Bob Jeanne at U. Wisconsin mentioned in an e-mail to me that he is having trouble finding german yellowjacket nests around Madison and that yellowjacket foragers in general seem at low levels this year. Now that he has brought it to my attention, I've noticed that forager yellowjackets are downright scarce here in St. Louis at present. The season still has 6 weeks or so to go, but there should be more than there are at present. What about other U.S. localities? Do yellowjacket numbers seem different this year? Just curious, Jim Hunt C4926@UMSLVMA