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Dear Scott

You could try hanging compact discs around the outside of the observatory. You need to hang them from something like fishing line so they turn in the breeze, one every yard or so. Wasps and other insects cannot stand the sudden flashes of light as they revolve in the sun.

I apologise if this is a well known practice in the US and you have already discarded the idea. But in Greece many people use this technique when doors and balconies are open in the summer - and it seems to work. Of course the observatory might take on a different, more glitzy appearance - but it is only for their nesting season, they can come down in the fall/winter.

Just a thought

Richard

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Thanks Chris! Hey, that's you in Venice in your avatar photo, right?

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You are correct sir

R.I.P. Ed McMahon

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You are correct sir

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You are correct sir

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Thought so, I was there in St. Mark's Square, across from the Doge's palace three years ago. I was tired, and couldn't keep up with the tour, so I sat down in a cafe, paid 6 Euros for a diet coke (with real ice!!!) and waited for the group.

Oh, I actually have stuff to report back on topic. I'll post some pics tomorrow of my wasp prevention system, Mark I and Mark II.

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I was there a couple of weeks ago and I think I sat at he same café and overpaid for my adult beverage too
It was sunny and in the upper eighties that day.

I use a couple of moth balls inside my observatory and no bees or other fly insects inside going on three years now. I also think my positive pressure ventilation system helps in this regard as well.

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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M110 Doublet ED, AT 102Achro, ZS80FD 10th Anniv, ZS66SD, PST
CG5-AGT, EZ-Touch, Voyager
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