A first for us. We have a very active bumble bee nest in railways sleepers that act as a retaining wall for a bank. Dudley the rescue is a bit obsessed with trying to catch them!
Well, I never knew that parasitic wasps led such exciting lives. Quite an eye opener.
Wait until you find out about the wasps that parasitise the parasitic wasps. Literally laying eggs inside the eggs that are laid inside the caterpillar.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
@pansyface two years ago we had dozens of cabbage white butterflies emerging from the nasturtiums. Last year, they all seem to have been parasited by wasps. It was horrible to see. Hoping the cabbage i set this year provide a better breeding ground.
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Fascinating though.