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alpharalpha said: My mother hasn't been able to get out in her yard for some time now and the hornets--could be wasps but don't think so--have made themselves at home. Is there any scent they dislike enough to keep them from stinging me while I clear out their nests; maybe spray some around the area so they stay away?

Unless she is allergic, in which case she has a serious problem to deal with, leave them alone and they will leave you alone 98.6 percent of the time.

I have/had them, including a nest in the porch hallway, and I have only been stung twice in 38 years.
Once because I put my hand over one; the other one, just an ornery little bugger.