WHEN WASPS ATTACK! WHAT TO DO
PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SURVIVING A WASP ATTACK
"As Spring 2018 rolls into Summer ACES pest control Auckland get calls for wasps. Sure the odd paper wasp nest you only risk a ( very) painful sting or two. BUT thousands of German wasps stinging you many times?!?!? That's potentially lethal. Here is some advise on how to eliminate wasps nests!"
You know what you absolutely shouldn’t do if you see a wasp nest holed up inside your property? Attack it yourself. Although YouTube videos make it seem tempting to use detergent, vacuum cleaners, or even explosives to clear out the invading critters with their stinging butt javelins, you really should call a professional.
Either way, it seems that enough of you have been chased by a swarm of wasps in some cases, after accidentally disturbing their nests for BBC News and a few other places to explain what best to do in this situation.
We all love bees those fluffy, industrious little workers who make delicious honey and help the environment. Not like wasps. Wasps are jerks. Right?
If you found yourself agreeing just then, you're certainly not alone. A recent study published in the journal Ecological Entomology has confirmed that people almost universally love bees and hate wasps people like wasps even less than flies, and those guys are real sleazebags.
USEFUL TIPS IN A MOMENT OF TERROR
To be fair, wasps, whether you’re dealing with yellowjackets or hornets, as well as bees can be pretty dangerous. Per Lifehacker, they account for 33 percent of all animal-related deaths for over-20s in the US. The collective injection of their venom into your body can certainly provoke some horrific and sometimes deadly reactions, that’s for sure, so knowing what to do in the event of an attack is paramount.
So what should you do? The best advice is pretty obvious: don’t go near their nests. If you leave them alone, they won’t feel threatened and they’ll leave you be too, contrary to what your instinctual fears may be telling you.
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) offers some important advice that’s admittedly difficult to stick to. Remain calm and move away slowly if you encounter wasps, hornets or bees, a blog post explains. Don't wave your arms around or swat at them. If you do, you’ll just provoke them to attack you further, as you’ll look more threatening.
You shouldn’t even swat at them individually. If you do, they may release pheromones that attract more wasps or bees your way, according to the British Pest Control Association.
If you're somewhere in the Americas and you get particularly unlucky, the swarm may be comprised of Africanized honey bees. Although featuring less venom per bee than others, their swarms are more populous, faster, and more aggressive.
In that event, the US Department of Agriculture advises that you RUN away quickly the capitalization being theirs.
edited from an article by Robin Andrews