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Q.How to Make a Home Made Wasp Spray

grant added on April 23, 2011 | Answered

I have been told that ordinary dish soap diluted thinly can be used to drive off wasps, bees and dirt dabbers; is this true?

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Heather
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Answered on April 27, 2011

Yes, it works better if you add some vegetable oil and dilute it with some water. It basically sticks to them and suffocates them.

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