Hello, first it was ladybirds then it was butterflies - now it is wasps!! We are plagued with them - I have been up in the orchard surveying the promise of the new apple crop - and almost every tree seems to have a cluster of the beasties munching away at the fruit.
They seem to be following on from peck marks made by our feathered friends - this is occuring on even unripe fruit. Trouble is it leads to brown rot if they do not hollow the apple out first!!
We have jam jars of sweet stuff hanging from several trees in an attempt to trap them - we are trying various mixes from treacle to raspberry jam to lemon curd - they seem to prefer the lemon curd - actually come to think of it - so do I!!
Until next time,
RICHARD
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