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When youCheck the email Every day, you are probably expecting a lot of bills, waste, and maybe if you are lucky, a more personalized letter or invitation. But these days, you may not notice an unexpected item in your mailbox. And if you do it, know that your email operator has placed there for a reason and you should not try to delete it. Read on to find out why.

User Reddit @ Istrx13 took to social media in April to answer a question from many owners could ask themselves lately: "Why is there aDryer sheet in my mailbox? "

Istrx13-a mail carrier whose real name isChris Strickley, according toToday-Says mailboxes offer a comfortableShelter for Yellow Yellow and wasps in the hottest months. Many times, he opened mailboxes to find a small nest of about three to five yellow-yellow inside. He says he was stung 10 times in 10 separate cases just last year. His hack is to put a dryer sheet in the mailbox as a way to fight.

"We found that they hate scented dryer leaves. If we meet a box that poses a problem for nests, we will often put one inside and that's the case," writes Strickley on Reddit . "So please, if you see a random leaf one day at the back of your mailbox, know that your operator has more than probably placed there to dissuade these satanic creatures from build their house in it. "

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Strickley says that the type of brand of the dryer sheet, a perfume or if it is ecological or not "does not matter so much", as long as they are scented.

Strickley also warns that the hack of the dryer should only be used as a safety measure, not to deal with serious infestation. "I have never tried when there is a huge nest, so I have no idea if it would work. I just immediately leave a note on the customer's door allowing them to take care of the nest before you can resume their mail , "Strickley says. "It would be better to get rid of the big nest, then put a dryer sheet to prevent them from coming back."

It also suggests replacing the dryer sheet when the perfume has faded since the perfume is the driving factor of which prevents pests.

SNOPES FACT VERIFICATION Website issued a notice on 5 AV. 11 About the Reddit UserHack dryer sheetThe gardening, cooking and pest control experts also suggested over the years.

But everyone does not agree. A 2013 Blog by the Garden Media Group declared the hack as myth. Director of Research in Sterling International, IncQing-il Zhang, PhD, explained that it is "highly unlikely Yellow yels would be repulsed by the smell of perfumes of dryer leaves. Instead, he warns the smell "like a flower" leaves could attract insects.

The fact is that the dryer leaves havenot been tested as a bug repulsive, a spokesman for the entomological society of America told WUSA9, a CBS news company in Washington, D.C.

However, they reported at the exit of a 2012 study published in the newspaper.Pest Management ScienceThis found that "the essential oils of a combination of cloves, geranium, lemongrass and rosemary were highly repulsive with Western yellow jackets".

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In a declaration sent by e-mail toToday, a spokesman for the US postal service informed the press briefing that the posted post is "and not an instruction or a specific directive of the postal service". But they have advice in their safety rules on the manipulation of insects.

"The guidelines include: but is not limited to: Report the hazards to a supervisor (ie Hornet, Wasps and Bee Nids) so that they can be removed by the owner; use an insoxe repellent If necessary / where appropriate; avoid carrying perfumes or other scented products; look to eat and drink outside, especially with sweet drinks, because it attracts bees and other insects, "noted the holder. Word.

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