The reason for the lack of wasps this summer
- Summer can be lovely – until a wasp turns up.
- Whether they present as an irritating picnic visitor or an uninvited loft guest, common social wasps are as much a part of our summer as festivals, sun cream and the growing despair of how to entertain children who’ve forgotten how to be bored.
- But summer 2026 is breaking the norm, and there don’t seem to be many wasps about.
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- Summer can be lovely – until a wasp turns up.
- Whether they present as an irritating picnic visitor or an uninvited loft guest, common social wasps are as much a part of our summer as festivals, sun cream and the growing despair of how to entertain children who’ve forgotten how to be bored.
- But summer 2026 is breaking the norm, and there don’t seem to be many wasps about.
Sources: The Independent