Northern Queensland Permaculture

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 ====== Wasp Hotel ====== ====== Wasp Hotel ======
 To provide garden habitat to attract either pollinators or predators such as wasps. To provide garden habitat to attract either pollinators or predators such as wasps.
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 +**Key Points**
 +  * Ensure materials are free of treatments.
 +  * Provide a rain shelter to slow decay of the timber.
 +  * Mount minimum of 60cm off the ground to prevent cane toads gaining access
 +  * Put in a place free of disturbance and away from traffic, to prevent inadvertent contact of guests with gardeners. 
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 +The hotel can be built from any materials, the one in the photo is made from scrap pine from an old building project, screws, galvanized wire and a hardwood stake salvaged from the garden. 
  
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-| Split pesticide free timber | {{:wiki:timber_bundle1.jpg?200|}} |+| Split pesticide free timber, drill appropriate sized holes | {{:wiki:timber_bundle1.jpg?200|}} |
 | Bundle with wire | {{:wiki:timber_bundle2.jpg?200|}} | | Bundle with wire | {{:wiki:timber_bundle2.jpg?200|}} |
 | Fasten to hardwood timber post | {{:wiki:wasp hotel1.jpg?200|}} | | Fasten to hardwood timber post | {{:wiki:wasp hotel1.jpg?200|}} |
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 | Place in or near garden, view 2 | {{:wiki:wasp hotel3.jpg?200|}} | | Place in or near garden, view 2 | {{:wiki:wasp hotel3.jpg?200|}} |
  
 +Don't forget to charge rent.
  
  
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