Glimpses of Eden

For most of the year, wasps are model neighbours. They pollinate our flowers, hunt agricultural pests, and we barely notice them. It’s rare to be stung before August. So why, as late summer slips into autumn, do they become so annoyingly aggressive? Because they’re starving and homeless.

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