18-07-2025
Win against the wasps! There are more than ever, so here world-leading experts reveal what really works against them - from a trick with tights to the sure-fire way to make them leave your picnic alone
The driest spring on record has made this a great year for insects, which thrive in warm weather. But this is especially the case for wasps: feeding on flies, caterpillars and aphids, the apex predators of the insect world will certainly have had their numbers boosted over the past 12 months.
Professor Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology at University College, London, and author of Endless Forms: The Secret World Of Wasps, says: 'That double combination of the spring weather being perfect for wasps and the summer being good for insects in general with lots of prey around for the wasps means it's a really good wasp year.'
