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Is it me, or are there a lot less wasps around this year?

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    #32
    jmreire
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119347908#Comment_119347908

    Or the Nr plates and bonnet, windscreen etc. Not too long ago, you could get additives to mix with the windscreen wash bottle for the sole purpose of removing fly's etc. from the glass, and the scraping sound the wipers made as they tried to keep the glass clean.



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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Not seen a single one this year. Last week I was dropping some bottles at the local bottle bank and I didn't see a single one, normally in the summer months they would be swarming the bins during daylight.



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    Jim_Hodge
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119321479#Comment_119321479

    Not correct. This time of year they're collecting insects like aphids which they feed to their larvae. They feed on the sugary excretions produced by their larvae. They won't be seeking out fruit or other sugar sources until later in the year when larvae feeding had ended.



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