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Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:56 pm
by Red Oak
I was just "lit up" by some Yellow Jackets - I am treating the stings with ice.......and a little Kentucky snake bite medicine :|

Re: Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:19 pm
by grouchy
My great grandad would put chewing tobacco on us when we were kids.

Re: Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:27 pm
by Red Oak
My Dad and Grandpa used the same remedy - unfortunately I don't have any Brown's Mule or Beech nut at hand.

Re: Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:47 pm
by BigTex
A paste made of baking soda.

Re: Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:12 pm
by LibraryLady2
A paste made of salt and water works also.

Re: Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:56 pm
by ralph
just ignored bee stngs after awhile tey'd just itch but that's it .

Re: Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:07 am
by ann jusko
I really hate yellow jackets because they just keep on stinging. Nasty little critters. Their stingers are slick so they don't die, but sting over and over. Last year was the first time I was ever stung by them. I grabbed the trash container and they'd built a next under the handle. So there were about 4 or 5 stinging me. This year, I went out to water the flowers on the front porch. No one uses the front door and they'd built a nest above the door. Got me again...

Re: Speaking of Epipens

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:19 am
by Bob Of Burleson
Yellow jackets are environmentally helpful, so I leave them alone unless they intrude on our territory. (Like over the front door.) Last year they moved into our backyard birdhouse and built a huge nest. Took some judicious maneuvering to get them out of there.

http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/yellowjackets.htm