Anyone here ever been attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets?
Had my first encounter yesterday and now my arms are swollen ... I took one on my left fore arm and one on my right inner bicep, right by my arm pit...
Me, my step father, mother and dog... all swarmed... I have some bushes in my back yard and we were out back discussing things and the step father was looking in the bushes by my large pine...
well I guess he kicked something... we comes out and we talk for another good minute... and then i notice my dog acting frantic and then i see him nipping back and forth and as soon as I realize bees... one hits me in the arm... so then we all run and I thought my step father grabbed the dog. but no, he just ran around the house... So i run back out to get my dog because hes on his rope and they are burying in his hair...
I get him inside and then another comes out of his hair and gets me in the other arm, all While my mother is getting one out of her hair... They were in our clothes and everything.
Crazy...
I wish I would have seen the step father... I guess he ran around to the front of my house... and instead of say grabbing the hose and spraying his hair... ( he felt one in his hair) ... he grabs a piece of wood on the ground and starts rubbing and whacking it on his head... because he didnt want to get stung getting it out...
I wonder if my neighbors seen him do that...
Anyway so now im swollen pretty good. Not like life threatening or nothing... but it looks like ai put some weight on in the arms ;) and i can feel the fever.
The mom got one on her inner thigh, top of her head and tip of her finger.
Step father got one right in between the pinky knuckle and the next... so his hand is swollen like a mitt I guess. Havent seen the since they left.
My dog dosnt seem like he got any, but im sure he did... I rubbed him down and i dont see any swelling on his face or nothing thank god.
so my next question is... What gets rid of them efficiently.. Ive done used two cans of wasp/hornet/yellow jacket spray on their hive/hole and they still just buzz around... So then i figure if they wont die Ill makem leave... Turned my sprinkler on them directly for awhile... they just buzz around the water....
Someone told me bleach but I havent tried it yet...
Any methods?
and is there anything I can take to reduce the swelling? benadryl? Need to get the right stuff at the store
Ive been stung before but never attacked by a swarm... Freaky Shit!
