What to do about wasps around my sunflowers??

Question

This is the first year that I've grown sunflowers (beauty) but we had to be very careful around them because of the wasps.  A friend of mine had the same problem.  What's up with that??

Margie Hood · Answer

they love tthe pollen..and wasps are soooo hardto get rid of...you need to find the nests and destroy them..find when they are dormant in winter and remove and when the come back in spring try to have everything thry nested in sealed up , or as they come spray and kill them..its hard but keep at it..good luck

#1 Jeeter · Answer

Believe it or not, wasps are attracted to yellow. Sunflowers are yellow. You don't have to wait till the nests are built, destroy them as they are beginning to build, spray and knock them down.

Jane Stapp · Answer

If you're not allergic to their stings, why kill them? They can be beneficial: some wasps kill and eat pests that would otherwise damage your garden. Maybe some research into which type you have would be in order before out and out destruction.

Susan August · Answer

Thank you all for your answers! we have paper wasps and the ones that live underground. And yes I have a nasty reaction if I get stung so we put out traps so that's OK Thank you again

Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA · Answer

I do nothing, just take care if cutting for floral arrangements. Birds, bees, wasps, humming bids love them, partly why I grow them. I am not afraid of them. Here are some links.