Well, it's that time of year again - the wasps are out in full force.
This year, they've taken up residence under neath my back porch. I've been reluctant to take any steps to get rid of them, as I was hoping I could find some way to do it without killing them.
I've found a site that says wasps are extremely territorial - so if there's another nest anywhere near theirs, they will simply leave and never return.
Apparently Canadian Tire sells fake wasp nests for this exact purpose so I'm going to get a couple and try it out.
If it doesn't work, I'll be looking for other suggestions - problem is, the nest is directly under my back porch, which is right near my kitchen window and my patio door - a high traffic area for us in the summer - so I'm a bit adverse to using anything toxic or flammable.
Hopefully the fake nests do the trick.
This year, they've taken up residence under neath my back porch. I've been reluctant to take any steps to get rid of them, as I was hoping I could find some way to do it without killing them.
I've found a site that says wasps are extremely territorial - so if there's another nest anywhere near theirs, they will simply leave and never return.
Apparently Canadian Tire sells fake wasp nests for this exact purpose so I'm going to get a couple and try it out.
If it doesn't work, I'll be looking for other suggestions - problem is, the nest is directly under my back porch, which is right near my kitchen window and my patio door - a high traffic area for us in the summer - so I'm a bit adverse to using anything toxic or flammable.
Hopefully the fake nests do the trick.