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How To Keep Wasps Away From Your Home

Seal up any gaps and openings around your deck, patio, or home, such as in the eaves or siding, to keep wasps from nesting there. Repair any holes in window screens and seal gaps around windows and ...
Aside from different nesting preferences, the main difference between bees and wasps is that bees feed their larvae pollen, while wasps - a category that includes yellow jackets and hornets - nourish ...
While it’s exciting that temperatures are beginning to climb and we’re inching toward warmer weather, the spring and summer seasons approaching also signals the natural increase of active insects. One ...
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2005 - A wasp lands on a native butterfly weed bloom at Betty Struckhoff's Des Peres garden. Struckhoff has won first place in the Best Native Plant Garden category of the 2005 St.
Summer means barbeques, beach time, and—less invitingly—bugs. We've already shown you how to get rid of flies with a bag of water—now it's time to turn our attention to eliminating pesky wasps. Advice ...
Wasps are drawn to your yard by any food and drink containing sugar or protein. They like to build their nests in sheltered spaces, often close to the house. Get rid of wasps by eliminating what ...
If yellow jackets and other wasps still make unpleasant appearances at your backyard events, this pesticide-free wasp trap will take care of the little pests for you, without you having to lift a ...
Amazon releases a plethora of fresh items every month, and this May, there are tons of new clever home arrivals, starting at just $7. Just in time for summer, you can refresh your home, patio, and ...
Whether you're mowing the lawn or hosting a cookout, the last thing you want to worry about is stinging insects such as wasps. But the truth is that wasps have a somewhat undeserved bad reputation.