Stung by a hornet today feel like a wuss

[JarheadAZ]

Bee stings can be neutralized with Ammonia, and Wasp stings with Vinegar, although some http://lifehacker.com/treat-insect-stings-with-ammonia-or-vinegar-678122198 recommend Ammonia for both.

Their venoms are generally based on Formic Acid, while Ammonia is Alkaline, and tends to neutralize/decompose the venom molecules.

Oh joy, oh rupture; I just discovered a significant concentration of yellow jackets in the roof bordering on my back deck.

I will be going after them on a cool night (below 50 degrees, wasps are reluctant to fly. Ditto for nighttime.) with Raid Wasp and Hornet killer. I bought a two-can economy pack.

FWIW, I have been stung on the lip my Yellow Jackets that have crawled inside my soda can. I now buy my soda in individual clear bottles that can be resealed.

Wish me luck.

Greg

 

[Nvreloader]

You Choose,
Skunk or Ground Hornets?

I was sitting in a tree stand waiting for that Big 4pt Btail buck to stroll into range,
when I looked down the trail and here comes Mr skunk ambling along towards me about 25 yds away,
I notch an arrow and was getting ready to thump him,
when he stops and starts digging at a hole in the ground,
then whips around and spreads his tail out over the hole for several seconds,
then Mr Skunk, curls up like a bear sittin on his butt, and starts eating his tail??

I put the glasses on him and see his tail is full of ground hornets caught in the tail hairs,
and he is having a great time eating them, this goes on for about a 1/2 hr or so,
dig, spread his tail, eat, dig etc, etc, etc.

Then he flat starts really digging out the hole and pretty soon he is shoulder deep in this hole,
when he backs out, he has a part of the comb filled with young hornets and he starts munching on them,
return trip, same thing, return trip same thing.

Almost an hour later, he ambles down the trail away from me.

When the B tail buck failed to show up,
I checked the hole that the skunk was digging at,
that skunk had cleaned out that hornet hole all by himself,
and I could not see any reaction to him being stung.

One tough customer........ for sure..

Tia,
Don

 

[Sugar]

Here is my story with bees. I was 15 at the time and grew up outdoors. The big black and yellow bumble bee that bores holes in wood(carpenters bees).To this day I am still the only person that I know getting stung by these things. Everyone always told me don't worry those are harmless. There were several that had bored there hole in the old frame house's eve and one day I came out of the front door. They Attacked I forget how many stings but there were only a few bees and around 10-15 stings. My fingers had several stings from pulling them off. Let me tell you those things hand some serious stingers. Has anyone else been stung by these carpenter bees?

 

[snert]

Here is my story with bees. I was 15 at the time and grew up outdoors. The big black and yellow bumble bee that bores holes in wood(carpenters bees).To this day I am still the only person that I know getting stung by these things. Everyone always told me don't worry those are harmless. There were several that had bored there hole in the old frame house's eve and one day I came out of the front door. They Attacked I forget how many stings but there were only a few bees and around 10-15 stings. My fingers had several stings from pulling them off. Let me tell you those things hand some serious stingers. Has anyone else been stung by these carpenter bees?

Yes, once.

I was painting an old farmhouse. There were lots of them around. For days none bothered me, and I spray painted a bunch...
Then one must have got fed up. I actually saw him coming from way out in the yard, like a B52 on a bombing run. Last minute he swooped down to the ground, never turned right or left, swooped up and stung me on the nipple. Hurt like heck. I did get some paint on him as he flew away, grounding him. I stepped on him, but I got the worst of it I think.

 

[MrMajestic]

Snert, it was a her as the males have no stinger! Lousy bitch! When they are feeding on our Butterfly bushes I pet them, freaks out the grandkids! Lol

 

[Ackman]

Nasty things but they don't fly when it's cold. Our mornings have been in the 30's. Attack them early on a cold morning with the spray bomb. A friend has gotten rid of a couple wasp nests on 35* mornings and they never came out.

