Re: CULT: new topic: bees


> Those yellow jackets may be darn nasty little buggers
>at times, but all the time they are one of the best
>insect/fly/mosquito/horse fly/sand fly predator there
>is. They do a better job then swallows.

I knew there was a reason I don't kill bees or wasps in my yard (unless 
they pose an imminent threat).  I wish my barn swallows would eat 
horseflies, but they won't touch them.  The house sparrows, on the other 
hand, are horsefly eating machines!

Laurie


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