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  • For the last few years I have had a whitefly problem on brassicas. In June I was invaded suddenly by greenfly too but I decided to allow nature to help. Within a few weeks all the greenfly were gone and the whitefly never got a real hold (yet!). Is it co-incidence that I have a large wasps nest in a small outbuilding on the veg garden? It's about the size of a football cut in half and looks magnificent. As it was out of the way of the family I left the wasps alone. Co incidence perhaps but are the wasps actually keeping other pests at bay?
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,326

    I believe wasps eat huge quantities of insects early in the year.  They don't come looking for your jam sandwiches until midsummer and autumn.

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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