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In reply to the discussion: Yellow Jackets SUCK! [View all]csziggy
(34,135 posts)25. That buzzing would freak me out!
I mostly get my husband to spray the wasps - he doesn't react to the spray or to stings like I do. I'm lucky that I just get a lot of swelling - my sister goes into anaphylactic shock so she carries an Epi-pen at all times. I had one, but by the first time I could have used it, it had expired. When I didn't have insurance the Epi-pen was about the same cost as a visit to the walk-in clinic so I never got a new prescription for the Epi-pen.
The swelling is down to about where it was five minutes after the sting so it's getting better. I am still taking benadryl on a regular basis, though since the swelling gets worse if I let it run out.
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See my post in Gardening about how to get rid of a ground wasp nest permanently and
beac
Sep 2012
#17
Yeah, I get funny looks when I say "ibuprofen". As for Tabasco commercials...
HopeHoops
Sep 2012
#38
They'll be back. If the queen is safe, the colony will survive. Nasty fuckers - no known predators
HopeHoops
Sep 2012
#37
I swear they bite, too! Regardless, since they walk around on some pretty nasty stuff,
hedgehog
Sep 2012
#40