It is
summer, it's blossoming, you're in the garden with a scrumptious cupcake and
there is the scary 'zzzzzzzzz' thud that makes us want to eliminate them once
and for all. Wasps and bees are the top most unwanted creatures in the summer.
They love sweets and fruits, which basically means ruining our garden party. So
what can we do to eliminate wasps?
To evade
painful encounters for both, it is best to avoid smacking wasps, trying to
grasp them or kill them in any way. Sometimes they die in this clash, but ever
so often, you may get stung which is very upsetting and can cause allergic
reactions.
Thus, much
better than eradication is prevention:
• Cover up
all sweet or smelly foods. You can buy special outdoor dishes that have lids and
are still pretty to look at. If the wasps can't smell it, they won't come -
it's as simple as that. If you want to enjoy an ice-cold Coke, use a straw and
don't leave open bottles around.
• If you
have a fruit tree, you should not plan your garden party next to it. Otherwise,
you may purchase a pavilion with decorative curtains, so that you can have your
feast in the garden and the curtains protect you from the wasps.
• Put a
container with old fruit or honey far away from where you eat or sit in the
garden. The wasps may be attracted to that smell instead of your cupcake.
• You can
also buy decorative wasp traps which are essentially very colorful jars that
you can fill with sugar water or lemonade. Hang this somewhere far away from
your outdoor seating area, and wasps will be more likely to be attracted to the
jars than to your food.
• As for
the house, install nets and insect protection around windows and doors so that
no wasps can enter your home.
• A good
thing to know is that wasps will only live one summer. That means that they all
die towards the end of summer. This is particularly great news if you have a
wasp nest somewhere - it will be safe to remove by the end of summer when all
that is left in there is the queen and developing eggs.
• If,
however, you feel very disturbed by the nest you may call Bee and Wasp Control Brisbane professionals who can remove it for you.
• If you
have a lot of inviting space in your house roof, upper floor, etc., make sure
you don't have any cracks in the walls and roof, so that wasps cannot gain
entry.
Getting the
wasp’s nest removed should be your last option. If it is in a corner in your
garden, you should consider the impact it will have on the environment if you
remove and kill an entire wasp colony or read about how to remove wasp nest naturally.
As annoying
as these things are, they are absolutely vital in nature. But if the nest is a
serious threat to you and your children, it is probably unavoidable to remove
it.
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