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Old 06-29-2006, 11:52 AM
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I had a problem with wasps making their nests in the alcove of my front entrance. We were constantly knocking them down and getting rid of the nests, just to have them back the next day.
I read the following in the quarterly magazine that comes from Lowe's, suggested by master gardener P. Allen Smith:

Paint the ceiling area where the wasps are nesting a sky blue color. They associate it with the sky and don't attempt nesting there.

Well, I thought...yeah, right! But they were becoming such a nuisance, I thought we'd try it. Guess what!
It works!!! We've had maybe 2 wasps in there since it was done about 6 months ago!
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