Thread: European Wasp warning for Western Australia.

As a youngster in the UK I and many others were always getting stung by these horrid beasts. But I must admit it was mostly our own fault for interfering with their nests..... like sticking "banger" fireworks into the holes they love to make their homes in. Great fun we thought.
Or as in one school I went to in Surrey, throwing stones at the nests they made hanging from trees.
We loved watching them get dislodged by a well aimed stone or branch.... and then run like mad as they can fly very fast when annoyed. I found that out many times.
Good luck to those trying to get rid of the things.
AlanH.

That may be serious, but it gets worse.....

Iced coffee supplies running low as drought hits South Australian icon - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

No wonder Digger hasn't been here of late.

How in the hell can it get worse 58i, when this situation is already Catastrophic. OMFG!

Originally Posted by ATH

As a youngster in the UK I and many others were always getting stung by these horrid beasts. But I must admit it was mostly our own fault for interfering with their nests..... like sticking "banger" fireworks into the holes they love to make their homes in. Great fun we thought.
Or as in one school I went to in Surrey, throwing stones at the nests they made hanging from trees.
We loved watching them get dislodged by a well aimed stone or branch.... and then run like mad as they can fly very fast when annoyed. I found that out many times.
Good luck to those trying to get rid of the things.
AlanH.

Well here, they go underground & not hang as easy targets. Bees do though. Local Council bloke calls around after they have been reported & puffs some white powder in their nest. 1/2hr later, finito/kaput/dead as a dead thing.

From the ABC News article
"WA is the only place in the world to prevent them taking hold despite constant invasion"

WA = Wait Awhile

Canberran girl stung 300 times.

'Terrifying': Girl, 7, stung 300 times by wasps

I live in the affected area. Never seen any so far.

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