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  1. Pensmaster

    Natural wasp repellent and chickens?

    I agree pesticides don’t really work for me. We have too few bugs as it is. This wasp is also a pollinator for me so I don’t want elimination by any means. I do however want to walk in back without being seen as dinner. They were very aggressive when we first moved in. Not sure how it is with...
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    Natural wasp repellent and chickens?

    Did I mention it was fun to watch the trap. I to have been stung too many times. Oh and don’t worry about the ones that get away. They will be back with their friends.
  3. Pensmaster

    Natural wasp repellent and chickens?

    Yes almost full. Either works just as well. Whatever you’re having for your lunch works real well. Lunch meat tends to fall apart too quickly, but it will work.
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    Natural wasp repellent and chickens?

    It’s a piece of bailing wire so it droops a little. The water level is just about a 1/4 inch under the meat. When they eat the meat they make ball of it and fly away with it. Except when they take off they are now heavier and fall in water. Soap displaces water surface and they can’t swim. This...
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    Natural wasp repellent and chickens?

    When we moved here you couldn’t go outside without being bothered by wasps. Used a five gallon bucket with meat on wire hung over water with a bit of dish soap. Water level just under meat. Very effective, there were times I’d throw 2-3 inches deep of wasps out every other day. Now it takes...
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