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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1mo ago
Wasps are disappearing this summer, and scientists are worried https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260911003901.htm #environment #wildlife #insects #wasps #summer
Wasps are disappearing this summer, and scientists are worried
sciencedaily.com

Wasps are disappearing this summer, and scientists are worried

Britain’s wasps have become mysteriously scarce this summer, and scientists suspect an unusual combination of temperature swings, heatwaves, and food shortages may be responsible. Even the wasps that remain appear unusually small, potentially offering a glimpse of how extreme heat could reshape insect populations.

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Maria Langer (is surfing a blue tsunami) @mlanger@mastodon.world
· 2mo ago
I think my home has become #hummingbird central. I have five 8-oz hummingbird feeders and I keep them full all the time in the summer. I'm currently going through 2 quarts of sugar water a week. Birds are buzzing around from first light until last night. Sadly, I'm also #yellowjacket and #hornet central. I just set up another three wasp traps and all three of them were catching #wasps within 20 minutes. I also just sprayed a few hornet nests. So I'll stay inside for a while.😬
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Colin Purrington @colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
· 3mo ago
In case anyone needs to know, if you jostle an inflorescence of yarrow over a piece of white paper, very small (1 mm) wasps fall out. Most tend to hop around instead of flying away. Extremely hard to photograph, disappearing and reappearing like miniature Nightcrawlers from the X-Men universe. Am going to chill some plants to slow them down, so stay tuned if you're interested. You're interested, right?? #wasps #yarrow #achillea #insects #hymenoptera
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Colin Purrington @colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
· 3mo ago
Replying to
Here's a photograph (not mine) of a Polistes diminula colony living inside an ornamental butterfly house. It's from Baker and Potter's excellent article titled, "Invasive paper wasp turns urban pollinator gardens into ecological traps for monarch butterfly larvae." #monarchs #butterflies #wasps
Invasive paper wasp turns urban pollinator gardens into ecological traps for monarch butterfly larvae - Scientific Reports
nature.com

Invasive paper wasp turns urban pollinator gardens into ecological traps for monarch butterfly larvae - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Invasive paper wasp turns urban pollinator gardens into ecological traps for monarch butterfly larvae

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The Inquisitive Biologist @inqbiol@scicomm.xyz
· 3mo ago
#wasps #waspnest #entomology #insects Advise needed ❗ Dear hive mind (and @futurebird@sauropods.win), it looks like we have a wasp nest in our loft. After our boiler was replaced, two circular holes were left in the fascias that had overflow pipes coming out. Didn't stop to think that would make a perfect entry point for wasps and just noticed a steady stream of wasps going in and out. Time to call pest control (they will of course say yes, give us your money, we'll come and remove it)? Or should I just leave it until winter and then plug those holes after the wasps have left?
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Frosch B @b_age@troet.cafe
· 4mo ago
KOLLISION!! ich versuchte gerade die untere wespe, die wohl eine Waldwespe Dolichovespula sylvestris ist zu fotografieren, als die andere, kleinere weiter unten von der doppeldoldenblüte der wilden möhre aufflog und geradewegs in die große hineinrauschte, sich dann erschreckt abstieß und schon weg war bevor irgendjemand begriffen hatte was passiert war. aber ich hab den fotobeweis :D #insects #insekten #krabbeltierchen #wasps #BugOfTheDay #AuwaldRunde #nature #biodiversity #entomology
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