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Post by Rosie on Sept 3, 2015 19:04:41 GMT
My sister has been badly stung by one of these beasties today. She had to go to the hospital for treatment and has to be watched to see how far the venom will travel through her. Keep an eye out, they sounds nasty. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4727271.stm |
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Post by Andrew on Sept 3, 2015 19:50:54 GMT
Hope she's ok Rosie. I read something last week about Asian wasps (I think it was) that were said to be particularly nasty that may be on the way here from France where they'd somehow arrived.
I've had a lot of flying ants in the lawn this year too, which I've not seen before. Most days this summer, I've had a couple of mounds to flatten where they've come tunnelling out of the ground. |
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Post by SueA on Sept 3, 2015 20:35:00 GMT
Luckily it's probably too cold round here for them, hope your sister gets over it quickly Rosie. |
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Post by grindle on Sept 4, 2015 4:48:34 GMT
they sound horrible things, hope your sister is ok Rosie |
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Post by Cherry on Sept 4, 2015 5:31:17 GMT
Your poor sister Rosie. I hope she gets over it ok. We have a football shaped old wasp nest in the attic. It is actually bigger than a football, and we came home from a weekend away to find the house full of wasps. I hate them. Two years ago, we had a plague of hornets, but I haven't seen them this year. |
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Post by Rosie on Sept 4, 2015 7:58:56 GMT
Margy also got stung by an ordinary wasp on her leg. They don't seem to like my sister just now. I'll be speaking to her today to see how she is doing.
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Post by dianthus on Sept 4, 2015 17:00:19 GMT
Margy also got stung by an ordinary wasp on her leg. They don't seem to like my sister just now. I'll be speaking to her today to see how she is doing. Hope she is on the mend, rosie
My dad was a hospital case if he got stung. Now is the time when they get ratty, as sugar is more scarce or the fruits have fermented, and they get drunk.
Six years working in a jam and honey factory, and I wasn't stung once, as they were well fed! lol They were only outside where the fruit pulps were kept.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2015 18:24:21 GMT
I hope your sister is all right rosie. They sound nasty things. I hope they can be controlled in some way.
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 6, 2015 15:03:25 GMT
not sure if it is any help but as kids we put vinegar on wasp stings. Well, the dinner lady at school did that. we had a wasp nest in the playground and of course we had to dare each other to go through the steady stream of wasps going to and fro and naturally got loads of stings.
hope your sis is on the mend rosie.
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Post by Rosie on Sept 8, 2015 7:53:22 GMT
margy is recovering thank goodness, her are is still a bit swollen but she's getting on fine  |
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Post by steve on Sept 8, 2015 11:39:07 GMT
Phew! that spelling mistake could have been worse Rosie  |
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Post by daitheplant on Sept 8, 2015 19:58:22 GMT
Only you could see that Steve.  |
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