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For the first time ever there are no wasps present this summer. The opossums that I feed to keep the ticks cleaned up are not to be found. No black snakes, no bears, no deer. Again, first time ever. I'm in foothills of Blue Ridge and I can only guess they've moved up higher in the mountains.
Ponietz
(3,293 posts)Just ants where I live.
Have to wear long pants tucked into socks while in gardens. The ant bite is painful and he can bite several times. But I guess you know
wendyb-NC
(3,797 posts)IbogaProject
(3,645 posts)They are an anti mosquito outfit that sprays poison on peoples lawns. It is likely collapsing the food chain, as some wasps eat mosquitoes.
notemason
(572 posts)no lawns to spray. Did find this:
But experts say their numbers have dwindled in 2024, and it isn't good news. Colder and wetter weather at the start of the summer season combined with climate change have had a global impact on wasp numbers.
wendyb-NC
(3,797 posts)notemason
(572 posts)Someone said something like we are the only species that would let the world burn because it would not be cost-effective to save.
japple
(10,317 posts)black mason bees, birds out the wazoo, but no bumbles or honeybees. We've got bats, raccoons, lots of hawks and deer. Armadillos are up here in the foothills, too. Haven't seen any possums this year (except those killed by cars on the highway) or snakes. I belong to a snake identification page on FB and there are still plenty of snakes in GA.
Rebl2
(14,676 posts)plenty of ants in and outside my house. No crickets or grasshoppers, but lots of honey bees, wasps, bumblebees and some butterflies, and finally the lady bugs are showing up. We have had many hummingbirds and birds in general this summer. I must say, the last few days not as many birds because we have a hawk thats been visiting the yard, well except the hummingbirds, they are still around.
beesplease
(19 posts)Definitely less frogs this year.
biophile
(349 posts)SE PA. Used to see 2 dozen wasp nests in the barn; this year only 2. Also fewer wolf spiders and Japanese beetles.
But lots of mosquitoes and early on in the season-flies! Now lots of ticks.
biophile
(349 posts)In everything and everywhere-