How to Deter Wasps?

Wasp infestation can be highly frustrating because they are a threat to the well being of your family. Wasps have venomous stingers that can inject your body with venom and cause pain and allergy. Multiple attacks by wasps will require hospitalization of the victim so it is vital that you deter them from infesting your home and surrounds. If you detect wasp infestation at first instance immediately call BBPP, the best Wasps removal Stouffville service capable of exterminating any kind or size of nests from your homes. Attempting to remove wasp nest will prove futile because it will need professional thoroughness.

Here we will give you some tips on how to deter wasps from infesting your home

Among the many wasps, the yellow jackets are most aggressive and danger to family members and pets. Their inclination to build nests both above and below the ground makes them dangerous as you can be stung while strolling in your lawn or working in your kitchen garden. They are predators accustomed to hunting and killing insects for food so naturally inherit the aggressiveness to attack anything that comes in their way.

How to deter them:

  • You can use traps that you can make out of 2-liter water bottle and sugary solution or water. The scent of sugary sweetness will lure them in to the bottle and the solution will immerse them. This way you can reduce their population and infestation.
  • Some of the essential oils have the properties to repel wasps. You can use spray guns to spray the oil on or near the nest. Peppermint oil is supposed to repel and so are clove, lemongrass, and geranium essential oils. Spray them on possible infestation spots and it will repel wasps from building nests on those areas
  • Wasps build nests near homes attracted by food sources like waste bins or garbage cans. They are highly attracted to sugary and meat based foods. Seal the garbage bins tightly and keep them a little farther away from your home structure.
  • Wasps enter in to your homes via small holes, crevices and opening under window panes and door frames. Seal them all and do not leave any space. You should also check rodents’ burrows in your home surrounds and fill them with dirt.
  • Find out plants that are not liked by wasps and plant them around your house. Wasps like flowers, fruit trees and other sweet smelling plants. Avoid planting them in your garden.
  • Wasps are territorial so they will not build nests in your home if they already find one there. You can hang fake nests and that will work as a deterrent and prevent wasps from building nests.
  • You can use insecticide sprays over the nest after locating them. It will be tricky because wasps nests are hard to track as some of them would build the inside the hollow of your walls. They can be build nests at a height which may not be easily accessible to you. Insecticide if not administered properly and in right doses can harm you and your family members. It is better advised to call a professional outfit such as BBPP, most effective pest control Stouffville

Presence of wasps in your home is a lurking danger ready to pounce on you at the first available opportunity.  The only way to protect your home from their aggression is call expert wasp removal service of BBPP. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or by email info@bbppcanada.com.

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