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Quote: Originally posted by morgz84 on 30/8/2011

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Wasp wasps wasps....KILL KILL KILL

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Ooh, finally someone who can tell me what wasps are good for! Go on cooljules, enlighten me! (I knew bees were endangered, which is a major problem, but not wasps)

Jane

Quote: Originally posted by janespa on 30/8/2011

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Ooh, finally someone who can tell me what wasps are good for! Go on cooljules, enlighten me! (I knew bees were endangered, which is a major problem, but not wasps)

Jane

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Thanks.  I just tend to run away rather than kill them anyway!

Jane

Burn Greek coffee! We go to Greece every few years to visit relatives, and last time we were there we noticed that this is what the taverna owners do to keep wasps away. It seemed to work, so we brought some Greek coffee back to Blighty with us, and we've tried it a couple of times over here, and yep, it does appear to do the trick. Apparently the wasps don't like the aroma.

We've never tried it with any other type of coffee, by the way. Also, we've never had to do this while camping, so I'm not sure how well the aroma of burning coffee would go down with neighbouring campers! It might drive the wasps over to them, of course...

Anyway, get a foil container (takeaway food-sized), pour the Greek coffee in, about a centimetre deep, stick a bit of paper or card in, light the paper or card, and leave it to smoulder away on a table inside your awning or near the tent entrance. It will last for a good few hours, if you put enough in.

Quote: Originally posted by cooljules on 30/8/2011

Quote: Originally posted by morgz84 on 30/8/2011Wasp wasps wasps....KILL KILL KILL

WHY????????????????????????????? wasps are good at what they do in the eco system, they are being endagerd cos if idiots who just like to kill them

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i like wasps, i wont kill them.

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