MsBumble
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Friends or foes? Tiny Insects Swarming Around Compost

Hello, I'm new to this forum. This morning I found new guests swarming around my compost. They look like little wasps, and my first thought was "oh good, beneficials!"

Then I thought, why are they are just buzzing around the freshly cut grass we heaped on top last night? Maybe they're mad and saying "I'm nesting here!"

I tried to get photos & video but you just can't see them. Most are pretty tiny and zipping around, though I did see a larger one who looked a bit like a yellow jacket but he was zipping too so it's hard to say.

Any ideas what they might be and why they're hanging out on my compost instead of visiting my flowers?

I haven't seen them before today and I'm out there every two or three days disturbing the compost. Wild guesses welcome.
Thanks,
MsBumble
zone 6 NJ



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