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What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« on: February 17, 2010, 10:06:35 PM »
BEING ATTACKED BY FIVE European Wasps. Mate, no one told me these shitters go for the kill. I was running around my yard screaming like a GIRL and those guys kept on chasing me and getting a sting or three here and there  !@). NOT happy Jan  ^.^ Had to stop cleaning up the yard and play pinnies for the rest of the week end (Doctor's orders  %$%)
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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2010, 10:11:23 PM »

Were the bastards nesting in your yard, or did you buy a container pin  %.%

Sounds like a VERY uncomfortable situation - even "Gods" can get attacked these days..  @@^
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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2010, 10:22:44 PM »

Were the bastards nesting in your yard, or did you buy a container pin  %.%

Sounds like a VERY uncomfortable situation - even "Gods" can get attacked these days..  @@^
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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2010, 10:53:51 PM »
AAAh - been stung MANY times! Just apply vinegar straight away and it neutralises the sting - then go burn the damn nest

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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2010, 03:37:16 AM »
I hate those damned things. I had to look them up to find out what they were, and they are what we call yellowjackets here in the states. I get nests of them around my place and they make it a royal pain to do anything during the summer!

I think some might be living in our eaves over our garage, but they die off every winter due to the cold. Guess I could seal it up real well :)

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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2010, 09:00:17 AM »
no pics of the stings?

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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 01:23:51 PM »
I hate those damned things. I had to look them up to find out what they were, and they are what we call yellowjackets here in the states. I get nests of them around my place and they make it a royal pain to do anything during the summer!

I think some might be living in our eaves over our garage, but they die off every winter due to the cold. Guess I could seal it up real well :)
our winters would be summer holidays for your wasps
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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2010, 01:25:40 PM »
no pics of the stings?

sorry no pix but after seeing how my arm swelled up, I wish they stung me in another area. Would've pleased the wife for a little while  %.%
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Re: What's worse than being attacked by a European Wasp?
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2010, 03:47:53 PM »
When i put alarm systems in, almost every few days i come accross a wasp nest in QLD.

I once told an owner that there was a big nest of about fifty good size wasps around his old siren box.
I said i wanted a can of fly spray and a cigarette lighter to make a flame thrower and  kill them all. He said, nahh, i will just knock them off, let them fly off.

I warned him repeatedly, they would attack him big time. He would not listen.

THERES NOTHING FUNNIER THAN WATCHING A GROWN MAN RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES SCREAMING AND SWATTING THE AIR TO NO AVAIL.  %.%  %.%  %.%

he should have listened. he went and got the flame thrower i wanted real quick after the buggers stung him 20 times.  ^^^ ^^^ ^^^
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