Apparently, it’s a trick mail carriers use to protect themselves. During the summer, some people apparently have been finding dryer sheets stuck inside their mailboxes. Fortunately, the reason for this is actually pretty straightforward and is based on the mailman not wanting to get stung. A postal worker took to Reddit to inform people behind the dryer sheets explained that the dryer sheets are used to keep wasps away. Some postal workers have opened up a mail box to see a little nest with three-to-five Yellow jackets. Readers were impressed by the simple trick. Restaurants in California learned long ago to put a few dryer sheets under the tablecloths on their patios to keep pests away.
Why Do Dryer Sheets Repel Bees? Dryer sheets are designed to have a strong scent that washes off on your clothing. However, it’s incredibly concentrated, which is why bees, wasps, and hornets don’t like to go around them. Even if you have a floral-scented dryer sheet, the bees will stay away. The chemicals used in dryer sheets makes bees itch, which causes them to steer clear of the area and the oily texture of a dryer sheet is also a repellent…Do you have any other tricks for using dryer sheets?.. Ed
Source: Michael Hollan Fox /Photo: Signature Hardware
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