Bee's.....Help!

[alaska teardrop]

Well, If the bears & wolfs don't getcha, the yellow jackets will. Just as dead this week.

http://www.ktva.com/alaska/ci_4033714

Benadryl or an antihistamine with Diphenhydramine in it is a good item to have in your camping kit.

Ira, On a less serious note. I have an Ira like story involving building a new outhouse on a nice sunny day. Sharing a Becks beer with a bee. A cartoon size tongue & a cartoon like voice. No big deal - never had a bad reaction from stings before. Then it got serious. Closing down airways. Call hospital. On their advice, a quick trip to Goldstream Store for Benadryl. Whew!

[BILLYL]

If they are bees I would suggest calling your local animal control and a bee keeper can come out and remove the hive for you. He/she (bee keeper) can then relocate the bees to a better location and get them back doing their thing.

BILL

[elmo]

Well the bee's are gone! Thanks for the help...except Ira, I think he just wanted to see me get hurt!

I went out with the outfit and can of Raid, took a couple of practice shots on the dog...I should of read the warnings better it said not to spray on the dog...well once I think I had the aim thing down I let her rip...well the cans have a lot pressure coming out of them and blows it clean off the door frame area to the back of the shed. From 22 feet away I give it a couple extra blast and call it a day. So no more bee's...the dog is walking into trees but I think that will wear off eventually.

Elmer out!

p.s. I am only kidding about the dog!

[oklahomajewel]

Hahahaha.... Bledsoe, you CRACK me up !!!!


Glad to hear you wiped out the offending bees! I don't like them either!!!!

I had to spray just a small hive once, had an extra can of stuff nearby just in case... I must've drowned the thing and whispering "die, you dirty &*#$& die!"

hahahaha

[Laredo]

oh, goody.

Native American Honey Bees are endangered -- out here in West Texas we're having trouble finding enough to pollinate the crops.

If you have a nest with bees it's definitely a better idea to get animal control or a local licensed beekeeper involved particularly if they might be "Africanized". We had several dogs stung to death and two people hospitalized in Lubbock last summer.

[Ira]

Congratulations on successfully eliminating the enemy!

They invaded your territory, were launching attacks from across the border, and would not be satisfied with anything less than the total destruction of your home(land).

Hey, this sounds familiar.

And Alaska's right about the Benedryl (or other antihistemine). I was severely allergic to fireants when I first moved to Florida, and that was the only thing that helped me. I've since built up an immunity to it though.

I wish I could do the same to the old Jewish drivers here.

[elmo]

Yeah not to much of a issue! The kids were gone down by the out-laws and my main thing was to get rid of them before they got home.

After another quick trip to Walmart I have Benedryl for the house, camper, and the utility bag I carry around for the kids. I don't have any reactions to anything, but not sure about the little nuggets yet.

I am thankful we don't have any fire ants. Must be to cold up here for them. I've been bitten a couple of times by them and I now know how they got there name.

Elmer

[roadtrippin]

I hope it was yellow jackets and not actual bees which are generally harmless (unless you sit on one like my mom did) and excellent for the environment. Yellow jackets? KILLKILLKILL!!!! Wife has an old yellow jacket nest that is huge (bigger than a basketball). She said she dressed in clothing head to toe and went out there with some wasp killer stuff and bombed the hell out of it. Then she shook out all the bugs and has an awesome nest (and story).

[Q]

This is house painting week and wasps (vespa in Italian) have built nests under the eaves of my house. Normally I let them live there since they don't bother me but painting around the nests just wasn't going to cut it. Since I didn't want to use poison to kill them I tried knocking a nest off with a rake, but after they finished attacking me they started to build another nest in the same place.

Solution: I bought a bottle of 90% rubbing alcohol at the drug store and inserted a spray nozzle from a bottle of spray cleaner. I climbed the ladder to within about 4 feet of the nest, flicked a Bic lighter in one hand and let them have it with a POOF of flame. It worked like a charm! A couple dozen singed wasps dropped to the ground never to fly again.

Q

[bledsoe3]

Brake cleaner and a lighter work good too. However I'm not sure how I'd explain that one to the insurance guy when the house burned down.

[madjack]

...hairspray andda BIC ...of course the insurance co may disallow the claim(as Jim sez)....................

[RKH]

I'm allergic to wasps and bees...so I am always careful (and pretty much scared to death). Get some wasp spray...shoot it from around a corner...and run like h***!!!

Ah, people, people. Being the thoroughly liberated guy that I am and also allergic, I just walk into the house and say to my beloved, "You need to do something. There are wasps/bees/hornets out there. I'm going inside to find my epinephrine shooter in case you miss and disappoint me by not supporting your partner and helpmate of all these years."

At some point in that, she grabs the spray and leaves the house so she doesn't have to listen any more.

Seriously, I let her handle them. I'll tackle the snakes and get rid of the poisin ivy but she gets the bees/wasps.

[Paw_Paw_Drew]

I recently tried something on wsp nest that I wouldn't have believed. Just get some cheep dishwashing soap and mix it with water. Spray the nest with this and they will drop dead. It actually works.

If you have someone claiming to be allergic to soap you may not want to show them this as it may give some justification not to use it. IE Kids