How do I repel bees at a barbaque?
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Put a plate of steak FAR AWAY from the picnic table so the bees can have their own feast. Just an idea. Have no idea if it works.
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try using the big firestarter sticks. They're monster matches, and work pretty well.
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That's a tough one.  They are persistent little critters.\n\nTry using boric acid - you can get it at any department store.  It is a powder, quite inexpensive, and harmless to humans.  Put it in any places you see signs of silverfish, along cracks in wood, etc.  We use boric acid on our sailboat and it seems to control most pests.\n\nIf you have silverfish in your kitchen cupboards try putting loose bay leaves around all the shelves and corners.  They won't kill the silverfish, but I have found that bay leaves spread around like that tend to keep most insects away.  There seems to be something about the bay leaves they don't like.  I've never used them for silverfish, but they work for ants.\n\n\nThere are special insecticides for silverfish, including Drone Dust which actually dries them out when they pass through it.  And there are things called silverfish packs.  Any powder you put down has to go in the dark places and cracks where they like to live, not out in the open - around your foundation, inside electrical outlets, around plumbing, under sinks, places liek that.\n\nThey are particularly attracted to wet, humid areas, so getting everything as dry as posible will help.  Fix any leaky pipes, maybe get a dehumidifier.  Regularly ventilate closed rooms.  VAcuum cracks with the special crevice tool regularly.  Use silica gel to help keep things dry.  Keep all food tightly covered to remove their food source.\n\nDid you do an Internet search related to this?  You might get more ideas.\n\nIf all else fails, or if you have a big problem, you might need to call an exterminator, which of course will be expensive.\n\nI hope this helps!  Good luck with it!
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Try hanging a fake owl...it scares them away....
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The Queen. Get the nastiest insect repellent ASAP and spray that mother...while there is still time....(ZZZZ-ZZZZ)..wait...(ZZZ-ZZZ)...did you hear something?
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I know this is a sensative topic.. the hunters in my family, bring some sort of jar/can with a lid... just pee in the jar, close it and so be it.. no smell to attract or repel the deer.
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There isn't really much you can do to keep the wasps from building the nest in the first place.  If there is a sheltered overhang that provides an ideal nest site, then wasps will be attracted to that site.\n\nIf you remove or kill off a nest, as long as you get the queen, then that particular group of wasps is done.  They won't be building a new nest anywhere, since their reproductive potential is gone.  If one nest is removed and wasps are still building, then it is a totally new set of wasps moving in.\n\nGetting a nest early, when it is still small and the queen is still busy producing eggs that will become worker wasps is much easier than dealing with a large, mature nest.\n\nWith a small nest, one of the easiest ways to get rid of a nest is to burn it.  Simply hold a wad of paper with BBQ tongs, light the paper on fire and hold it under the nest.  The paper nest will burn quickly and cleanly.  Make sure you have a fire extinguisher handy in case the fire spreads though.\n\nThere are also a number of commercial products, such as wasp bombs and sprays that are very effective.  If you use them at night when all the workers are resting in the hive, they will be even more effective.  If you use a light to illuminate the hive during this operation, make sure it is placed on the ground or an object several feet away from any people.  If wasps exit the hive during the spraying, they will fly toward the light.  Anyone holding the flashlight is unlikely to find this a pleasant experience.\n\nOne of the bonuses with using the spray on a wasp nest is that the (now dead) nest is still physically intact.  This prevents any other wasps from using that site to build their nest.  That's probably the best way to deter wasps from returning to re-build a nest.
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My cousin told me this little trick......pour some powdered meat tenderizer on it. I use it for wasp stings too. Usually I dampen the affected area a little so that it'll stick on there better and then I leave it for about an hour. Works for the wasp stings, should work for jellyfish stings.
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Call 'applebees'\nthey do flapjack fundraisers.\nask the manager
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I would say use Burt's Bees Exfoliating Soap and also Burt's Bees Blemish Stick. They work great and smell great too.
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Yes off can keep beas away but also trying not to drink sweet drinks or at least have a cap on your drinks. also dont where bright clothing bees love that
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Throw some live coals on 'em, and a pint or so of unleaded.  Stand nearby with a hose.  Make sure you do this away from things you care about.
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Of course they can. I once bought a round of beer at a local bar, where I was served by a bee who was working part time as a barmaid. The bee overcharged me by £5. I don't even think it was a girl bee, but it was difficult to tell as the bar was quite dark. That was the last time I was stung by a bee in a bar though, as if I see a bee behind the bar in a pub, I just leave without buying a drink. Just remember, bees are untrustworthy bar stewards.
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The lotion put out by Avon called Skin so soft is good for repelling black flies as well as mosquitos and it has a nice soft scent too that even a guy might not mind.  We also find using a bug light zapper helps keep them away and campfire smoke.  Other than that, don't wear perfumes or other strong scented fragrances that may attract insects when you are going to be outside for a long period of time.  ie  bees love perfume and scented hairspray
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pour some ammonia around they don't like the smell and will associate the smell with your place and stay away. put some in a trail over to neighbours late at night and fed them regular there. make sure it is neighbour you don't like
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Set some ground pepper around their area and they'll stay in...if you want to kill them I swear by Windex or if you have a baby and worry about fumes try pure vinegar and it'll work, too!
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If you don't have any bug killer spray...then spray it with hairspray...it will get get stuck and die.  Then you can sweep it away with a broom or vacuum it up.