British Columbia has generally had a good year for bees. In some areas wasps have done very well, too. I've seen a recent report that wasps have consumed 30 % of a commercial grape crop (there was an abundance of caterpillars in early summer, and weather conditions caused some of the grapes to split). In my northern area, wasps have been patchy and generally hardly noticeable until the last 3 weeks. I don't know of any analysis finding a relationship between wasp populations and their food source, but I would expect it. Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist B.C. Ministry of Agriculture 1201 103 Ave Dawson Creek B.C. V1G 4J2 CANADA Tel (604) 784-2225 fax (604) 784-2299 INTERNET [log in to unmask]