How To Deal With Wasps And Hornets Around The Home In An Eco-Friendly Way

Are you looking for the best way to enjoy the time you spend outside during the warm weather? If so, you probably understand that hornets and wasps can quickly put a damper on your day outside. There are plenty of chemicals and equipment that you can use to get rid of hornets and wasps, but what is the best option to deal with them in an eco-friendly way? The good news is that there are plenty of products you can use to get rid of hornets and wasps around your home without having to use chemicals that will damage the environment.

Consider a Blend of Clove, Lemongrass, and Geranium Oil

One of the first options you might want to consider is a mixture of clove, lemongrass, and geranium. These are some of the most popular essential oils, and they can do a great job at keeping wasps and hornets away. You need to take a few drops of each oil, mix it with some dish soap, and combine the entire mixture in a spray bottle. Then, use the spray bottle to coat the areas outside your home, particularly where wasps like to build nests. You should target areas that are underneath your ledges, beneath porches, and in the crevices of your home and shed or garage. You will not be able to coat your entire home with the mixture, so try to target areas where stinging pests like to hide.

Use Peppermint Oil

Another option that you might want to consider is peppermint oil. There are plenty of places where you can purchase peppermint oil. This mint-based oil can help you eliminate established nests, quickly driving hornets and wasps away. All you need to do is spray it in the areas where hornets and wasps like to hide, and the pests should leave on their own in short order.

Consider Using Wasp Traps

If you are looking for a way to get rid of wasps without using any oil, then you may want to use a wasp trap. This is a very basic design. You need to take a bottle with a relatively small opening. Then, put some sugar water in the bottom. The wasp will fly into the trap to access the sugar water, but they will not be able to figure out how to find the small hole at the top to get out. The trick is to keep the hole very small, making it easy for pests to get in, and nearly impossible for them to get out. You can make the traps on your own, or you can find them online.

Counter Culture: Using Plants To Naturally Repel Wasps And Hornets

One great way to “fight” encroaching wasps and hornets is to not fight them at all. You can install a myriad of passive (and natural) defenses around your yard that will go a long way in helping to keep your home and garden free from yellow stinging invaders of all sorts. The first and easiest thing you can do is to buy a large amount of Bay Leaves and scatter them around the boundaries of your lawn and garden, especially in areas where wasps have tended to make their nests in the past. These tasty cooking ingredients are also excellent natural wasp repellents due to their smell. After that, you can start planting some of the following plants around your yard in order to send even more “stay away” signals to our little pest friends. 

• Mint plants, any variety
• American Wintergreen 
• Cucumbers (all varieties).
  • You can also spread cucumber peels around the perimeter to help ward off wasps as well.
• Wormwood plants
• Marigolds

Find the Best Way To Get Rid of Stinging Pests During the Summer

It is not unusual for homeowners to deal with a lot of hornets, wasps, and other stinging pests during the summer, and it is very important for you to get rid of them, particularly if you have someone in your home who is allergic to them. There are plenty of products available, and not all of them harm the environment. Even though you might be looking for the most efficient way to get rid of hornets and wasps from your property, do not forget to consider the environmental impact of the products, either. By using an environmentally-friendly method you can go back outside and enjoy the rest of your summer wasp-free!