Yellow jackets!

[Skillet]

You haven't lived yet if you haven't been stung by a yellow jacket. 

I highly recommend experiencing it at least once.

I don't think I've ever been stung by a yellow jacket just once    Suckers seem to run that stinger on ya like a sewing machine...

[bknilvr00]

You haven't lived yet if you haven't been stung by a yellow jacket. 

I highly recommend experiencing it at least once.

I think ill pass on that. But odds are since I talked about it ill end up falling into a pit full of exctinct super wasps... Or so my luck would go.

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[timberghost72]

I found this today. I don't know how I didn't see it sooner. How many cans of spray will take this down 

Is this a YJ nest or bald face hornet? I've had several discussions with people who swear up and down that YJ's don't make nests like these. I see them all the time.

Yellow Jacket nest. I just had it removed about an hour ago. I was glad to fork out the cash to have it done  Besides my wife made it quite clear to have it removed and not by me  The guy said it was one of the biggest hes seen in a long time. I guess about 10 years ago there was a late spring freeze that knocked down the YJ population around here and it is finally getting back to normal levels. He was telling me he is getting quite a few calls now. I watched him from inside the house and I couldn't believe how many were in there. And they were PISSED OFF.

[Hillbilly270]

there is a YJ nest by my house too that is inside of a communication PED on the side of the road.  i'ts kinda fun to drive up close to it and throw a rock out the window.  Man i would hate to be outside with a bunch of pissed off bees.  glad i haven't ran into them out hunting yet.

[ICEMAN]

Dang!  10 stings at my house 45 minutes ago!!!

My son and daughter have been working in our front yard today moving brush into a trailer. My son got into a Wasp ground nest and got stung 10 times! He ran into the house with atleast 7 under his shirt and pants. I got all his clothes off him and got some benadryl in him. 30 minutes later he looks pretty good thank goodness.

Damn Bees!

[Bean Counter]

Yikes  Keep monitoring him, ICE.


Time for a can of Raid.

[crschralping]

Something got me last Sunday, this picture was taken on Tuesday. I could feel the swelling all the way to my elbow, not fun.

[ICEMAN]

Yikes  Keep monitoring him, ICE.


Time for a can of Raid.

Yeah, we just hit the ground nest with bee spray. Son wanted to do the honors, so his spirit is not broken! Damn bees flew at us again....  no probs this time...

crschrapling, your hand looks like mine did after a tangle with hornets. Bad swelling. Your pic is after 3 days! Holy smokes!

[Buckmark]

I found this today. I don't know how I didn't see it sooner. How many cans of spray will take this down 

Is this a YJ nest or bald face hornet? I've had several discussions with people who swear up and down that YJ's don't make nests like these. I see them all the time.

Yellow Jacket nest. I just had it removed about an hour ago. I was glad to fork out the cash to have it done  Besides my wife made it quite clear to have it removed and not by me  The guy said it was one of the biggest hes seen in a long time. I guess about 10 years ago there was a late spring freeze that knocked down the YJ population around here and it is finally getting back to normal levels. He was telling me he is getting quite a few calls now. I watched him from inside the house and I couldn't believe how many were in there. And they were PISSED OFF.

Dang it you should of called me, i would of done it for free...

[CedarPants]

Glad you are all ok.  Scary deal right there!

+1 on not liking the bald-faced hornets as well.  I had one hit me with no warning a couple years ago, zipped up from the ground in a flash and got me right below my nose.  That HURT

[Moose-head]

Have you ever seen Cicada Killers?  We used to have them in the midwest.  They are HUGE and scary looking, but harmless.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius_speciosus

[lostbackpacker]

got stung twice Saturday on Lopez Island.  One was buzzing me and I swatted at him.  got caught between my first two fingers and frickin stung me.

Other one--Was waiting in ferry line.  Darn thing flew up my shorts and stung me on the side of my leg.  Was doing just fine with swelling on Benadryl. Now not so good... swelling has come back and travelled down my leg to knee cap.  Walk in clinic might be in my future tonight.

[Smossy]

Something got me last Sunday, this picture was taken on Tuesday. I could feel the swelling all the way to my elbow, not fun.

Youch!

[h20hunter]

Crazy....my dad just got stung by some hornets....he is a flatlander in the midwest....three stings on his left hand....they had to cut his wedding band off for fear of losing the finger........nasty stuff. His hand looks like a balloon.

[buckfvr]

We are loaded with both here......everywhere at the same time....cant do anything without constant close encounters of the bee kind..........c'mon first hard freeze..