The Best Colour To Wear To Wasp-Proof Your Wardrobe

Is it us or are wasps everywhere right now?

According to conservation specialist Buglife, there are 9,000 species of wasps in the UK and, ideally, we’d like none of them to be in our homes.

Fortunately, it turns out, there are some unique ways to keep the stripy stingers away from your body (and pints) when out and about.

Did you know that most insects can’t see the colour red? This includes wasps!

Wasps are drawn to brighter shades like yellows, blues and whites because they’re similar to flowers, however they’re not attracted to darker shades like brown and black.

But for clothing, the safest bet is red because wasps just can’t see it and therefore aren’t attracted to it.

Basil and garlic combined may sound dreamy to us – but to wasps, it’s a pretty revolting concoction. Keeping basil plants and garlic cloves around your home – especially near windows – can help to keep the stripy stingers outdoors.

Wasps also hate the smell of mint so if you mix some peppermint oil with dish soap and spray it around the home, not only will your home smell minty fresh but wasps will steer clear.

Alternatively, mint plants placed near windows or on tables will help keep them at bay, too!

This probably isn’t all that surprising, but those perfumes and aftershaves you wear to smell vaguely floral? They smell like flowers and therefore attract wasps. Lay off the sweet scents and keep it neutral to keep pests away from you.

Wasps are reportedly averse to the smell of copper so if you rub some of the pennies you have and leave them lying around your home, they’re more likely to avoid buzzing about the place.