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Posted by littlewolf on 29-01-2011 at 01:42:
F*****g Wasps!!!
Okay, I usually just let nature Be!
But this time I declaring war
A group of wasps have once again set up house on my front veranda...last week we got rid of the nest (after they stung me on the foot 3 times)
Now they are back and they have brought friends (current count 12 and increasing) we can not enter or leave our house via the front door without them reacting
and once again , ususpecting me found out they were hiding under a chair on the veranda , they stung me 6 times (4 on the other foot and 2 on the knee, up my pj and I wasn't even F***G awake properly)
well after that I woke up quickly and the rest of the house as well, with my big girly screams, I also brought at least 4 of them into the house clinging to my cloths
and guess what....no @!#%#$%^%$&$ fly spray
the frozen peas have once again got their work cut out for them.. my foot is swollen, red and blotchy and it burns and I have a mild case of the shakes
Spiders, bee, flys, other creepy, flying or crawlies are ok.....but wasps and I have always had a bad history....I'm thinking That perhaps my reacting to getting stung so many times over they years..I ,may be slightly allergic, .....given that this time I feel a lot worse with the extra bite
So unless someone can come up with a natural way to get rid of them...I'm declaring a chemical war and short of napalm...(cause it wouldn't be good for the other animals).... their toast soon as the sun sets.....
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Posted by Garnet on 29-01-2011 at 02:22:
Not to sound alarmist, but, if you're having worse and worse reactions to them, it would be in your best interest to get checked. Allergy to things like wasps can get worse with time. Each time I've been stung it's been worse. Now, I'm supposed to carry an eppie pen with me and stick myself if I get stung. I haven't had the perscription filled in years, but every autumn I remember it and pray that I can avoide the beasts for one more year.
Sounds like professional removal may be needed. I feel for you. Ouch!
Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 29-01-2011 at 02:34:
LW, you're being stung, not bitten.
Reactions to stings can get worse the more they happen. Garnet's right: you need to see a doctor. You may have to carry one of those damned pens from now on.
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Posted by green on 29-01-2011 at 03:10:
I have spiders in my bathroom. Daddy long legs, so... I don't bother them coz beyond a little perverted sight seeing, they don't bother me.
Bees...um... don't like them.... but as long as they stay the hell away from me, I don't have issues.
Generally speaking the only critters I kill on sight are those I've had bad experiences with before. Black House spiders last only as long as it takes me to find something heavy.
However...wasps.... the one exception to my rule. They need to be removed, regardless of methods and means it takes.
They sting repeatedly - and they carry out vendettas. Piss one of them off and they come back with friends.
LW - off to the docs with you, get checked out and make sure you're not having a more than mild reaction to their stings. At the very least you'll get some meds to help with the itch and pain and whatnot.
And come home with weaponry - take those little black and yellow goons out.
Before they dig themselves in too deep and start making plans for a full assault.
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Posted by PalyNerd on 29-01-2011 at 05:13:
You can get wasp traps. I have never tried them but I have tried the fly traps. They are basically a container with (for hte fly one stinky) liquid in them and the flys/wasps are attracted to it and get in and then cant get out and drown.
Posted by littlewolf on 29-01-2011 at 06:03:
Know they enemy - Polisles Humilis - Australian Paper Wasp
Take them out - Raid chemical of choice
Important - double tap - in case they are just pretending to be dead
Mission - accomplished!
Doctors said I'm okay - but my sister will keep an eye on me just in case
The garden may belong to then now...but the veranda is ours!!
Going to lie in the Air Con now with a wet cloth over my face and plan how to take back the garden..bit by bit
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 29-01-2011 at 16:18:
I hope you've eliminated them for good, Litlefoot! 
I'm sorry to hear about all of the stings. Have you tried vinegar? That always worked for me.
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Posted by gatchamarie on 29-01-2011 at 17:16:
Hope you're feeling a bit better, LW! Wasps are not my friends either, so I so feel for you! Please take care ... I also hope you won't have similar episodes in the future!
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Posted by clouddancer on 29-01-2011 at 17:36:
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Littlefoot? Has some one been watching Land Before Time with her children?
LW - best of luck getting rid of those menaces.
