Wasps are a tiresome topic for many and dealing with them is quite delicate. After all, they are anything but defenseless and quite dangerous, especially in a mass formation. In order to get along well with them, it is therefore best to carefully distract them. For example with sugar water.

Wasps are easily attracted to sugar water

Wasps love sweets

With most wasp species, the larvae are fed exclusively on meat in the form of hunted insects, while the adults are purely vegetarian. In order to cover their energy needs, which are particularly high during the busiest times in late summer, they need a lot of sugar. That's why they tumble so greedily for our Danish pastries, sundaes and fruit salads.

In order to keep the disturbing insects at bay, you can also take advantage of this fondness for sweets. The best way is to put a bowl of pure sugar water in a spot where the wasps won't bother you. This increases the chance that more wasps will nibble there than on your own plate.