So we’re having an idyllic summer in a small Italian mountain village. But there is a fly in the ointment. Or, rather, a wasp. Or, rather, lots of wasps.
If only we knew how to stop wasps in the garden, this place would be perfect. A Paradise on Earth. Enter The Waspinator.
Now, you’re probably imagining a scantily clad, buff warrior sporting an awesome six pack. And some kind of flame thrower weapon.
Am I right?
In fact, The Waspinator is even better. And brings a surprisingly simple way to stop wasps in the garden. And not a flame thrower in sight.
The Waspinator: What is It?
The Waspinator is a very simple thing. You get a box containing two funny material pouches. In a kind of camouflage pattern.
Yep.
That’s it.
What? You’re expecting more detail from a review?
Ok.
It’s two camouflage-esque pouches, each with a tab for hanging at one end and a drawstring at the other.
And, really, there’s not much more to say.
Setting up The Waspinator
So, concentrate hard: here comes the science bit.
Take a pouch out of the box.
Puff it up a bit to make it as big as possible.
Take a couple of thin carrier bags.
Shove them inside the camouflage pouch.
Pull the drawstring tight and poke the strings securely inside the pouch.
Hang where you don’t want wasps.
And repeat with the second one.
Yep.
That’s it.
Simples, eh?
How does The Waspinator stop wasps in the garden?
This is where it’s really clever. Clever and deceptively simple.
..much like myself.
Here’s how those clever Waspinator inventors describe it…
Waspinator creates a large wasp free zone without killing wasps and without disturbing the insect world in your garden. No mess or chemicals to clear up, no dead wasps, no maintenance, and no wasps. Based on an age old remedy Waspinator repels wasps by mimicking an enemy nest.
So, effectively it’s a pretend wasp nest. A pretend wasp nest that real wasps are afraid of.
Now, if you look up how to stop wasps in your garden, you can try to make your own.
I did last year, using a brown paper bag which I stuffed with other bags. The end result didn’t look all that dissimilar to The Waspinator.
(The Waspinator which I had already bought over a year ago to take to Italy for our summer holiday. But which I forgot to pack)
..but, and this is the crucial bit, it didn’t actually work.
Does The Waspinator Stop Wasps In the Garden?
We put one of the camouflage pouches up under our pergola. Now our pergola is very important for us. It’s brutally ugly but we spend most of our summer under it.
It’s where we eat breakfast, lunch and dinner most days.
It’s where the kids sit in the shade to do crafts.
And it’s where the grown-ups sit after-hours to booze and cuss when the kids are in bed.
But it’s also a Wasp Magnet Area.
So we hung one there.
And brought out our lunch.
And ate.
Undisturbed by wasps.
Have we finally found a way of stopping wasps in the garden?
It had been a thundery old day in the Italian mountains. So perhaps not the best test day for wasps.
Because maybe wasps don’t like thundery weather.
So we gave it another try again the next day.
This time with really ripe, juicy melons.
…truly a tasty invitation for nearby wasps.
..but would they turn up for the feast?
No.
No they didn’t.
We have a Wasp Free Zone.
I repeat. We have a Wasp Free Zone.
We also hung one down by the pool too. Because those stripey bothersome little critters like it down there too.
They like it almost as much as I do.
Well, they did like it.
Not anymore.
Not now that a fierce enemy has already set up a nest there!
..leaving me to enjoy our pool in peace and quiet!
Now all I need is something to get rid of the Crocodile. And the squawking kids!
How to buy The Waspinator
If you’d like to make your eating area, or pool area, a wasp-free zone, head on over here to buy it from Amazon UK.
(Please note that, if you buy from this link, Amazon will pay me a small commission. This doesn’t cost you any extra. So go on over, buy one and enjoy eating out this summer)
