Hornets and wasps never bothered me but I fear mad bees.
Hornets and wasps never bothered me but I fear mad bees.
Horrible.
Someone smart will buy the movie rights
What an awful way to go
When I’m hiking or hunting here in Arizona, I worry more about bees than about snakes or any other animals. Africanized bees will follow you for as much as a mile, and I simply can’t run a mile in this country, especially not while being stung by lots of bees. I’m always watching and listening for bees, so far so good.
Here is an article with different details.
Sadly I can’t find any info on what kind of bees they were. It is known, but they won’t tell us.
Fire extinguisher, pepper spray. Damn.
If you can buy bear spray for areas frequented by bears, I guess you can carry a can of Raid around in areas where bees and wasps might have hives. I have no idea if that would save you, but at least you could take some of the little insects down with you.
TEXAS Africanized Bees:
Bees swarm, attack and kill 3 horses in Texas: ‘They didn’t give up’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bees-swarm-attack-kill-3-175544756.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
The yellow jackets we are trying to save?
The Terminex guy was there when I moved a rotting landscape tie and tore a paperwasp nest in half. I was swared & they followed me as I ran in circles, into the garage etc. He was crouching at the side of the garage and quietly said “drop to the ground and stop making any noise”. It worked. They continued dive bombing the house and flying around in angry swarms for at least an hour but I stayed low and got into the house.
I had wasps in my hair, in my shirt, too many bites to count. Since that time I have been very cautious because the next single sting I got caused a mild anaphylactic reaction. I had been sensitized.
This has been a public service announcement.
When swarmed by bees/wasps get low and silent.
I got lit up by just 3 or 4 bald faced hornets while mowing my lawn once, couldn’t imagine a whole swarm. Hurt like hell for days. Waited until it was dark and cold that night and shoved a leftover 4th of July smoke bomb into the hole and killed them all. They look like yellow jackets but are black and white not black and yellow.
Was gazing up at a 2nd floor hanging Bald Face Hornet nest. Must have been 25-20 feet horizontal distance. One militant terrorist hornet flew out the bottom of the nest and full speed right at my head and bit a small piece of skin right out of my forehead. That was it. I got three cans of hornet kill spray and crawled out the window closest to it and put an end to all of em. The nest was beautifully crafted 10”-12” long and about 8” diameter. Light gray color. The hornets were a good 1-1/4” long and huge heads about 1/4” diameter. I learned that day that they’re carnivorous, mean bastids.
There was a news story a few days ago about three horses being kill by bees when their owner didn’t realize he parked them close to a hive.
Chrishae Cooper could call the authorities, but could not do anything to help?
According to an Internet search, Chrishae Cooper is 21 years old.
Even throwing a heavy blanket or quilt for him to shelter under would have been helpful.
Three horses were killed in Comanche, Texas by such a swarm just last week. I wonder if it could be the same swarm.
That poor guy. What a way to go.
The “Betsy Crowder Trail” in Portola Valley, CA has had a sign up for at least 10 years: “Warning Bees.”
That’s it. Never any attempt to exterminate them for public safety. The town did its part by putting up a sign and that was that.
That approach is so typical of California.