 

[snert]

Snert, it was a her as the males have no stinger! Lousy bitch! When they are feeding on our Butterfly bushes I pet them, freaks out the grandkids! Lol

That figures! Likely did not like the color I was painting the house...

 

[1shot]

Does anyone know if there is a difference between bumble bees and wood boring bees? Here in Ohio what we call bumble bees are yellow and black and fat and will generally leave you alone, but can and will sting if provoked. Our wood boring bees are a real solid dark brown, can hover motionless for minutes and then disappear in a flash.

 

[JarheadAZ]

We have the same plump and fluffy black and yellow carpenter bees on our property in Central NY.

Our 18 y/o Granddaughter got stung by one this Summer minding her own P's & Q's in the driveway.

While it is true that male bees of most species have no stingers, the only males in the hive are drones, who have a very brief lifespan and exist solely for their breeding value.

All the other bees, the queen and all the sterile workers, are female.

The differences between carpenter and other bees are complicated by the fact that there are over 500 varieties of carpenter bees.

Greg

 

[snert]

Ohio...the "bumble bees" there are generally softer, fuzzier and are seen on flowers and clover (bigger than honey bees). the wood boring bee here in NY is of harder shell, 1/2 times bigger, same color, not much fuzz, slower in flight, generally, and does very little that I have seen around flowers, etc. It bores into wood siding, usually under the lip, makes a tunnel up, then laterally, and lays eggs in there. Leaves little saw-dust piles. Spray is not very effective...most bug-killer guys say to use a puffer and introduce a powdered insecticide.

FWIW

Snert

 

[C Valentine]

Does anyone know if there is a difference between bumble bees and wood boring bees? Here in Ohio what we call bumble bees are yellow and black and fat and will generally leave you alone, but can and will sting if provoked. Our wood boring bees are a real solid dark brown, can hover motionless for minutes and then disappear in a flash.

There are about 500 species of Carpenter Bees, all so named because they nest in wood. The primary identification difference, from what I can determine, is that all Carpenter Bees have a shiny abdomen, while Bumble Bees are fuzzy. The ones I have here seem to be very territorial as far as other bees are concerned, but I just ignore them and have never been bothered. I did discover that the holes they make are almost precisely 1/2" in diameter and a half inch dowel following one into a hole will do the job! They are important pollinators.

 

[PHammer]

They are fun to shoot with an airsoft full auto. You need a place they can't get at you afterwards though ! They hurt. I used to survey land and can't remember all the stings, but I remember how they felt !

 

[snert]

They are fun to shoot with an airsoft full auto. You need a place they can't get at you afterwards though ! They hurt. I used to survey land and can't remember all the stings, but I remember how they felt !

Urban skeet shooting! I love it! ;D

 

[MrMajestic]

I use a S&W 617 .22LR loaded with bird shot to dispatch them on the wing from our cabin's back porch. Definitely feels good when you connect!

 

[snert]

I use a S&W 617 .22LR loaded with bird shot to dispatch them on the wing from our cabin's back porch. Definitely feels good when you coonect!

You crack me up!

 

[gaboon]

I must say that I've enjoyed reading this thread more than all the others.

 

[snert]

Amazing how we all appear to have something in common...and most of us think alike when it comes to bees/wasps/hornets!

 

[Tim Singleton]

Amazing how we all appear to have something in common...and most of us think alike when it comes to bees/wasps/hornets!

Yeah, run like Forest Gump

 

[deadwooddick]

… Here in Ohio what we call bumble bees are yellow and black and fat and will generally leave you alone, but can and will sting if provoked.

Rose of Sharon (flowering tree in the Northeast) at the head of the driveway, a young lad of 12 y.o. walks by. Those science fellows say "by design, a bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly."

Bullpuckey, the bumble bee can fly faster than a 12 y.o can run, after he's been stung once ! DAMHIK