Insects

All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
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A BBC item about endangered (insect) species .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31440646


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A nice green Shield Bug on Mrs. JS's washing today. :)
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Realised, yesterday, that there were wasps in residence:-

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You'll want to get rid of them or you'll have a house full :bee:
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:rolleyes:
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Jacksparrow wrote:You'll want to get rid of them or you'll have a house full :bee:


Really :unsure: I was just going to let them be - I thought they were the gardeners' friend and wouldn't bother us and be all dead come the first frosts, except the queen ... maybe I've been reading the wrong fairy stories :(
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:prod: :unsure: :chuckle:
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nuthatch wrote:
Jacksparrow wrote:You'll want to get rid of them or you'll have a house full :bee:


Really :unsure: I was just going to let them be - I thought they were the gardeners' friend and wouldn't bother us and be all dead come the first frosts, except the queen ... maybe I've been reading the wrong fairy stories :(
Mixed blessings I would say. If you're happy I'm happy. :)
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:laugh: :hug2:
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Still going .... the box this morning:

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