Where Have All the Wasps Gone This Summer?
Scientists say unusual spring and summer weather may have reduced queen survival and colony growth, while the national survey has yet to begin sampling.
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Scientist reveals reason behind sudden disappearance of wasps across Britain
Britain is experiencing a notable scarcity of wasps this summer, according to scientists monitoring the annual population.Professor Seirian Sumner, a behavioural ecologist at University College London, has identified multiple signs pointing towards a nationwide shortage. Her research students have struggled to locate specimens needed for their experiments.The clearest indication comes from the pest control sector, whose workers respond to nest i…
The Independent
The Independent (US)The reason for the lack of wasps this summer
Even professional pest-controllers tell me it’s a quiet year with very few requests to remove wasp nests
The Conversation
Phys.orgWhere have all the wasps gone this summer?
Dabuch/ShutterstockSummer can be lovely – until a wasp turns up. Whether they present as an irritating picnic visitor or an uninvited loft guest, common social wasps are as much a part of our summer as festivals, sun cream and the growing despair of how to entertain children who’ve forgotten how to be bored. But summer 2026 is breaking the norm, and there don’t seem to be many wasps about. As a wasp biologist, I’ve noticed it acutely, because my…
Just seeing the typical yellow and black markings makes many people shudder. Wasps have a bad reputation. In most cases, completely unjustified.
Michel Malaise, beekeeper and destroyer of hornet nests and wasps. - RTL info During his outdoor meal at the Beau Soleil campsite in Remouchamps, Virginia can eat in peace. Indeed, no wasp on the horizon, and this is normal since this insect is less present with us this summer. For this vacationer, it's a relief. " Normally, yes, they are there, yes. But this year, less than last year, yes. For children, it's less stressful because they, you nev…
Last weekend, the carcass of a dolphin washed ashore on the coast of A Guarda, very close to Fedorento beach. The Baixo Miño Naturalist Association (Anabam) quickly notified the Coordinator for the Study of Marine Mammals of Galicia, based in Nigrán. Technicians then arrived to take samples for analysis. Once the work was completed, they placed the animal in a bag for collection services to remove. While the animal was in the bag, several specim…
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