[mick hay]

Be careful of any wasp nests!!!

I disturbed one today, ended up with 8 stings, 4 on my face and head, that was at 10 this morning, still killing now!!

[Central Window Cleaners]

Yes i have come across a few in the last 2 summers. Got stung 4 times with one this year. they were nesting in the top of the bay window and swarm out as i climbed the ladder to get to the window above.

[windowwashers]

Got stung by 2 bees a couple of weeks ago arm was twice the size and hurt like hell for near on a week, I took tablets within mins but still done me in, was funny looking back at it my guy was taking the right P till he saw my arm, I was under attack and ran around waving pole in air lol. 

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

Vinegar on wasp stings and bicarbonate of soda on bee stings.

Katy.

[paulscotney]

Vinegar on wasp stings and bicarbonate of soda on bee stings.

Katy.

VW is easy way to remember.

[tacky]

i mention ed in previous post .carry some ant powder ,the puff out one .only bout a £1 .i havnt tackled nests with it .but any small holes they come out of give it a squirt .they ll b gone next time u call .worked for me quite a few times

[Nathanael Jones]

A can of deodorant/hairspray etc and a flame,..... wasps gone!!!

[seandyer2003]

A can of deodorant/hairspray etc and a flame,..... wasps gone!!!

Sorry to go off topic but just wanted attention of Nathanial, i just seen a site that was a bit like yours when i checked them both, they are identical, you might wanna check it out mate, dont know if you both used same company or template or what??

The other site is www.darleywindowcleaning.co.uk/index.html

[Rob.Hall]

Customer last week had a hornets nest in eaves. Pointed it out to custy who said she had the pest control chap out a few days earlier for another nest.

Got some pest control spray, climbed ladder and sorted it myself.

Custy was very impressed.

The hornets were not agressive at all. Just buzzed around a bit.

[windowwashers]

A can of deodorant/hairspray etc and a flame,..... wasps gone!!!

Sorry to go off topic but just wanted attention of Nathanial, i just seen a site that was a bit like yours when i checked them both, they are identical, you might wanna check it out mate, dont know if you both used same company or template or what??

The other site is www.darleywindowcleaning.co.uk/index.html

it is a template

[Ian Lancaster]

Years ago I had a custy with a big wasp nest in her porch roof.  I was doing other stuff besides window cleaning and I had a very powerful wet and dry vacuum cleaner, so I stuck the end of the hose in the gap where the wasps were getting in and switched on.  The wasps attacked the nozzle in a swarm, but the power was enough to suck them all in.  When there were none left I squirted a whole can of wasp killer down the nozzle while the machine was still running.

No more wasps

[Helen]

Customer last week had a hornets nest in eaves. Pointed it out to custy who said she had the pest control chap out a few days earlier for another nest.

Got some pest control spray, climbed ladder and sorted it myself.

Custy was very impressed.

The hornets were not agressive at all. Just buzzed around a bit.

you were lucky.
One to kill a man two to kill a horse

[[GQC] Tim]

Customer last week had a hornets nest in eaves. Pointed it out to custy who said she had the pest control chap out a few days earlier for another nest.

Got some pest control spray, climbed ladder and sorted it myself.

Custy was very impressed.

The hornets were not agressive at all. Just buzzed around a bit.

you were lucky.
One to kill a man two to kill a horse

Not true, it's less toxic then a bee sting.

Stings

A hornet's sting is painful to humans, but the sting toxicity varies greatly by hornet species. Some deliver just a typical insect sting, while others are among the most venomous known insects.[3] Allergic reactions, fatal in severe cases, can occur—an individual suffering from anaphylactic shock may die unless treated immediately via epinephrine ("adrenaline") injection using a device such as an EpiPen, with prompt followup treatment in a hospital.

European hornet sting


    * in itself is not fatal except sometimes to allergic victims.[3]
    * multiple stings (several hundred) may be fatal due to the amount of venom (similar to wasps and bees).[citation needed]
    * is similar to a wasp's.
    * is less toxic than a bee sting.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornet#Stings

Generally speaking, you will need hundreds of stings of a European Hornet to die from.

Unless your allergic to them of course, but even the Asian giant hornet doesn't have enough venom to die from a single sting.

[[GQC] Tim]

Hehe, here's a funny one, from the same page :

Urban legends

European hornets are often mischaracterised as very aggressive and dangerous, and are greatly feared by some people. Some people believe that "three stings from the European hornet can kill an adult human, and that seven can kill a horse". These are common myths - a sting from a European hornet isn't any more dangerous than a wasp sting, and hornets are less aggressive than wasps. In contrast, multiple Asian giant hornets stings are, in fact, more dangerous.

While impressive due to their size and loud sound, European hornets are in fact much less aggressive than some of their smaller relatives, such as Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris. When approached, European hornets can actually be seen to slowly crawl backwards and eventually flee, rather than attacking. This can make it hard to remove hornets from indoors, if they happen to come in through an open window or door. While not aggressive when encountered far from the nest, multiple workers will vigorously defend the nest if provoked. Nests can be approached without provocation (by moving slowly and not breathing towards the nest) to about 50 cm (20 in). Nests are usually not a problem outside buildings, but because they drip faeces, a bad smelling black liquid, nests inside sheds or walls can be a problem.

[Rob.Hall]

I was well covered up at the time. You could just see my eyes.

These guys were not agresive at all thank goodness.

[[GQC] Tim]

I found that as well, they must be the least aggressive wasps around, they buzz around, but they don't seem to do anything.

[Nathanael Jones]

A can of deodorant/hairspray etc and a flame,..... wasps gone!!!

Sorry to go off topic but just wanted attention of Nathanial, i just seen a site that was a bit like yours when i checked them both, they are identical, you might wanna check it out mate, dont know if you both used same company or template or what??

The other site is www.darleywindowcleaning.co.uk/index.html

And what a nice site it is too!!

Nearly as good as mine,... but just lacking that something special!!!

[simon123]

Why are bees nice and cuddly and produce honey, while wasps are just angry all the time and sting at will ?

[[GQC] Tim]

Why are bees nice and cuddly and produce honey, while wasps are just angry all the time and sting at will ?

Female bees die after stinging a mammal, because of mammal's (that's us as well) thick skin, it actually tears their abdomen in the process, because they leave their stinger behind, so I assume hence it isn't smart for them to be aggressive and sting everything in their way, wasps don't have that problem.

Also, among other things, wasps eat meat, carnivorous animals always seem to be more aggressive/offensive lol. 

[seandyer2003]

Why are bees nice and cuddly and produce honey, while wasps are just angry all the time and sting at will ?

I wouldnt cuddle a bee lol