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Posted by lborgia88 on 29-01-2011 at 22:06:
The Science Ninja Team knows how you feel, LW...
"Death to the wasps!!!"
I got stung twice by yellow jacket wasps last summer while mowing the lawn (both times on my ankles) before I figured out where their nest was (a hole in the ground).
I'm with you, normally "letting nature be," but in that case, I declared war!
Posted by Springie on 29-01-2011 at 23:31:
Teehee... that mecha pic, LB...too funny!
Give those old wasps the bird missile for us, LW!
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Posted by Swan_Jun on 30-01-2011 at 04:05:
Holy Cow,
Wasps?? OK I Have a Friend Who Got Stung by A Wasp and Nearly Died
Lucky They Were Generous
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Posted by littlewolf on 30-01-2011 at 08:48:
The insect know something this human doesn't...
Seems there have been lots of issues with wasp the last few weeks - according to many at my work
plus a part time Bee Keeper friend said her hives of approx ,15,000 disappeared last week overnight, good queens, good supply pollen etc,
hives have just been abandoned, lavae still in them, no signs of problems, like them swarming, she said a lot of Bee keepers in her area are experiencing the same thing - non can find were their bees are
Queensland many be in for some REALY bad weather, if the insect are doing this (well that and 2 more cyclones up the "top end") manybe worst flooding is yet to come and the insect have moved to higher ground
"snigger" ..littlefoot... how did you know I only had a size 5 / 36 foot?...damn google earth and their arial maps
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Posted by littlewolf on 24-01-2012 at 02:20:
Will I not learn?
The littte bastards struck again
Two bites on the knuckle of the middle finger, my hand looks like a swollen pink ink blot, and itchy ( was moving my bonsai out of the pouring rain and didn't see the nest, woke the house up again with a few rude (but mild) words)
high ho, high ho of to the doctors I go
cortisone, histamine and antibiotic
Doc thinks they got me on a vein, so it went straight in my system, explain the massive swelling in less than 20 minutes,
down side:
medical expences, day off work, and a puggy hand
a course of antibiotics, histamine and cortisone cream (don't get sick often and tend to avoid medication unless I feel on deaths door), one handed typing
frozen veg as icepack
Up side:
raining heavy outside - comfy cloths, roads bad, flooding- inside (would have been a slow day at work and a short shift)
animals around me
gatchamania plus chance to finish Badbury story
excuse to take it slow
have spare frozen veg for icepack
comfort food
ebay - window shopping from the comfort of mt couch
of all the deadly animals in Australia, I have a problem with paper wasps - go figure.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 24-01-2012 at 03:53:
I hope you are feeling better after the medication takes effect, LW.
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 24-01-2012 at 07:36:
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There's just one problem with these things: once they get rid of your wasps, they attract wasps from other nests!
If you're like me, you'd hate to have the extra expense, but I'm afraid you'll have to call an exterminator in order to be rid of those nasty critters once and for all.
I'm glad you're going to be okay. . .things could have been so much worse! Please be careful when you step outside; I'd hate to hear something else bad happened to you!
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Posted by gatchamarie on 24-01-2012 at 09:07:
Hope you're feeling much better by now, LW, and please take care!
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Posted by amethyst on 24-01-2012 at 18:44:
LW, get an epi-pen from your doctor. Benedryl and cortisone will help with the symptoms, but if the reaction is getting worse, epinephrine will save your life.
If your wasps are anything like the ones we have, they won't fly at night. Get a friend or family member who isn't allergic to clean out the nest for you. There is likely a larger hive/nest nearby in the ground, so that should be found and destroyed, too. If it is under your porch, fill it with concrete. If it is in the open and not near a structure or low trees, pour gasoline into it, let it sit a minute or two, and then burn them out (that's what my father-in-law used to do, but then he was a firefighter and knew how to assess the safety of it and put it out if it got out of control).
Hope you get rid of them soon.
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Posted by Becky Rock on 25-01-2012 at 01:22:
LW, I feel for you. Am I wrong that wasps will drive out bees?
My husband is severly allergic to bees, so we stear clear of them whenever possible.
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Posted by Springie on 25-01-2012 at 01:52:
I am terrified of wasps! Glad you're doing better, LW!
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