With the arrival of the sun and nice days, it is very tempting to settle down in the garden. However, the presence of wasps or hornets lurking around can be very deterrent. Especially since their sting is painful, and could even cause allergies in some people. Find out how to keep wasps and hornets away from your garden or balcony, using these two natural tips.
Wasps and hornets are certainly useful for your garden because they eliminate a significant number of insects such as flies, caterpillars and mosquitoes. On the other hand, their bites are not only painful, but they could also trigger serious allergies.
How to naturally keep wasps and hornets away from the garden?
These two natural tips will allow you to effectively keep wasps and hornets away.
- Essential oils to repel wasps and hornets
Wasps and hornets are sensitive to certain odors, notably those of certain essential oils which have a repellent effect. As an example, we take the essential oil of lemongrass, lavandin, or lavender. That said, if you want to sit in your garden furniture without being disturbed by these insects, place an essential oil diffuser on your table , respecting the direction of the wind. Thanks to the scent diffused, wasps and hornets will not dare approach you.
Note that the smell of essential oils is not the only thing that keeps these insects away. Indeed, the smell of cloves, white vinegar, burnt thyme or even ground coffee or incense sticks is also effective in repelling wasps and hornets. To do this, you can burn incense sticks to spread their scent around you, or pour a little ground coffee into a saucer and burn it too. Also consider spraying white vinegar around you, or spraying a solution made of water, white vinegar and lemon juice. All of these smells are effective in protecting you from wasps and hornets.
- Plants to keep wasps and hornets away
Some repellent plants are effective against wasps and hornets. To keep these insects away from your garden furniture, plant fragrant geranium, chives, or lemongrass. Tomato plants are also effective in repelling wasps or hornets. In fact, they fear the smell of this vegetable plant. You can also cut a few leaves or branches from your tomato plant and keep it on your garden table to keep the hornets away and have peace of mind.
If there are plants that repel wasps and hornets, there are plants that attract them, so that these stinging insects do not approach you. This is particularly the case for certain wild flowers such as sage, sunflower, cosmos and lavender. You can also plant kohlrabi in your vegetable garden. These also attract wasps, and help keep them away from your table.
What are other tips for getting rid of wasps and hornets?
To keep these insects away, you can prepare a lure or trap for them. For example, you can crumple kraft paper to form balls that you will hang around your garden table. This way, wasps and hornets will not approach this area, because they will think that these are nests of other wasps or hornets. You can also make a wasp trap. To do this, cut a plastic bottle in half and pour a little honey, jam, syrup or melon juice into the bottom of the bottle . Add a little water and shake to mix. Then place the other half of the bottle on top, with the neck facing down, as if to form a funnel. Thus, the wasps which, attracted by these sweet mixtures, will enter through the hole, and will not be able to come out.
In addition to these tips, it is important to adopt certain actions so as not to attract wasps and hornets to your home. Indeed, if your trash cans attract maggots and other insects, household waste also attracts wasps. That said, to avoid attracting these pests to your home, try to close your trash cans tightly and empty them every day.
Also avoid leaving leftover food or fruit out in the open, or leaving bottles of sugary drinks open.
Thanks to these natural tips, you will effectively repel wasps and hornets from your garden furniture, in order to enjoy an outdoor meal, without being disturbed by these insects.
