Wasps

[mirthmaiden]

I have a couple of questions:

1. What possible purpose could there be for wasps, other than to annoy people?

2. Would the food chain be totally out of whack if I made it my life's work to make wasps go extinct?

3. After a wasp stings, does it die? I hope so, because that is the only comfort I have right now.

 

[L107ANGEL]

got stung huh

 

[Thats_for_Shore]

Please, make it your goal in life to extinguish the wasp population.

 

[tevagirl]

I have a couple of questions:

1. What possible purpose could there be for wasps, other than to annoy people?

2. Would the food chain be totally out of whack if I made it my life's work to make wasps go extinct?

3. After a wasp stings, does it die? I hope so, because that is the only comfort I have right now.

4. To utterly terrorize some people and cause them to run around screaming hysterically while flailing their arms about their heads.

 

[pumba]

hubby came to my rescue the other day and smooshed one big one that got on the back porch......I think it was one that was slowly coming back to life cause it wasnt flying....just being there and crawling.......I said SQUISH IT......and he did....MY HERO.

so if you want to get rid of all wasps.......there has to be a reason for their being on this planet.......especially in my yard.....

 

[L107ANGEL]

4. To utterly terrorize some people and cause them to run around screaming hysterically while flailing their arms about their heads.

Ya know I would pay good money to see that!

 

[tevagirl]

Ya know I would pay good money to see that!

 

[mirthmaiden]

4. To utterly terrorize some people and cause them to run around screaming hysterically while flailing their arms about their heads.

See, I used to be like that. I finally decided to make my peace with them a couple of years ago when it became aparent I was not doing things outdoors that I wanted to do because of it. So yesterday I was outdoors doing things I want to do when one of THEM stung me. That's what I get for trying to "live and let live."

Now, I'm on a mission

 

[L107ANGEL]

See, I used to be like that. I finally decided to make my peace with them a couple of years ago when it became aparent I was not doing things outdoors that I wanted to do because of it. So yesterday I was outdoors doing things I want to do when one of THEM stung me. That's what I get for trying to "live and let live."

Now, I'm on a mission

oh boy

 

[XYSRUS]

They do stink. They're aggressive in the spring and fall. Plus, they have no barb on the stinger so they can sting you multiple times. I hate them. I bet you were just standing there doing nothing and the little bugger came and stung you...that's what they do to me!

 

[agentpleakley]

And this is why there are 2 cans of wasp spray sitting by my back door.

I have also been known to jump into the pool fully clothed to escape attacking wasps.

 

[tevagirl]

See, I used to be like that. I finally decided to make my peace with them a couple of years ago when it became aparent I was not doing things outdoors that I wanted to do because of it. So yesterday I was outdoors doing things I want to do when one of THEM stung me. That's what I get for trying to "live and let live."

Now, I'm on a mission

Exactly the reason why I do number 4 (which almost makes me do number 2).

 

[Thats_for_Shore]

And this is why there are 2 cans of wasp spray sitting by my back door.

I have also been known to jump into the pool fully clothed to escape attacking wasps.

My dad has done that too. But his was with bees. He's deathly allergic to them and was out in the yard. Don't know what he was doing, but apparently he stirred up a hive or something.

When he called to tell me about it, I couldn't help but picture him, cartoon style, running crazily with the bees coming after him in the shape of a big arrow pointed right at him.

I was attacked by bees once also. It was not a fun day. I was a kid, and me and bro had to clean our rooms and get rid of any toys/stuffed animals we didn't want, bag them up and put them in the garage.

We put our stuff in trash bags, took it out to the garage, and a stuffed animal fell out of brothers bag. Me, being the bossy older sister, made him pick up the stuffed animal and put it back in the bag.

Must've been a hive or something right under the stuffed animal, because as soon as he picked it up, we got attacked. I only got stung 5 times because I was smart enough to run out of the garage. Poor bro, he was right in the middle of them, and got stung over 25 times that day.

 

[Regina]

I freak out when I see wasps. On the rare occassion that one gets in the house, if no one else is home to kill it, I've been known to drag out the vacuum and use the extension hose to get it.

I hate all bugs, but wasps are number one on my list.

 

[tevagirl]

I freak out when I see wasps. On the rare occassion that one gets in the house, if no one else is home to kill it, I've been known to drag out the vacuum and use the extension hose to get it.

I hate all bugs, but wasps are number one on my list.

I called the fire company to come get one out of my house. If they get cats out of trees...


(FYI: I was not abusing our fire company, my brother-in-law was a fireman at the time and not on duty.)

 

[L107ANGEL]

I called the fire company to come get one out of my house. If they get cats out of trees...


(FYI: I was not abusing our fire company, my brother-in-law was a fireman at the time and not on duty.)

FYI, if you are alone at your office and see a mouse. They won't come to help

 

[DISUNC]

I have a couple of questions:

1. What possible purpose could there be for wasps, other than to annoy people?

2. Would the food chain be totally out of whack if I made it my life's work to make wasps go extinct?

3. After a wasp stings, does it die? I hope so, because that is the only comfort I have right now.

I am OUTRAGEd at your bitter statements towards White Anglo Saxon Protestants!
But yes they can be annoying!

 

[SleepyMom]

I keep a can of hairspray handy just for those little guys (and their friends). I am horribly afraid of them and would hate to try using something lethal, I would probably end up spraying it in my eyes or something. I figure I use hair spray, so if it does get on me no big deal. It makes their wings sticky and they drop like a rock, just make sure you have a shoe handy as well to finish the job.

I am someone they like for some reason, so I often do the running-flailing-of-the-arms dance.

 

[Virgo10]

I am OUTRAGEd at your bitter statements towards White Anglo Saxon Protestants!
But yes they can be annoying!

OP, can you start with mosquitoes? I might be bitten by something that stings once every 10 year but mosquitoes attack me on a daily basis. I was just outside checking my tomato plants. I looked down at my arm and there were 3 of them having breakfast.

So yeah, mosquito's first then wasps.

 

[Regina]

I called the fire company to come get one out of my house. If they get cats out of trees...


(FYI: I was not abusing our fire company, my brother-in-law was a fireman at the time and not on duty.)

YOU WIN!!!

I've tried spraying hairspray (while screaming like a crazy person.) It still means getting way too close to the nasty things.