> From: RICHARD E BONNEY <[log in to unmask]>
> 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've noticed more Bumble bees and yellowjackets this year, but
fewer of other bugs in NE PA.
 
        While we're trading stuff...I have patches of dark brown honey in
my nice yellow goldenrod, any clue as to what it might be? My "mentor"
mentioned something about there might be some kind of bamboo something or
other in the area.
 
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