[TowerTalk] Yellow Jackets on Tower

[Joe Reisert]

Hi Jeff and gang,

I wouldn't play around with any bees anywhere but especially on a tower. A 
sudden sting could cause you to fall or get injured from the reaction. I am 
most allergic to yellow jackets (which usually live in holes in the 
ground). Perhaps these are hornets or something that looks like a yellow 
jacket. I'm told that bees venom is lease potent in the spring and most 
potent in the fall. Watch out!

Anyhow, I almost died several times from yellow jacket stings. I was always 
close enough to a hospital. Luckily, in 1982, I met an immunologist who 
tested me and gave me "bee venom" shots every 6 weeks for over 10 years 
before he felt I was sufficiently immunized for a minor hit. I have had a 
few stings since and no real reaction since the immunization program. 
However, just in case, I also carry an "EpiPen" which can be used for an 
emergency self injection shot. It's cheap insurance.

73,

Joe, W1JR


At 08:36 PM 10/20/01 -0400, Jeff Singer wrote:

>Hi There,
>
>Just remember that if you spray, you should do it either early in the
>morning, or late a night, when the sun is down and the air is cooler, and
>the yellow jackets are fairly dormant. They'll all be in the nest, and you
>will get the greatest kill with the sudden surprise. If you spray during the
>day, most of them will be out of the nest gathering up food. Once you begin
>to attack the nest, they will all return at once to protect it. They are
>very good at this, and can, in fact, kill you.
>
>I have a local beekeeper who will don specially designed protective gear,
>and will either remove my nests or destroy them while I watch from the
>safety of my living room. Costs me around $100-$200. I am very allergic to
>yellow jackets and usually get stung about once every two years no matter
>how much I try to avoid them. This always results in me having to get a ride
>to the hospital emergency room to spend the better part of the day
>uncomfortably trying to get the swelling back down enough to enable me to
>put my sneakers back on! It's not pretty.
>
>USE CAUTION, PLEASE!
>
>73 de Jeff K2KV
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
>[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jim Berry
>Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 7:45 PM
>To: Towertalk
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Yellow Jackets on Tower
>
>
>
>Hi Pat,
>
>There is a spray you can buy.  It shoots in a stream like 10 or 15
>feet.  The idea is to shoot the suckers nests that are under eves,
>etc of your house, and not have to get on a ladder.  I would get a
>can of the stuff.  Soak down the rotor, nest if you can see it.
>Wait a few days,  or whatever it says on the can to do.  I wish I
>could give you the brand name, but it is very common, and you should
>be able to find it any home supply store.  The trick is to get the
>kind that shoots a stream.
>
>73 Jim K7SLI
>
>
>
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