NOTHING ruins a day lying out in the sun like constantly swatting away wasps.
A simple repels the pesky and allows you to soak up the rays in peace.
Whether you’re enjoying a barbeque or tending to your flowerbeds, this step is sure to keep you protected from the stinging .
According to expert Martha Stewart, growing a decoy plant can help to divert wasps away.
This allows you to make the high-traffic areas of your wasp-free during warm summer days.
So your kids can play on your lawn while you lounge on your patio, and any wasps will be lured elsewhere.
However, you’ll want to act now so your plants are flourishing by the summer.
Adrienne Roethling, the director of curation and mission delivery at the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, spoke to MarthaStewart.com about the best plants to pick for this task.
“Wasps are attracted to herbs like fennel or ornamental plants like goldenrod and thistle,”; she explained.
Wasps are attracted to fennel as it is easily accessible to them and has bright yellow flowers, which provide a rich source of nectar and pollen.
Wasps find fennel flower clusters very appealing given their shorter tongues.
Additionally, the bright colour of the flowers further enhances its attractiveness to the flying insects.
According to the expert, planting ornamental plants can also work for wasp pest control.
Adding these to spaces you don’t often frequent can keep wasps away from you and your family.
You can pick up a pack of Milk Thistle Silybum Marianum seeds for just 49p from J. Parker’s.
These seeds are known to flower in the summertime, so you’ll want to take action now.
Similar to fennel, these ornamental plants offer a food source in the form of nectar and pollen, which wasps need for energy.
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