# Hummingbirds, wasps and poison

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-wasps-and-poison/729751 "2015-09-02T22:00:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummingbirds-wasps-and-poison/729751/3 "2015-09-02T22:14:48Z")

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There was a recent thread about this from another poster that might be worth searching for.

One tip, in addition to buying a better feeder design, is to put up one of those wasp traps near the hummingbird feeder. That way, any wasps that hang out in hopes of getting some sugar water will head over the trap instead.

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