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Feckin' Wasps

Dartz · 2014-08-10 04:17:29

There is nothing quite like the panic that awaits, upon waking up to discover a half a dozen wasps in your bedroom droning overhead... ****ing more of the ***** appear each time I open the door, inspite of emptying a half can of flykiller into the room.

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10-08-2014 5:17am

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Dartz

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There is nothing quite like the panic that awaits, upon waking up to discover a half a dozen wasps in your bedroom droning overhead...

****ing more of the ***** appear each time I open the door, inspite of emptying a half can of flykiller into the room.

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#2 10-08-2014 5:32am
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I'd have rather wasps over flies.

I fricking hate flies, annoying little bastardos.

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#3 10-08-2014 5:38am
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UPDATE:

They do not like being blasted with piss.

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#4 10-08-2014 12:23pm
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This stuff is yer only man - works great on all manner of bugs including fecking spiders!

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#5 10-08-2014 1:26pm
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_Kaiser_ wrote: »

This stuff is yer only man - works great on all manner of bugs including fecking spiders!

Spiders work just as well on all manner of bugs, so I let them live :cool:

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#6 10-08-2014 1:27pm
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Get yourself a Waspinator (can't post a link but google it!). Works for me

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#7 10-08-2014 1:58pm
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I haven't seen as many Wasps this year as I have during the previous summers (thank christ). But there's still no shortage of flies though.

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#8 10-08-2014 2:01pm
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Hate the fcukers seems to be lots lately and they are in attack mode.

There was about ten thousand of them at a tree across from my house yesterday just flying around it,they were all over the ground too dont know what was going on as there is no hive there.They eventually fecked off,seems odd that.

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#9 10-08-2014 2:06pm
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You kinda have to admire how badass they are though. If they get that aggressive with things the size of humans can you imagine how much they terrify other insects.

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#10 10-08-2014 2:10pm
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The pet shop in our village sells these feckers as pets.

He had 2 in his window yesterday, fcuk knows who he expects will buy them

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#11 10-08-2014 2:12pm
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A shot gun is the only solution.

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#12 10-08-2014 2:12pm
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I'm always amazed by the number of people who don't even know what a wasp is. They have cried wasp at the sight of bees, hoverflies etc. And they also don't realise that there are many species of wasp in Ireland with only 2 species that sting.

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#13 10-08-2014 2:18pm
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Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

A shot gun is the only solution.

*ahem*... http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AB88UDA?pc_redir=1407566093&robot_redir=1

Suppose it would make for some entertainment!

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#14 10-08-2014 2:23pm
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This year I have noticed a huge lack of bees, wasps and flies compared to normal. Not a good sign, if the bees start to go we won't be too far behind them.

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#15 10-08-2014 2:34pm
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Dartz wrote: »

There is nothing quite like the panic that awaits, upon waking up to discover a half a dozen wasps in your bedroom droning overhead...

****ing more of the ***** appear each time I open the door, inspite of emptying a half can of flykiller into the room.

Do you keep your windows wide open at night or something?

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#16 10-08-2014 2:35pm
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It was a glorious battle!

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#17 10-08-2014 2:40pm
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bbk wrote: »

It was a glorious battle!

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

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#18 10-08-2014 2:43pm
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Skylinehead wrote: »

Spiders work just as well on all manner of bugs, so I let them live :cool:

I have 3 big spider webs in my room, 2 on the windows and one on the ceiling, very satisfying to hear an irritating little fly buzzing around and then the sudden silence.

Im worried about spider babies now though.

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#19 10-08-2014 2:50pm
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Little bastards. :mad:

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#20 10-08-2014 2:56pm
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Captain Chaos wrote: »

This year I have noticed a huge lack of bees, wasps and flies compared to normal. Not a good sign, if the bees start to go we won't be too far behind them.

You're not looking in the right places. It has certainly been a great year, so far, for Bumblebees and most other insects.

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Lapin wrote: »

Little bastards. :mad:

Oh dear. I tried not to laugh but lol.

How's the ribs?

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#22 10-08-2014 4:08pm
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Is there a new type of wasp thats black and white heard a few talking about the fooks..

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#23 10-08-2014 4:10pm
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Lapin wrote: »

Little bastards. :mad:[/QUOTE

LOL

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#24 10-08-2014 4:14pm
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_Kaiser_ wrote: »

This stuff is yer only man - works great on all manner of bugs including fecking spiders!

"Kills bugs dead".

http://stickerish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/YouDontSayBlackSS.png

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#25 10-08-2014 4:42pm
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https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FFlyCatcher-Electronic-Wasp-Mosquito-Killer%2Fdp%2FB000ZNYG3Y&ei=w5LnU8KNFrT07Aa6t4D4DQ&usg=AFQjCNGli4ycSqjWOwTs8LXpZIPQVvrbmA&sig2=Pk_PVCvc2QKP9IkjBj2fcw

These are cool got one years ago.

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#26 10-08-2014 4:45pm
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I seem to be seeing fewer wasps than other years here in Cork so far.

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#27 10-08-2014 5:00pm
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Haven't spotted any in Scotland so far. They don't frighten me anymore since I was stung on my left boob by one, the sting was like a red hot needle piercing my flesh but nothing I couldn't handle if it happened again:) Dirty, nasty things though.

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#28 10-08-2014 5:33pm
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They actually keep the other insects under control all year.

The problem is the wasps' political leader is a heartless dictator known as 'the queen'.

Around this time of the year she shuts the hive down and leaves all the workers out to starve. They go around aggressively hunting for any food they can find.

You'd be grumpy if that was how your mammy, employer and dictator treated you !

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#29 10-08-2014 5:43pm
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Lad, either go out the way you came in, or sit down and shut up. How many fcuking times are you going to ding off the window?

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#30 10-08-2014 5:49pm
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Have seen loads of the bastards this week alone...
Hate them...nasty *****.

Electric tennis racket is the job.

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#31 10-08-2014 5:50pm
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Skylinehead wrote: »

Spiders work just as well on all manner of bugs, so I let them live :cool:

I'm fine with spiders if there's not too many of them and they're doing their own thing. It's more the times when you notice a big category 3 one rappelling down from the ceiling of an evening, about to plonk itself on your chest.

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