The purpose of the present invention is to provide a repellent exhibiting selectivity in being capable of suppressing aggression of and inhibiting the approach or nesting of harmful wasps in the family Vespidae while being harmless to bees in the family Apidae, and a method for repelling wasps in the family Vespidae. The Vespidae wasp repellent according to the present invention is characterized in containing a compound represented by general formula (I) as the active ingredient. (In the formula, R
