Re: Yellow Jackets

[Guest guest]

Are they the same as the European Wasp?

Jane

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[Guest guest]

That's interesting DB, that they both bite and sting. I have noticed

that some

fire ants bites raise a pustule and some do not. If it was not for the

fact that

Fire Ants have eliminated ticks in our area I would bear them a great deal

of ill will.

I've seen persistent infections from fire ants when my mother, who was

in her late 70's, got bit on her foot. The area of inflammation and

infection

persisted for over a month until I gave her some Tea Tree Oil to put on it.

Her doctor just blew it off and told her it was just slow to heal. First

time she

had ever asked me for a remedy. Her standard Neopsorin was not enough

but the Tee Tree cleared it up within a week.

My immediate response is household ammonia which neutralizes the acid in the

sting. Works really well for scorpions which we have in abundance in central

Texas. And they manage to show up in the most unusual places so often

surprise you when you are sleeping or when you pull on your jeans in the

morning. Ammonia works on chiggers too, kills the little buggers, may take

two applications 12 hours apart.

It's been years since I've been stung by anything. The last one was a red

wasp on the back of my thigh, and that one left a small crater so there was

tissue necrosis. Burned like heck for a good long time, I sat on him so he

must have given me a good load of venom. It swelled and hurt for several

days, like a bruise. Worst wasp sting I ever had.

I have used Lavendar oil that I carried with me when away from

home. That actually worked pretty well on a wasp sting, not sure if it was a

yellow jacket as we were in the car and it was a hit and run from hanging

an arm out the window.

Garnet

ransley@... wrote:

>

> You folks who have had severe reactions to Yellow Jackets may need to know

> this. The last time I got buzz-bombed, I decided to investigate to see

> just

> why such a small insect delivers such a large punch.

>

> Both Yellow Jackets and Fire Ants bite you and sting you at the same time!

> They lock on with their mandibles and then proceed to sting. Not only

> that,

> but YJ's in particular will inject the stinger in several places. They do

> not lose their stinger, they are good to go repeatedly and that's exactly

> what they do. Then they will turn loose, crawl to another place, and do it

> all over again.

>

> Have you ever noticed how Fire Ant bites/stings will raise to a white head

> pimple? That's infection and you can bet it's bacteria from the bite. I

> personally think that those pimples are only from the bites, not the

> stings.

>

> I have not seen that kind of reaction from a YJ attack but I'll bet they

> infect you with something when they bite. Aside from that, they have

> one of

> the more potent toxins in their stings. I'd rather be hit by almost

> anything

> that a Yellow Jacket. It's like getting an injection of plasma fire.

>

> DaddyBob

>

>

[Guest guest]

>Are they the same as the European Wasp?<

Jane- I doubt it, I think they are native to North America. They are a wasp

but we don't generally call them wasps. They are small, about 3/4 " long and

build their nests in the ground. When you walk through woods here in summer

you have to constantly watch for any insect that flies up from or down to

the ground. We have Yellow Jackets and big brown ground hornets. DB