ITS WAR

[BOATMAN]

yes its WAR as i havnt been in my shed for a week or two but went in yesterday an got stung on my arm by a bleedin great wasp an i looked around where it was an there it was building it paper nest up in the roof as the shed is all wood so got the wasp killer out an give it a good sprayin an later knocked down the nest just as well i went in there to yesterday or there would have been loads of them an i would have been kicked out of my shed AARRGGHH ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM ?
CHRISB

 

[kevin]

Give 'em hell!

 

[BarleyBop]

It could've been a lot worse!

 

[Edbert]

My bench is inside, so no, I do not have that issue. Specifically at least, I do enter my shed with caution, we have a lot of the little paper-wasps, folks call them "yellow jackets" but I think that is incorrect.

I will not recommend this as a solution, but when we were young and bored as kids we hunted wasps with tennis rackets, found out later the lighter Badminton rackets were better. One kid would move close and throw a rock at the nest then run. As the wasps chased the thrower the rest of us jumped in and swatted them out of the sky with the rackets. One slight hit is all it takes, and you could get more than one per swipe if lucky.

Maybe you just want to go to your shed armed for the time being. I think a racket in hand is better than a can of poison-spray, at least in the time it takes to stop the threat.

 

[BarleyBop]

Speaking of creepy, and crawly, mostly creepy, I once read that a common place to find Black Widow spiders is under the seat of an outhouse.
There.
Now you can't unread that.

 

[Tommergun]

My bench is inside, so no, I do not have that issue. Specifically at least, I do enter my shed with caution, we have a lot of the little paper-wasps, folks call them "yellow jackets" but I think that is incorrect.

I will not recommend this as a solution, but when we were young and bored as kids we hunted wasps with tennis rackets, found out later the lighter Badminton rackets were better. One kid would move close and throw a rock at the nest then run. As the wasps chased the thrower the rest of us jumped in and swatted them out of the sky with the rackets. One slight hit is all it takes, and you could get more than one per swipe if lucky.

Maybe you just want to go to your shed armed for the time being. I think a racket in hand is better than a can of poison-spray, at least in the time it takes to stop the threat.

Hilarious! I keep my daughters old badminton racquets around for that very reason!

 

[Edbert]

Speaking of creepy, and crawly, mostly creepy, I once read that a common place to find Black Widow spiders is under the seat of an outhouse.

Can confirm, this is 100% accurate, those little buggers seem to love the outhouse. To be honest though, the spider is better than a rattlesnake.

We put one of them modern indoor toilets in recently though

 

[Littlemarten]

Maybe you just want to go to your shed armed for the time being. I think a racket in hand is better than a can of poison-spray, at least in the time it takes to stop the threat.

Actually, killing them by physical injury (swatting) is NOT a good idea when dealing with more than one wasp. When they are injured they release a pheromone that alerts the others nearby to the attack, at which point they … attack en masse. As a 3 year old, I was nearly killed when I picked a paper wasp nest while picking raspberries.

I generally don't approve of spraying nasty chemicals about, but in the case of wasps and hornets, I make an exception.

 

[Edbert]

Actually, killing them by physical injury (swatting) is NOT a good idea when dealing with more than one wasp.

But that is what made it sporting!

Never said we did not get stung from time to time, and I did say I do not recommend throwing rocks at wasp nests, but we also shot each other with BB guns, so we were not the best role models.

 

[Littlemarten]

Never said we did not get stung from time to time, and I did say I do not recommend throwing rocks at wasp nests, but we also shot each other with BB guns, so we were not the best role models.

Isn't it great to have survived our youthful folly and stupidity? Now if we can only survive our elderly folly and stupidity …

 

[mcs1056]

Coincidentally, I walked into my hobby room to find a large, horrible creature buzzing about. My initial reaction was to swat or spray it, but she was straightening things up, so I let my wife be.

