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  1. The Coalthief

    The Coalthief Gardener

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    Has anyone seen any wasps so far this Year?
    Aside from the queens emerging from hibernation in spring,I've not seen a single wasp to date.
     
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    Me neither, apart from, as you say, the queens.
     
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    You can over here and take some of ours if you like.:WINK1::blue thumb:
     
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      Hardly seen any here and hardly any greenfly too and as for ladybirds I don't think I've seen more than three or four so far. Plenty bee activity the last month and quite a few varieties of bumble bee about. Hover flies are not as abundant as in most years, though I've noticed a few in the polytunnel this past week. No pesky cabbage whites (YET!)
       
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      I've only seen a couple. There was one chiselling away at the wood on my shed a couple of weeks ago.
       
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      I've not seen any wasps yet this year. That's fine by me though.

      No shortage of ladybirds. The hoverflies and bumblebees are probably close to normal levels at the moment. I think that's because all the grass verges in my area, and many people's lawns (including my own) have been allowed to fill up with clover.

      Loads of moths at night. Not just all one species, I've seen quite a range so far. No sign of butterflies yet though. I don't think I've even seen one.
       
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      Some wasps around here but the early good signs of ladybirds (lots in April) seem to have disappeared.
       
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      Just seen my first wasp of the year.
       
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