Buzz Off! 7 Ways To Send Wasps Packing

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

You’re sipping an ice cold spritzer in your garden when the familiar sound of buzzing reaches your ears. Before you know it, there’s a yellow jacket crawling over your glass without a care in the world.

How can you deal with such pesky invaders – especially when you’re likely to be spending much more time outdoors this summer?

Walter Murphy, pest control expert at PriceYourJob, previously shared his advice with HuffPost UK on how to safely get rid of wasps when you’re eating and drinking outside.

It might feel like the most natural reaction, but if a wasp decides to gatecrash your lunch, the worst thing you can do is start flapping your arms in an attempt to swat it away.

“These movements can excite or enrage the wasp, making it more likely to sting you,” said Murphy.

So, what should you do instead? The best thing to do is to stay as still and calm as possible, he suggested.

And don’t try to swat them, either. “If you kill one wasp, you may think you have solved........

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