Thanks for your concern Kay. Thanks Lisa, Betty, Nate on the other thread.
My husband got stung by a wasp and it got worse. He refused the ice, but got to the doctor today and got two shots.
My father used to catch them with bare hands and it never bothered him. Different people different reactions..

You really need to be careful. I was never really affected by stings but a few years ago I got stung and had a very bad reaction. I keep "sting sticks" handy now and benedryl just for the occasion. I get stung about twice a season. The "sting sticks" are little ampules with cottom in one end that surround a glass ampule, you crush the glass ampule and squeeze it until the cotton is moist and swab the sting area, the relief is nearly instant. Then I take some Benedryl.

Be especially careful if you have potted plants, I have had yellow jackets use the drainage holes in the sides near the bottom for enterance ways and build nests in them. You probably won't even notice them until you move the pot and by the time you do you will be surrounded by them trying to sting you.

I agree with bambi be careful often times you have a even more severe reaction to another bite. I always keep Benedryl on hand also the ice can help slow down the reaction. I am glad your husband went to the doctor...Betty

I am glad he went to the doctor. A red line is a bad indicator that all is not well, sometimes in a really intense way.

Speaking of your father catching the wasps with his bare hands, my father always told us to hold our breath and the wasp/bee/bumblebee couldn't sting us. We believed him implicitly, and I don't think any of us were ever stung when we could see the insect.

The reason for avoiding a sting is likely concentrating on holding the breath rather than flailing at the insect and attracting its attention. The effect was still no sting.
kay

Thanks, ladies!
Yeah, we got Benadryl too. And I'll show him this thread. We do have several potted plants of course.
Lots of wasps here every year, I also see them a lot on daylilies, I don't know why, they looking for moisture or what.
See, we thought they build their nests higher, like under the roof (last year they lived in our big wooden box on the patio and under the garage roof - had to spray), but this time they were in that metal thing that connects a traler to a car.

Yesterday I was out dividing a daylily. When I dug in with the shovel, I must have disturbed a wasp nest. I don't know where the nest was but DH went back out and sprayed the area. I know bumble bees nest underground, anybody know if wasps do? I've never heard of these 'sting sticks'. I'll have to ask at the drug store if we have them here. Marg

Darn things will nest about anywere. I have had plenty of ground nests around here and that means you really have to watch out. Nasty buggers.

Glad you took him to the dr. My nephews are deathly allergic to stings and need epi shots when they are stung. I seem to get odd reactions to spider bites-and we don't have any really bad spiders here.

Sting sticks are great!

I would not even try to catch a wasp in my bare hands, but I do swat them with my baseball cap. They usually aren't too mean unless you are threatening the nest in some way, then they will nail you pretty quick. Glad I don't have bad reactions to the stings, other than a stream of foul language!
Ed

All those dangers outside.. I had no idea wasps and bumblebees nest on the ground.
Lisa, poor nephews. I also didn't know all spiders bite.