What wasps are afraid of: a list of deterrents and methods for use in the garden and apartment building

Wasps are not just annoying insects. They are dangerous by bites, causing painful reactions on the skin and poor health. Therefore, the owners of country houses and cottages will be useful information, which wasps are afraid. Such knowledge will help to avoid unpleasant meetings.

Outdoor scare

The list of means, how to scare away wasps in nature and the open air, is quite extensive. From it you can choose the method that is suitable in a particular situation.

Smoke

Observing changes in the behavior of flying insects after lighting a fire, you can find the answer to the question of whether wasps of smoke are afraid. From his appearance, they disappear, because they do not tolerate its pungent smell.

How is this practiced? The outdated method is fumigating rooms when firing a portable stove. But today it is not used because of the risk of fire and the need to ventilate the building for a long time. In addition, the smell eats up in wood, furniture and fabrics, so fumigation can only be used in non-residential brick buildings.

But on a picnic or in a kindle, a kindling of a fire will scare away the wasps, and it will be possible to rest calmly. The effect is enhanced by adding wood to the woods and needles of spruce or pine: when burning, they emit strongly smelling substances, the aroma of which wasps do not tolerate.

Water

Many are interested in whether water wasps are afraid, because the liquid is always at hand. All flying insects do not like drops of moisture falling on their wings, because they interfere with their flight. For this reason, in rainy weather it is almost impossible to see wasps: they hide in their hive or in other secluded corners. Therefore, if when bathing they appear near a person, you can try to splash water in them. Spraying from a spray gun, if it is at hand, will also produce a short-term effect on the enemy.

But water in the fight against wasps is mainly used to destroy hives located near the ground. You can collect a bucket or other similar container, the diameter of which exceeds the size of the nest, and put on it for 5-10 minutes from the bottom. The hole in the aspen house is located below, so the inhabitants with quick action will not have time to get out. When water fills the hive from the inside, its inhabitants will begin to die. After that, you can separate the nest from the surface to which it is attached, and destroy. The attachment point is treated with an insecticidal solution or potassium permanganate.

Before approaching the aspen nest, you must protect yourself: put on tight clothing so that there are no exposed skin areas, including gloves and a mosquito mask.

Another way to use water against wasps is to knock nests into a bucket of boiling water. So the death of insects occurs much faster.

Plants

There are also flowers and herbs that repel wasps. Such plants include those familiar to everyone:

• mint and lemon balm;
• basil;
• wormwood;
• various types of geraniums.

Their smell from wasps produces an effect because they contain strongly smelling substances, primarily essential oils.For a person, they are either pleasant or neutral. But the insect, most likely, will prefer to fly around the garden with such plantings side.

Plants against wasps will bring other benefits: peppermint and lemon balm produce wonderful teas with a calming effect, geraniums are a popular decoration for flower beds and balconies, and basil is added as a spice to various dishes.

To little-known plants that scare away wasps, common harmala belongs. Especially its insecticidal properties are noticeable if you ignite a bunch of grass. If you throw it in a fire, then the insects will not be scary. True, this plant can be found mainly in the hot steppes in eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Chemical substances

What smell scares away wasps? These dangerous insects do not like liquid combustible materials: gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel and solvent. The pronounced "aroma" of these chemicals is not pleasant to humans, moreover, it can cause toxic poisoning of the body. Therefore, they can be used as a deterrent only for spraying nests on the street or in non-residential premises (garages).

There is a high probability that the swarm does not want to be adjacent to the smell and goes in search of a better place. Most individuals can even die when poisonous vapors enter the body through the respiratory system.

To drive wasps out of the nest using gasoline, kerosene or solvent, you must adhere to the following action plan:

1. Take a suitable container with a spray bottle and fill it with flammable liquid.
2. Spray the hive from below so that a larger amount of the substance falls on the lower part around the hole: it will be easier for smelling fumes to penetrate into the nest.
3. Depart to a safe distance and wait for the wasps to leave their home.
4. If the insects do not fly out, then too little fluid has been used. The procedure can be repeated.
5. When the nest becomes free, it is removed and burned.

It is important not to forget about fire safety. Due to the risk of fire, combustible materials are strongly discouraged from processing nests in wooden buildings.

When burning the nest, one should also be careful: because of the impregnation, it will quickly flare up, so destruction is carried out in open space. It is better to have at hand a supply of water or sand in order to extinguish a fire in an emergency.

Ultrasound

Immediately after receiving a positive answer to the question whether wasps are afraid of ultrasound, different companies began to produce ultrasonic repellers. They can be used both in the house, and on a personal plot. Ultrasonic waves are safe for humans, while wasps will not dare to approach their source.

But there is a downside: ultrasound will drive away beneficial insects. Some scientists believe that small animals, including cats and dogs, also experience discomfort from it.

Repelling wasps in residential areas

Much less means are suitable in order to scare away wasps in residential premises. After all, the method should not only be safe, but also not upset the comfort. For example, you can use:

• coniferous essential oils for igniting aroma lamps;
• geranium planted on a windowsill;
• ultrasound devices;
• small traps with a sweet bait.

The most reliable way to prevent the appearance of wasps in the house is to cut off their penetration paths. Therefore, windows and (if necessary) doors should be protected by mosquito nets, and cracks and crevices in the walls of the house and window frames should be carefully closed.

Another method to scare away wasps is to use special repellents sold in the store. They are released in the form of sprays for application to the skin and repellers with bright odors. Of all the possible measures that help to scare away insects, you can choose the most suitable.