Keeping wasps at bay is crucial for the safety of your family members. Wasps as you know are fierce wingers that can fly at rocket speed and sting you painfully before you blink your eye. Presence of wasps or wasps’ nets in your home is a lurking danger ready to pounce upon you, so it is better advised that you call professional wasps’ removal companies such as BBPP, the best wasp control King City and get rid of the nests. In the meanwhile you can adapt the following methods to keep wasps away from your home:
- Conduct a home inspection
Take a tour of your home premises and try to locate entry points through which wasps could trespass. They will come through tiny gaps, holes on the walls, broken window pane, cable wire entry points, loose siding etc. Seal them properly and curtain your windows. Include basement, barn, outer shed, garage and garden and seal entries and fill holes on the ground with sand.
- Remove the nest
If you are adventurous enough you can attempt to remove the nest on your own. However it is not advised as it would become dangerous when swarm of wasps chasing you and inflicting painful stings. Instead you should opt for professional wasp removal such as BBPP, the best pest control King City as they will do it without harming you are or the environment.
- Grow plants that repel wasps
There are many scents that are known to repel wasps and you can plan those plants or trees around you home. Lemon grass, eucalyptus, citronella, penny-royal, and thyme are some of them. You could also use natural oils like clove, peppermint, and geranium essential oil to repel them. Dip cotton pads in these oils and keep them at strategic places in your home and that will prevent them from entering your home.
- Spray them with mixtures
Another way you can stop them is to mix a solution made up of ingredients that wasps don’t like or likely to get trapped. Dish washer soap solution, apple cider vinegar and sweetened water can trap them and you can pour the mixture into a bowl and keep it in a place where wasps visit often. You could also spray the mixture on the nest to trap wasps. Setting honey trap is another way of luring wasps and drowning them in the syrupy solution.
- Plant wasp decoys
Wasps are territorial so they won’t inhabit a place where another wasp’s nest already exists. What you should do is to plant a decoy wasp nest and the wasps will go away after sighting that. This should be done in spring while they are still coming out of hibernation and searching for places to build nests.
- Remove food sources
Wasps like to feed on meat and that is the reason they hunt insects. They will also turn their attention to your home where you have left half eaten meat on your plate or have kept sweet and sugary foods on the table. Remove them and clean their scent with detergent soaked water.
- Keep surroundings clean
Take out trash regularly, clear debris and remove water sources. Keep your surroundings clear by picking fallen fruits from the ground. Remove compost pile and get rid of unused wood. Don’t let water puddle form in your front yard or garden. Wasps need water to live.
- Call professional Help
If you already have an infestation the best advice is to call professionals like BBPP, the most experienced pest control King City and get rid of the nests and wasps. Contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send email to info@bbppcanada.com to get a free quote.