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The Bas…..s got me 11 times

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So just headed back indoors and was pulling up a tall weed when I felt the first sting, then lots more, ran inside and killed 6 that were on me and my clothes.
Small yellowjackets or Wasps as we call them.
I’m not sure if it’s the same in the uk but over here they spray you when alarmed and then all hell lets loose.
Pic of 6 on my ankle.

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Sympathies, the smaller ground nesting species of Wasps in the UK are the most aggressive, go immediately into swarm attack mode when nest is disturbed.
 
CHJ said:
Sympathies, the smaller ground nesting species of Wasps in the UK are the most aggressive, go immediately into swarm attack mode when nest is disturbed.
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Yes, that sounds pretty much what happened, I’ve now located the nest, a small hole in the pea gravel, will eradicate them when the Grandchildren have gone. Looking at where it is I must have trodden right on it.
And yes Roger they are all still stinging! Lots!
 
Almost certainly yellow jackets. My wife got lit up a few years ago and just stood there because she had no idea what was going on.
Apparently they didn't exist in the suburbs.

As a kid it was always fun watch the adults burn out the nests with gasoline.
 
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Would they be the same as the ones we encountered in the Yosemite Ian? The place was swarming with them and they were a real nuisance. Very small maybe 10mm long and aggressive.
 
Sorry to hear about this Ian. The neighbours son told me how when he tried to clean up her garden (maybe an excellent excuse for allowing it to overrun with weeds and become a bit of a carp-fest) for her, a wasp nest was found. My plan was to soon go round and clear up the overgrown weeds/greenery that is pushing into my fence.

But, not I'm double thinking it. I hate (well, fearful more like) wasps and not sure I'd survive 11 stabs!!
 
I used to live in western North Carolina around apple orchards. Yellow jackets were a common threat and they can be brutal if you stumble onto a nest entrance. Each can sting many times and release a chemical that triggers more to join in on the fun.
 
My dad got stung by a wasp on his neck in the 70's and as a result it nearly killed him as all his glands began to inflate and he nearly suffocated. Somehow he managed to get the swelling under control and survived, but since that day I recollect he had an unabinding hatred of wasps - Rob
 
shafiq said:
Sorry to hear about this Ian. The neighbours son told me how when he tried to clean up her garden (maybe an excellent excuse for allowing it to overrun with weeds and become a bit of a carp-fest) for her, a wasp nest was found. My plan was to soon go round and clear up the overgrown weeds/greenery that is pushing into my fence.

But, not I'm double thinking it. I hate (well, fearful more like) wasps and not sure I'd survive 11 stabs!!
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It’s actually not as bad as I would have imagined it to be, and yes @Mike I think that line of 6 on my ankle was just one of the blighters and a whole load more did join the party.

Woodbloke said:
My dad got stung by a wasp on his neck in the 70's and as a result it nearly killed him as all his glands began to inflate and he nearly suffocated. Somehow he managed to get the swelling under control and survived, but since that day I recollect he had an unabinding hatred of wasps - Rob
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well thank goodness that wasn’t my response, he was lucky to survive and lucky for you too Rob, an acquaintance died after drinking out of a can with a wasp in it, his throat swelled up, very quick way to go.
 
I try to live and let live in the garden but draw the line at wasps and hornets. I have a can of spray at hand that will throw a jet of a foam like substance 6m, enough to reach the roof of the barn. Had ground nesting wasps by greenhouse door last year, a quick squirt saw them off and they’ve not been back.

Hope you heal quickly Ian .
 
My wife swatted a wasp in the house once and went to chuck it outside, unfortunately I was working at the threshold crouched down, as she threw the semi alive thing out of the door it went straight down my butt crack and had enough energy in it to sting me a couple of times. That made me jump a tadge.
 
AndyP said:
I try to live and let live in the garden but draw the line at wasps and hornets. I have a can of spray at hand that will throw a jet of a foam like substance 6m, enough to reach the roof of the barn. Had ground nesting wasps by greenhouse door last year, a quick squirt saw them off and they’ve not been back.

Hope you heal quickly Ian .
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Got a link pls Andy. When throwing a squirt does it not rile up the beggars and cause em to attack. Trying to get prepared for when I start clearing the overgrowth to repair the fence.
 
Bought in a local, ie France, DIY shed. I’d be surprised if you can’t find something similar.
When I blasted the ground nesting wasps I held the nozzlle just a couple of inches above the hole. I was not attacked. It is hornets that try and nest in the barn roof and I get those before the nest gets much bigger than a golf ball. Those get zapped from the ground and tend to instantly fall to the ground .
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wallace said:
My wife swatted a wasp in the house once and went to chuck it outside, unfortunately I was working at the threshold crouched down, as she threw the semi alive thing out of the door it went straight down my butt crack and had enough energy in it to sting me a couple of times. That made me jump a tadge.
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Definitely grounds for a divorce Wallace. :ROFLMAO:
 
wallace said:
My wife swatted a wasp in the house once and went to chuck it outside, unfortunately I was working at the threshold crouched down, as she threw the semi alive thing out of the door it went straight down my butt crack and had enough energy in it to sting me a couple of times. That made me jump a tadge.
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Apologies Wallace... I couldn't help but laugh out loud at reading this... 🙏🤣
 
Feel sorry for you Ian - and the discomfort caused.

I had a hatred for wasps as a kid... as well as Bees back then but now understand them better. As someone told me a few years back "If it wasn't for wasps we wouldn't have paper!"... They have a place in removing other little nasties interesting gardens.

I'd get wasps clearing up around the hawk weathers (perches/shelters) During the summer months when the hawks were going through the moult and not being flown. It became quite interesting watching them cut off tiny bits of the meat and fly off with it if they came across it before I did. I'd leave them alone - they'd leave me alone. If they came buzzing around I'd softly tell them to "buzz off" - and they would 😉

I obviously can't speak about the wasps that attacked you...
 
Steve Maskery said:
In the UK we think of bees being black and yellow, but the ones round here in France are just black, no yellow on them at all.
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There are black bees over here Steve we get them regularly in the garden, Mason bees & some of the different Mining bees are all black as unsurprisingly is the British Black Bee
 
Accipiter said:
Apologies Wallace... I couldn't help but laugh out loud at reading this... 🙏🤣
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worse thing was she didnt tell me till later on, she went in the kitchen to try and hold in the laughter.

On the subject of bugs, something has died in the bedroom chimney. Theres about 70 blue bottles flying around the room. :sick:
 
Thanks everyone, (and sorry Wallace) I had a recount and it was actually 12 stings, no discomfort today.
Yes that’s very similar to the squirty stuff I used last night as the sun went down.
The nest was an inch round hole in the leaf mould and down into the pea grit? the stuff is very easily directed in a jet that filled up the entrance and all around, I was about 4 feet away but it would have worked from a lot further away. Only 2 stranded wasps this morning and they soon went the way of the others.
 
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