Don’t kill wasps even if they ruin your picnic – they’re just as important as bees, scientists warn. Wasps are being wiped out as quickly as bees – and their disappearance will be just as disastrous, according to new research. … ‘But human-wasp interactions are often unpleasant as they ruin picnics and nest in our homes.

Should I kill wasps on my house?

Turns out you DON’T have to kill wasps! And they can even be considered beneficial! Plus, there are non-toxic ways to discourage them from building nests.

Why should you not kill a wasp?

If they don’t kill it, it’s going to ransack their food and sting everyone to death. For some reason, there’s a harsh stigma towards wasps, even though they’re just as important as bees. … If you asked most people to tell you what a bee does, they’d be able to tell you in less than a minute: they pollinate flowers.