lucky.


Having to cycle with my mouth closed all the time - got stung in the
mouth last year - most unpleasant!

Even nastier. My current pet hate is cycling by a manure heap (of
which there are plenty hereabouts) or a pultry shed and finding I've
swallowed too many flies... YUK.

Cheers.

Try a canal towpath in Summer - I keep forgetting to cut up an old net curtain to use as a filter over my nose and mouth (cycling is too difficult holding ones breath, isn't it!).