You want yellow jackets? Come on by, I’ll give you millions of ‘em. I know a guy a few towns over from here that has more than 30 nests in the ground in his front yard. He only leaves the house at night.
Insect populations wax and wane like any other. But the honey bee issue is worldwide and no cure has yet been found. Widespread Imidacloprid use has been suggested as a culprit, as has Global Warming, Varroa mites, IAPV [yup, blame the jooooos: IAPV is Israel Acute Paralysis Virus], genetically modified crops, and even cell phone radiation. No proof has been found for any of these yet. Let’s hope that Science can find a cure soon, because HBDS could wind up killing more people than HIV ever did.