Greetings
 
Have any of you observed a shortage of hymenoptera this year? Here in
western Massachusetts I have seen almost no halictids, and fewer than
usual bumblebees, polistes, and mud daubers, and no yellowjackets except
for a couple of queens in the early season.
 
I heard indirectly that an area in southern Indiana has no pollinating
insects. The individual reporting this says that wild tree fruits and
berries were not pollinated and as a result there are no berries or
fruits for migrating birds.
 
What are others of you experiencin, and why?
 
Dick Bonney
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