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gwilson31

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Wasps
« on: May 02, 2018, 05:43:13 pm »
Did you ever get stung by a wasp  ???  I have a lot of wasps hanging out around my deck ..... I don't even like sitting out there because they are always buzzing around.  Last year they started getting in our bathroom  through a loose vent.
Fortunately it was the end of summer so they weren't very strong.  There were dozens .... I told the landlord ....but I never heard back so I tightened the vent myself.  Hope it works.  :) :) :) :)

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2018, 05:48:49 pm »
Never been stung but have the nest outside by our deck each summer.  We purchased a hornet and wasp spray that worked well.  I know that Menards carries it

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2018, 06:58:21 pm »
Get stung probably once or twice a year they are so bad here.  Hurts like the dickens.  Glad there aren't more bees around us though, my son is deathly allergic to bee stings

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2018, 07:24:08 am »
I was stung by either a wasp or bee when I was like 14, I can't remember which one it was.  It build a nest in our mailbox.

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2018, 07:25:06 am »
Your landlord should have taken care of that, ask about pest spraying the next time you pay your rent. I hope you don't have many more problems. 

Did you ever get stung by a wasp  ???  I have a lot of wasps hanging out around my deck ..... I don't even like sitting out there because they are always buzzing around.  Last year they started getting in our bathroom  through a loose vent.
Fortunately it was the end of summer so they weren't very strong.  There were dozens .... I told the landlord ....but I never heard back so I tightened the vent myself.  Hope it works.  :) :) :) :)

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2018, 07:26:20 am »
I knocked down 2 hives in the making yesterday; one above my front door and one to the far side of it.  Definitely not looking forward to seeing those this season but it comes with the territory (summer)  :rainbow:

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2018, 07:36:20 am »
We don't have too many wasps, but there must be a nest in the crawl space "upstairs." Once=in-a-while, one will drop down through the light fixture and go to the door (they like light). I let them out the door. If they don't want to go, then i'll use Raid.

Our problem is carpenter bees and sine kind of hornet. They are destroying the oune siding by drilling holes and living in there and the porch 2x4s. They aren't easy to kill, either. Insect Spray doesn't work on them, but gas does. it melts their wings and burns them. Hate using it but a tennis racket just doesn't do it justice either!

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2018, 08:30:33 am »
I've been stung once by a wasp when I was a little kid. I was stung on the right elbow.

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2018, 10:00:37 am »
Wasps a nasty! The worst ones I've come across, are the ones in Arkansas. Their about 1 1/2 inches long and have a very bad bite and sting. They will even chase you. I do not live there anymore thank God.

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2018, 11:00:50 am »
Already killed 3 in the last two days...been stung before, feels like some ones burning you with a cigarette!  :moneymouth: :o :bad:

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2018, 01:11:28 pm »
I have been stung a couple of times. It is very painful.

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2018, 01:19:41 pm »
No, I have never gotten bitten, and if I can help it I pray I never will.

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2018, 03:06:08 pm »
No never been stung, but I keep the spray handy and when I see them hovering they get a good soaking.

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2018, 04:45:11 pm »
That's the one thing I hate about spring and summer is wasp and bees. Yes, I was stung once by a wasp. I'm a grown woman and I cried it hurt so badly.

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Re: Wasps
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2018, 07:34:14 pm »
We have several wasp nests on our deck every summer.  But they don't bother us.  And we definitely don't bother them.

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