Gasteruption jaculator and the hylaeus bee battle inside a nurturing nature nest box Since having common yellow face bees (Hylaues communis) nesting in my nest boxes, the alien-looking Gasteruption jaculator is a regular visitor with numbers increasing as the common...
Prof Dave Goulson’s new book ‘Silent Earth’- My Review How do you write a review of a book that is packed full of so many facts, which as an environmentalist myself, I find interesting and to be honest, worrying? It is a powerhouse of information. So...
Solitary wasp as an aphid pest controller! Don’t spray your plants to be rid of aphids. Leave it to the natural aphid controllers. Not all wasps sting us! In fact, most do not. They never show any interest in humans whatsoever. Yet they have such a bad name...
Ectemnius solitary wasps Although there are several species of Ectemnius solitary wasps in the UK, like other wasps, including social wasps, they provide protein in the form of insects for their larvae to feast upon. Ectemnius wasps are out and out hunters of...
Ectemnius solitary wasps Although there are several species of Ectemnius solitary wasps in the UK, I think probably the ones in the film are male Ectemnius continuus. which according to Jeremy Early, are very similar in appearance is E. rupicola. This species...
Life and death struggle for the unfortunate hoverfly larva Having a little time to go looking amongst the wildlife meadow brings rewards. I have never seen this before, and the action caught my attention. A parasitoid wasp is attempting then succeeding in using its...
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