Hi, Has anyone else in the UK noticed a lack of wasps (sshhh...) over the past 2 weeks? A month ago I thought we were in for a bumper season but now we just...
I was thinking the same myself! I couldn't believe the lack of posts from this group either! Fingers crossed that it continues! I guess that last month the...
I can report that there are very few wasps here in Surrey/Sussex/Hampshire - although I have seen a lot more hornets (admittedly not many though!). Great -...
Very few here in Wiltshire now - plenty of bees mind. ________________________________ From: insectstings@yahoogroups.com [mailto:insectstings@yahoogroups.com]...
very few up in North Y0rkshire but the bees have been swarming!!! Couldn't get in the pub last weekend because there was a swarm on the picnic bench at the...
Hi, For anyone in the UK check outthis months Allergy magazine - towards the back - an article on David! My son has been diagnosed as wheat intolerance to add...
WOW! Wish I could see it! Way to go David! I have to say, tho I havn't been stung since on maintenance the little buggers are NOT coming at me like they did in...
Well hello ! Nice to see you are still around. I was without a computer again for sometime and was impossible to catch up with posts. Some one could post that...
Hi - I knew they were doing something but I haven't seen it myself yet...I hope it is OK. If you'd have asked me six years ago what I would become well known...
Hi all, It's been awhile since I posted - hard to believe, but I've been on maintenance for 7 months now, and of course I'm in the middle of wasp season now. I...
... as you mabe a little longer and im still wary too i agree as far as once youve had a reaction we all tend to fear anything with wings and a stinger even...
http://www.cnn.com/video/ Do a search for "Wasps swarm around giant nest" It's a very unusual above-ground, on-water (it's on a swamp/lake) 6 foot x 3 foot...
That is a truly amazing wasp nest. We have similar much smaller ones over here and they tend to be the size of soccer balls at their biggest - definitely not 6...
According to the UK's 'Daily Mail' we, in the UK, are in for a 'bumper crop' of 'creepy crawlies' and that includes wasps. Apparently the wet May followed by...
... size of soccer balls at their biggest - definitely not 6 feet high sitting on the water! ... No problem. It gave me the creeps and filled me with awe at...
... I forgot to mention that these are what sent me to the hospital! Though ours were in an underground nest, the entrance of which was under a stepping-stone...
As seen on BBC Breakfast this morning; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5199862.stm The TV version went on to say that there are only 38 allergy specialists...
Thank you for that Chris - and the worst thing is that the majority of those allergy specialists are based in the southern England - so if you live north of...
Monday's Daily Telegraph (uk) had a very interesting article written by a man who had had anaphylactic reaction to a sting as a child.With a very large picture...
I have been bitten by insects on two occasins last year: July - horsefly (I think) which has left me now with two scars on my foot - had treatment through the...
Hi Laura, haven't heard of anything like that but I do think you should see your doc again because clearly all as not well! Can I ask how old you are..... ...
Well, three years tomorrow since my sting............... just wondering, do you suppose my reaction to a sting now would be the same, less intense or worse?? ...
The article in "The Daily Telegraph" last month said that you cannot predict what your reaction to a sting would be. My son's allergy nurse also said the same...
Hey Laura Mosquitoes do carry some bad stuff. What did your doctor say was the cause of your symptons? Did he run any test on you? ... Robin ... my foot - had...
Hey Annie, Roz....Ya'll Annie Dear, The thing I will never forget the doctor telling me ...."Don't get stung again" Chances are your reaction will be just as...
Hi, After running the standard set of bloodtests she told me my symptoms were not physical, which I was a little irritated by hence trying other channels... ...
The general consensus among the medical profession is that children grow out of allergies and adults grow into them. On the whole the implication is therefore...
hi Roz, Well done to your son for staying calm. I have had quite a few fly round me this summer and i freeze. However my heart is pounding and I am sure I...
According to a study done by Dr. Golden at Johns Hopkins, children do not outgrow insect sting allergies as often as it was once thought. One out of five will...
Thanks for the advice and the link to Dr.Golden. I remember reading about your grandson when I first joined this site and I am glad that he (and the family)...
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