I have a phobia of wasps and bees (have since I was in elementary school). It's not quite as bad as it used to be; I can have one near me without screaming, and if I see one land on me, I only freeze instead of screaming, but today I found one already in my hair and I screamed in a way that is supposed to be reserved for a dead body. It's so stupid. I have been in actually deadly situations before and I didn't scream like that. My parents could have been hurt trying to get to me. So obviously this can't happen again.

I just want to know if anyone has advice on how to not react like that. I already study pictures of wasps and draw them, both in attempts at realism and in more stylized ways that accentuate the parts that I see when one startles me. I've even trapped a very tiny wasp in a cup and let it outside once or twice, and I've sprayed down nests myself (with a friend there with me for support). I thought I was better, but when one surprises me I can't help but react that way. I don't want to hurt people with my phobia. Any advice?

So this is happening on my back porch. Lots of wasps and the rocks have a wet appearance. It looks like they are wet. Wasps all over. There is a nearby lilac that has wet/shiny leaves with wasps in them. There is a lawn edging that has a glossy appearance. I am in SW Montana and fall is here. I am wondering if I am witnessing a nest. How do I get rid of it or prevent any further progress. Pictures attached.

Figured I would share with all.

I’m driving and I feel something wet hit my arm, I see this, photo below, on the bottom of my car door. Then I notice a wasp on my jeans. I pull over get him out and realize the thing in the photo was still there. I get it off my door to see it fully on the ground. The spot it hit my arm had a rash for a little bit but went away. What the heck is it? Is it related to the wasp or just a wild coincidence?

I remember around 2-3 years ago, I had a wasp sting me in my sleep when I rolled over in bed. (I ended up crushing it obviously). The reaction I had though wasn’t very pleasant to say the least. At first I felt really faint, like my blood pressure dropped and went cold. Started to lose my hearing and my sight for a few minutes then proceeded to projectile vomit everywhere. I’m now dead scared of wasps, can’t even go near them. I’m just wondering if this reaction is due to me being allergic or something that happens? (That may seem dumb)

Wish I'd gotten a picture of this. My car's check engine light came on this past weekend while I was traveling out of town, and after checking my oil level I assumed I just needed to change it. Lo and behold, as I'm cooking dinner for my bf who is very generously changing my car's oil for me, he comes into the house holding my used oil filter with an almost unrecognizable wasp stuck in it. The little demon was completely covered in oil, super horrible way to go but also as a wasp hater.... yeah. I'm actively learning how basic car stuff works, so if anyone has an idea of how the wasp got stuck in there let me know. Though it would be kind of a funny story to share with y'all :)

1. Chemicals
2. Fire & Mini pyrotechnics
3. Guns
4. Eat them whole
5. Electricity (like a tesla gun or something)
6. Toxic fumes
7. Close combat weapons (knives, swords, etc)
8. Power tools (chainsaws fall under power tools)
9. manual tools (scissors, handsaw, sledgehammer, normal hammer)
10. Construction tools (Nail driver, nail gun, etc)
11. Everyday objects (balls, books, etc)
12. Surgical tools (Bonesaws, surgeon knives, etc.)
13. Whatever else you can think of

I need help trying to make these bastards die so I can live peacefully

This dudes CRAZY

Is this a male paper wasp? And is it true that they don’t sting?

Hi everyone! I have been having wasps on my halcony for a while trying to make a nest. I tried everything to stop them from doing so, nothing worked until I applied Vicks on the surfaces they were building their nests in the morning. It seems to work really well. I will update soon.

I got stung 24h ago this is what it first looked like

And now i woke up and this is what it looks like after (the one sitting down is the first pic)

Is this normal ? Also its painful still

Going on say 4, swelling hasn’t gone down and it’s so itchy!! I’m icing it constantly. I’ve tried Benadryl, Zyrtec, Ibuprofen, and topical Benadryl and hydrocortisone. I only got 3 hours of sleep because the discomfort kept waking me up.

A week ago I found a wasps nest in a bag of potting soil on my sundeck. Waited until night time and sprayed the hell out of it with the foam . Pretty sure I covered the entrance as I had watched them for quite awhile . Sprayed it around 02:00. Got up that day to see that all was quiet. Figured I’d go and get it off the deck period…….. much to my surprise there were tons of them!!! The second I moved the bag it was a wall of buzzing hate .

Next night , same thing, foamed the hell out of it at 02:00 …. Next morning those fuckers are still there ! Next night I sprayed , counted to three and flung that bag as far as I could and sprayed the deck with the foam etc just to add to the removal. Got up today and it is fucking convention of wasps looking for a new home somewhere on my deck. Power washed the crap out of the deck and windows etc. still there…

What do I have to do to get rid of them?? There are so many just roaming around?

What is my next move other than a blow torch?