Hello everyone, Last Saturday, on a field meeting at Corby, we found a hornet's nest at ground level, at the base of a treetrunk. It's the first time that ...
In my garden yesterday (6 November, central Buckinghamshire), feeding on Chrysanthemum flowers, a female Lasioglossum pauxillum, looks like a very fresh...
Hi Maggie I don't know too much about Hornets behaviour, but would imagine 'fanning the air' as you say is a form of 'air conditioning' for the colony. I...
Still some activity at a local Hornets nest (TA240057, N.E. Lincs, 9th Nov). Were very lathargic though, and as frost is forcast tonight, I may check it again...
Hornets moved into East Sussex in some numbers about five years ago and are the British rather than the mainland European form, so it seems they came from the...
Thanks for your comments on the hornets Alan. I don't have them here in the garden but do have an active wasps nest under some roof tiles & lead flashing [?...
Thanks for that Patrick. 'My' nest is still active (though much reduced) today, even in the low temperatures, chill wind and rain. Also found a couple on their...
Hi I took this photo yesterday near Seia - PORTUGAL. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=295911630&size=l - see the original size for more details... I...
Alan, I sent pictures of our Sussex hornets to Thomas Rickinger in Germany who said they were Vespa crabro ssp. vexator (apparently the normal British ...
Guys I am sure that Libor Dvorak will pick this up and make a comment on subspecies of Vespa. Libor led the international project on social wasps that BWARS ...
Thanks for that Patrick. I've uploaded three photos of the hornets (Vespa crabro ssp. vexator). Taken in September. The colony is still going strong, though...
Hallo all! As Stuart wrote several days ago, I wish to inform you about British and European hornets. At first, apologize, please, my English. At second, it is...
Help save West Thurrock Marshes - sign our petition. Please could you take the time to visit our website and support our campaign to save an incredible...
Hi As this forum is a bit quiet at present, I have put a photo of a wasp in the Photo section(for ID l-hebdon). Is it Dolichvespula 'something or other'? it...
Hi Leslie, Yes very quiet but not suprising at this time of year. Looks like Dolchovespula media to me. On another point, noticed late activity at a wasp nest...
Thanks Alan Not much happening here, but did see a Q. B. terrestris out and about about two days ago. I wondered if it had been disturbed and was having to...
Hello all! My friend received two unusually big nests of Polistes dominulus. One with 466 cells, the other with 565 cells. How many cells had the biggest...
Hi! I don't know anything about wasps, but I like taking photos of all kinds of bugs. I have here four photos of one species I think is Vespula vulgaris, which...
In the right general area, but I think it is Dolichovespula norvegica - also a common wasp. The other possibility would be D. saxonica which I do not know,...
Hi all, I've observed a queen B. terrestris collecting pollen (& nectaring?) on Clematis cirrhosa "Freckles" in my garden (Corsham, Wilts, ST 876695) on...
Hi Leslie. You can easy separate male: it has 13 antennal segments and 7 gastarl segments. Workers and queens have 12 antennal and 6 gastral segments. Queen...
Dear All, There are currently lots of winter colonies of B. terrestris in the London area - I am doing a project which involves and observing them and...
Hi Marc You could do a lot worse than check out Tom Ing's website. He is working on foraging and fitness of different sspp of Bombus terrestris at the Chittka ...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
