What Scent Will Keep Wasps Away

Plants like spearmint, thyme, citronella, eucalyptus and wormwood are all considered effective natural repellents. Similarly, peppermint oil and essential oil blends, like lemongrass, clove and geranium can also repel worker wasps.

What smell do wasps hate?

Wasps have a strong sense of smell, which they use to find food sources. You can take advantage of this trait by using scents they dislike, such as peppermint, lemongrass, clove, and geranium essential oils, vinegar, sliced cucumber, bay leaves, scented herbs, and geranium flowers.

What can I use to keep wasps away?

• Dryer Sheets. Bees and wasps hate the smell of a dryer sheet and will stay far away from it. …
• Mothballs. Much like the dryer sheet approach, bees and wasps hate the smell of mothballs. …
• Brown Paper Bags. Most bees and wasps are very territorial. …
• Cloves.