Bloody Wasps

[Stretch177 39]

Me and the dogs just been attacked by a swarm of wasps. Dogs got a few stings or at least I wacked a few off them. Think I got the brunt of them tbh, forgot how much they hurt lol. Going to keep an eye on the dogs but hopefully they will be ok, seem fine upto now and this happened about an hour ago, was a good mooch up until then, few rabbits bolted and setts found

[GreyRake 108]

Yeah they were harassing us yesterday whilst out.

[johnny boy68 11,726]

You need to be careful sticking your hands down holes too.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I've still got the scars from stumbling across a wasps nest a few weeks ago with Ray off here.

 

Horrible little b*****ds. I had a really bad reaction to them. Dogs were fine though.

[walshie 2,804]

That would be my worst nightmare. I'd rather be attacked by a pack of rottweilers than a swarm of wasps. Even the look of their creepy yellow and black bodies makes my skin crawl. Ugh..got the shivers even writing this.

[jamesmc 582]

YEARS AGO I PUT A HOB DOWN A BURROW,THERE WAS A WASPS NEST IN IT.....CAME OUT IN SOME STATE,HAD TO CHAP THE POOR CNUT..BEST THING TO DO..

[pip1968 2,490]

had a good few stings when removing the nests when roofing

[ferrety f 23]

Had two nests in our garden this year.. one in house air brick, fettled that one with spray

other one in greenhouse.. me and other half got multiple stings when tidying garden so had to get exterminator out.. nest was big, full and ready to hatch so would have been thousands.

Fekin horrible things and this time of year are cracked up on rotten fruit so mental

[keepdiggin 9,559]

do you find them in warrens all year round?

[denz 1]

I got attacked when out ferreting a few years ago they were all over me up my top down my trousers felt like sh*** all night after that

[The one 8,463]

There hanging about the hutches feeding on the rabbit remains as well

[johnny boy68 11,726]

do you find them in warrens all year round?

Only usually see them early season, once we got a frost or two they're gone.

[neil cooney 10,416]

Seems to be a serious year for them too. I seen a large nest the other day. When I looked at it the following day a badger had destroyed most of it.

Years ago I entered a terrier in a large bank and I was standing over the entrances with a gun hoping for a bolt.

I looked at one entrance and could see a few wasps walking around. A minute later there were several and they were starting to wake up. Thankfully the earth was empty (except for the wasps) and as soon as the terrier appeared I legged it bringing her with me as they were starting to swarm.

She had obviously disturbed the nest underground. This was a week before Christmas.

[keepdiggin 9,559]

 

do you find them in warrens all year round?

Only usually see them early season, once we got a frost or two they're gone.

 

cheers JH