We have a wasp problem, and don’t want to use pesticides to kill them. Well, actually, we don’t really even want to kill the rotten little beasties…. they are part of the grand plan of nature, after all. We just don’t want the little stinkers to set up shop around our house, barn, hayshed, tool shed, garage or the farm machines. Is that too much to ask? LOL!

So, I designed a pattern for a fake wasp nest to trick them into to bugging off somewhere else.

So far, the crocheted wasp nests seem to be working! The deck has been wonderfully wasp free, and Jim hasn’t seen any more of them in the tool shed or hay shed.

Our daughter, Chloë , got inspired and has designed a sewn fake wasp nest. I haven’t heard from her about how it’s working at her house, yet.  Will need an update from her on that.

Jim decided that he’s interested in the family ‘anti-wasp campaign’, so he turned a fake wasp nest on the lathe:

It’s hanging in the barn, and when I was out there, taking pics, didn’t get buzzed by a single one.  Good for the horses!

We shall see how this goes…. hopefully, the wasps will avoid us. There are some kinds of beasties that are just not a treat to hang out with.

Now, if I could just make the mosquitoes hang out somewhere else!

And, oh yes, about those spiders! eegads! there was one the size of a moose in my undie drawer yesterday!

Ah, life down on the farm…..

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