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.....and other bugs.
Starting this again as things are not normal here.
I reported that I saw three wasps early in the year (two in the house) but not one since.
Only two flies, one inside and one outside.
Have had very many pleasant "al fresco" lunches, and not a bug in sight other than one fly.
Zero Ladybirds, which usually means loads of aphids but nothing. It's crazy!
Saw two Cabbage White yesterday, or maybe the same one twice.
Have had a few bees but not the same as usual
Starting this again as things are not normal here.
I reported that I saw three wasps early in the year (two in the house) but not one since.
Only two flies, one inside and one outside.
Have had very many pleasant "al fresco" lunches, and not a bug in sight other than one fly.
Zero Ladybirds, which usually means loads of aphids but nothing. It's crazy!
Saw two Cabbage White yesterday, or maybe the same one twice.
Have had a few bees but not the same as usual
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Loads of bees, honey and bumble
Loads of butterflies, usual varieties Tons of craneflies Lots of horseflies (pesky things) A few ladybirds, native only, no furriners No aphids, no wasps yet. Buckinghamshire |
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Same here - rural essex - loads of bees everywhere, many more than usual. Very good to see, apparently the lack of a really cold snap has helped them survive the winter in larger numbers.
Plenty of butterflies about, but nowhere near as many as there used to be around here, it would fairly teem with the buggers some summers. Mercifully no horse flies, nor wasps. Not sure about aphids, one would probably have to look for them and I'm not the type to go hunting for aphids. |
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had a hornet come in the house the other day. Huge thing not much smaller than a Harrier jump jet. Lots of butterflies about which is quite early really. Not as many wasps about though.
Have planted a lot of the garden with poached egg plants (Limnanthes Douglasii), which are attracting a lot of hover flies, a well known aphid hunter, and a variety of bees. |
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was thinking the same myself have seen 1 butterfly in the garden in the last 4 weeks 1 or 2 bees and feck all else ! also posted last year that have seen no grasshoppers in the tall grass in the meadows when it used to be rammed with them ! whats happening to em all ?
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I've seen a good few bees recently and quite a lot of butterflies but no wasps. I honestly cannot remember the last time I've seen a ladybird which completely puzzles me.
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Yes Slippy, but you've been "banged up" for a while so welcome back.....
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what about the grasshoppers? someone has got to fight their corner !
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Yes, it's not cricket.
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Have you ever been at a place where the ants go on "ant day"? It's spectacular.
It's like Kavos at chucking out time for horny ants (but with less street violence and vomit). |
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Plenty of Bees, Wasps, Ladybirds, Butterflies, Grasshoppers, millions (make that trillions) of midges, earwigs, daddy longlegs and great big Spiders the size of saucers.
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glad someone has seen some grasshoppers !
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My gardener says they are quite aggressive this year :
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"Have had a few bees but not the same as usual"
*beers |
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One solitary wasp came to check out my cider, but beat it as soon as I reached for my zapper.
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They hate Franks tunes !
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Found a little critter snuggling down in my duvet before bed the other night, guess it got caught inside when rain started so decided to dig-in for the night
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Mole?
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light green grasshopper in bournemouth on friday... first time in years
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Ok, we might have lift off...one solitary wasp buzzed me yesterday and today.
I'm sure it was the same one as I would recognise the bad attitude little bugger anywhere! |