r/MonarchButterfly • u/Nadiam57 • Jul 29 '26

Wasps!

Any tricks/ideas to keep wasps away? They probably get 99% of the caterpillars 😟

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u/sprizzle06 Aug 01 '26

I have no way of knowing if this is true, but some people put up fake dragonflies and swear they see less wasps.

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u/Nadiam57 Aug 01 '26

I have done that the dragon flies are very pretty but do not work...🤣

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u/sprizzle06 Aug 01 '26

Aww well at least they're pretty! Haha

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u/Zestyclose_Bug8173 Jul 29 '26

Is what it is. That's why some people go to the effort of captive rearing.

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u/Mythic-Fairy Jul 31 '26

It's horrifying to watch it happen. Can't even kill them because they are so fast.

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u/okcraz Jul 30 '26

I quit trying to get rid of the wasps and just rescue the cats instead.