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17-07-2016, 12:14 PM
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I remember my very first wasp sting....I was 3.

Stood with my dad in Barmouth,waiting to cross the railway.

I will never forgive the evil little bastid.
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17-07-2016, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55 ->
The wasps may leave their nest in August but 3 years ago, in late October I had dozens getting into my house each day so I assumed they were coming from a nest. I had to kill them with sprays and I don't like killing creatures but my sister gets cellulitis if she is stung, so I had to. The last one we saw was Christmas eve!
I would be tempted to get rid on the nest!


I agree Twink.
I had to call a pest controller when Mum had a nest above her front door because they were getting through into her hallway.
Once the man had finished his job, we started finding dead bodies all over the house, so more of the blighters had been creeping through than I had realised.
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17-07-2016, 12:28 PM
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Just leave 'em alone they will be gone by the end of August.....and wasps only sting you when you you attack them, the stinging mechanism is retaliatory !
Untrue that wasps only sting when provoked.

At the age of about 10, I was stung by a swarm of wasps ...
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17-07-2016, 12:33 PM
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Untrue that wasps only sting when provoked.

At the age of about 10, I was stung by a swarm of wasps ...
And what were you doing at the time ?
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17-07-2016, 12:35 PM
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It can be a little hard to leave them alone if one chases you Malcolm.
For a wasp to be chasing you ... you must be running away
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17-07-2016, 12:38 PM
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It can be a little hard to leave them alone if one chases you Malcolm.
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For a wasp to be chasing you ... you must be running away
That's logical Malcolm. I was.
What you didn't ask was why I running away.
Because I didn't want to get stung when it dive bombed at me.
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17-07-2016, 12:41 PM
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I would say bees normally only sting if provoked, but I've always thought wasps more aggressive.
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17-07-2016, 12:45 PM
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And what were you doing at the time ?
Walking across a field in Devon



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17-07-2016, 12:57 PM
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That's logical Malcolm. I was.
What you didn't ask was why I running away.
Because I didn't want to get stung when it dive bombed at me.
You were probably running away waving your arms around and screaming...and wasps don't 'dive bomb'
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17-07-2016, 01:06 PM
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You were probably running away waving your arms around and screaming...and wasps don't 'dive bomb'
Sorry folks but I am tempted to agree with Malcolm here and don't think a wasp attacks unless provoked. We just need to remember that provocation to a small insect can be something as small as hair, or clothes, blowing in the wind... a wasp stung my arm because my hair had alarmed it. Another stung my arm when I answered the phone and then lowered my elbow, not knowing that a wasp had settled on the side of my top. They are painful but I am fairly certain that they don't think " Look at that person, I think I will go and sting him/her"
 
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