Off topic, but has anyone heard about marmite and mosquitoes. I have a friend who insists that eating marmite each day during the summer guarantees she will...
WOW! That is incredible! I hope all the claims are true and not just spread around by a great advertising company! Will definitely give son some in his pocket...
... alcohol in it ? If it does, I'm certainly ... No alcohol. Odd really as this would give some rationale for it's consumption. One of the little know wonders...
If any of the UK members of this group are interested, I heard that on Monday's Jeremy Vine show (Radio 2 from mid-day until 2pm) they will be discussing...
Well, I've just came back from a visit with my folks in Mississippi... There are...........still....many, many and ...lots of places, down there on the coast...
Rich, Just got a letter thru asking me to attend immunology clinic on 28th March - which I assume to be the start of treatment. Will let you know how things go...
We have had such a late winter here in the south of England. It is to be fair a bit warmer than it has been but there has been no sun for absolutely ages and...
Hi - I was stung by two bees about 7 years ago on both my hips at the same time. Now, after all this time, I still have horrible itching in the area of the...
Wasp populations are going to be interesting to watch. I have been told bu various experts that virtually every weather condition is bad for wasps ie cold...
My son has bought a venus fly trap in the hope it will catch wasps - will update if it does .......will have one in every room if it does. Enjoying the frosty...
Wondering the wonderful web, I found this fascinating item! Agricultural engineers at U. of Georgia have successfully "trained" parasitic wasps to "sniff" out...
I've always managed to maintain a reasonable levle of fitness, but have recently not been able to exercise as frequently as I would like (unfortunately, work...
Hi Robin, Well we had a quiet year last year for buzzing creatures in the UK and a really cold dry winter in the south of England (by our standards) and I am...
Hey Ya'll Found these pics of an awesome looking nest, not sure if its suppose to be a yellow hornet or something 'their' calling an aerial yellow jacket. ...
I think it fair to say, after all the vivid descriptions of the US, that the UK is definitely better off on the whole for stinging insects - in other words...
hi, For UK ladies (& maybe men) I have found that Boots do a perfume-free hairspray. My Mum used to be a lunchtime supervisor (in the 1970's) and one of her...
I wonder how many of us feel really confident about not carrying epipens after treatment though? Logic and science says one thing, but does the mind say...
Here you'll find a cool Bee Movie. Really quite awesome! http://gprime.net/video.php/hornetsvsbees Actually its kinda gruesome, violent and horrible ... ...
I made my maintenance dose today! I had planned to stay another week at .9, but then realized that I wasn't going in for another two weeks anyway, due to the...
Last week my daughter and myself went along to our local parish church for a carol service (well, it's that time of year!!) Halfway through 'We Three Kings'...
I have apple-sized red marks this week. I suspect that I'll be a this dose for at least 3 more weeks. :-( I suspect that I won't make maintenance prior to the...
Hi Guys, I've been out of circulation for a few weeks (nothing spectacular) and I missed out on passing my best wishes on to everyone for the recent festive...
It is so good to hear such positive things about your treatments - I am so pleased that all is going well and the confidence to get other there in the summer...
Hi, Yes, these German folk are really nice people and you will see pictures of them on my site too! I am not sure whether I would advise letting these bugs...
Hi there Robin - I do enjoy your postings! I can confirm that Rich is absolutely right - the "stings" you are given in a dosage are much more than you think....
Using this as an excuse to post first message to the list. I have corresponded with David a couple of times since my second bad reaction to a wasp sting in the...
Hi everybody, I am afraid that there are wasps around all year - but usually only indoors from December in the UK, thank goodness. Hence my brush with a wasp...
Out of curiousity, what percentage folks are allergic to just one kind of venom vs. multiple kinds? It was two yellow jacket stings that sent me to the ER, but...
Ok... My left arm was clear this week (bees and wasps). No red mark at all at the 24-hr mark, very, very slight itching. Right arm has a blotchy area that is...