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What Does It Mean If you See A Dryer Sheet In Your Mailbox

Now that the weather is warming up, you may notice dryer sheets popping up in your mailbox. It's nothing to worry about, though. 

It might sound crazy. But the reason they left a dryer sheet in your mailbox is pretty simple: to deter wasps and yellow jackets!

If you’ve ever had the displeasure of experiencing a sting from one of these guys, you know it can really ruin your day. But, apparently scented dryer sheets can be used as a preventative measure to help keep the stingers away.

According to Reddit useru/istrx13, it’s well-known in the postal world that dryer sheets help keep nasty pests from opening up shop in cozy places like mailboxes. Being stung by a wasp hiding in a mailbox sounds like the worst possible situation! The dryer sheet in your mailbox is used mostly used for preventative measures, though, so if you see a nest forming, do your postal worker a favor and get rid of the wasps ASAP.

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