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Britain's wasps vanish in 2026 summer amid temperature extremes
Wasp biologist reports severe population scarcity and smaller individual size
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Sep 11 7:38 AM
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A wasp biologist notes the absence of wasps for research experiments, absence of media 'plague of wasps' stories common in previous hot summers, and reduced pest-control callouts. The Big Wasp Survey has not yet sampled this summer, but remaining wasps appear unusually small.
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“As a wasp biologist, I've noticed it acutely, because my students need wasps for their experiments, and we simply can't find them.”
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