 

[warspite]

This is how I've dealt with similar infestations,

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[BOATMAN]

WELL I was nearly killed by drinkin from a pink lady bottle full of water after playin football when i was young as i swaolled the wasp from inside the bottle an it stung me in my throat an my throat swellded up an i could not breathe an my dad wipped me to the docs an he saved me an got the wasp out an gave me an injjection of somthing to reduce the swellin in my throat wow was i frightened
chrisb

 

[Steve Ski]

Yep, that is not any fun. Sorry to hear that, Chris. We get a variety every year, never knowing how they will act. But, me and those pesky yellow jackets have an agreement. I don't bother them; they don't bother me. They can nest all over, except near my BBQ grill. They only get aggressive towards the end of the season, then it's time to pay attention. The bees are never an issue as they stick to the garden, never around the structures.

My son found a remedy, relief if you will, for when you get sapped. Baking soda and water for bee stings, vinegar for yellow jackets. Easy to remember, BB and VW. I'm told it works, cause I don't get stung, or at least not in a very long time.

 

[BOATMAN]

Yep, that is not any fun. Sorry to hear that, Chris. We get a variety every year, never knowing how they will act. But, me and those pesky yellow jackets have an agreement. I don't bother them; they don't bother me. They can nest all over, except near my BBQ grill. They only get aggressive towards the end of the season, then it's time to pay attention. The bees are never an issue as they stick to the garden, never around the structures.

My son found a remedy, relief if you will, for when you get sapped. Baking soda and water for bee stings, vinegar for yellow jackets. Easy to remember, BB and VW. I'm told it works, cause I don't get stung, or at least not in a very long time.

WELL Steve i dont know how you get an aggreement with them wasps but for me near every year they come after me an after that inccident when i was a kid ive always been terrified of them perhaps they can tell im scared of them so hence they attack but if i get stung again i will try that vinegar
chrisb

 

[Paul67]

This worked for us here in Oklahoma. after you get rid of the wasp nest get some sandwich sized brown paper bags. Open it up and then twist the open end and hang it where you saw the nest. I guess it gets then thinking that this place is occupied.

 

[Littlemarten]

WELL Steve i dont know how you get an aggreement with them wasps but for me near every year they come after me an after that inccident when i was a kid ive always been terrified of them

Do you drink a lot of sugary drinks, use a lot of sugar in coffee or tea? Consuming sugar, honey, etc. (not artificial sweeteners) makes you smell interesting to them. It is also possible that they smell fear, or rather the pheromones your body produces when you are afraid. The other thing to consider, which even many doctors don't consider, are any medications you may take. When I was in chemo, for example, insects of all kinds avoided me.

 

[BOATMAN]

Do you drink a lot of sugary drinks, use a lot of sugar in coffee or tea? Consuming sugar, honey, etc. (not artificial sweeteners) makes you smell interesting to them. It is also possible that they smell fear, or rather the pheromones your body produces when you are afraid. The other thing to consider, which even many doctors don't consider, are any medications you may take. When I was in chemo, for example, insects of all kinds avoided me.

HI Marten yes i do like sugary drink as i dont like beer used to but not now but may have the odd whiskey now an again an yes they may smell my fear as im terrifed if i see a wasp or a hornet but thats something i cant controll so it happens an i dont hardly take any meds but you sir have brought up some instrestin qeustions there
ATB SIR chrisb

 

[Steve Ski]

Yep, you're doing something that attracts them, stop drinking that. I remember when In Ecuador the killer bees attacked most of the guys working the aircraft on the ramp, but the Ecuadorian guards were not affected. They didn't move; they just watched us Yankees go bonkers. A lesson learned, don't attract attention, move slowly and "away".

I still do the same, unless they are in my face, then they DIE! Always wear a ball cap when near them, it's like a badminton racket, it works wonders.

 

[BarleyBop]

Always wear a ball cap

... which brings to mind those blasted deerflies, land on your head and leave with a half-pound of flesh.

Nothing worse than diving into a placid lake, feel the rush of calming cool water as you glide below the surface, only to come up and have one of those tormentors land on your head.