Hi stu2,
Getting rid of Wasps/Yellowjackets
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"It will help if you keep your lawn cut short to remove the dandies
and remove other flowering plants in your yard. Keep garbage cans
covered, and out door picnic food stuff and drinks covered to
eliminate food sources for yellow jackets. Knock down yellow jacket
nests as you see them. Don't use perfumes and other things that may
attract bees.
Yellow jackets aren't looking to sting, and will not attack unless
provoked. Your track record of never being stung by the yellow jackets
proves that. Yellow jackets are beneficial insects that eat other
insects. Spraying will likely do you more harm than the bees. I
recommend the natural control methods I have stated above and to go
about your business and they will leave you alone."
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help! fear of yellowjackets!
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"my dad told me that the yellow jacket stung me because it felt
threatened by me, not because it wanted to be mean to me. Now, I have
the same attitude about them as he did--"if you don't bother me, I
won't bother you", lol. My father has since passed away and my mother
does not have that same attitude. She calls the bee man who charges
her about $300 a year to keep them under control. Whatever you do,
don't swing at them, that only upsets them. Usually you can just go
about your business. Do not wear any fragrances or flowery clothes
that might draw them to you. Stings affect people differently, some
people are very allergic, but to me they only burn a little. In my
life, I've only been stung about 5 times. I dab the sting with vinegar
and it seems to help. Hope this helps."
and:
"There are bee traps. I work @ a resort were bees are NOT a welcome
guest, lol. Heres what we do. We take soda bottles and cut them in
half and then invert the top of the bottle and tape it back to the
bottom 1/2 of the bottle. We then fill it up with sugar water and hang
it near a tree AWAY from where we want them. The bees are attracted to
the sugar and go in the bottle and for some reason can't figure out
how to get back out. They fly around and around until they can't fly
no more ......dead bees. When it gets full of the dead bees we just
throw the bottle away and replace it. Other then that you've already
been given the best advice. If you leave them alone they pretty much
will leave you alone. Though they do seem more aggressive in late
August, I don't know why that is though."
and:
"They like sweet stuff, so don't wear perfume during yellowjacket
season, watch yourself when eating outside, you sometimes have to move
away from an area they are congregating in, don't run around swatting
at them, it just encourages them. Also, when you eat outside in late
summer the food will attract yellowjackets, so don't leave empty
plates around and empty soda cans, etc., it will attract them. So will
rotten fruit and decaying vegetation in the yard, so keep your yard
cleaned up from dropping fruit, etc. If you follow these guidelines
you should be OK."
and:
"I've heard that if they are around a place you want to be (ie... my
raspberry bushes) to put a jar of vinager on the ground and they will
leave that spot alone. As I am very allergic to them, I decided to try
it and it did work! The year before last, they had a nest in the
ground in the middle of my raspberries and last year they didn't have
anything! I hope this will help you a little (around your porch or
deck, maybe). Oh, and don't wear red around bees or wasps! They feel
threatened by the color, even though they see in black & white!"
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http://www.allergyconsumerreview.com/insect-bites-allergy.html
"Insect repellent spray
Carry a pocketsize insect repellent spray with you at all times ,and
keep an extra one in the car. There are special sprays for wasps, and
bees - be sure you have the right repellent spray.
Clothing
Bright colored clothing, hair spray and perfume attracts insects.
Black clothing also attracts bees. Loose clothing allows the insect an
easy chance to get close to you. Therefore as much as possible cover
up and don't wear the kind of clothing that begs for trouble. If you
are gardening, wear gloves.
Be sensible...
Be sensible, you can't go around sniffing flowers. That's where the bees hang out.
Never walk barefoot
Never, never walk barefoot. This is a very common way that people get stung.
If a bee is buzzing...
If the bee is buzzing around you, don't wave your arms or try to shoo
it away. Walk away slowly. Keep your head down or covered.
Eating outdoors
Try to avoid eating outdoors, even at restaurants. Bees are attracted
to the area between the food on the table and the trash.
B complex vitamins
Taking large doses of B complex vitamins will give your sweat an
unpleasant odor that repels most insects.
Check for wasp nests or bee hives
Ask someone from the local parks or other agency to check around your
house for wasp nests or bee hives. You can then have them removed
safely."
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Best regards,
tlspiegel |
