Need good home remedy for yellow jacket stings

[DeltaM]

I was chopping weeds out of my wife's Peoni flowers when uhbeknowest to me but found real quick a hole full of yello jackets.  After I unknowingly hoed into then they came out of that hole like from a charged 1" fire hose straight for my boney butt with nothing on but a light T-shirt, shorts and Nikis with no socks.

Did the everlight me up.  Chased me plum down our 2nd driveway to the barn. 

My grandfather always use a piece of Redman chew-backer he was about finished with on a bee sting.  This was after a good dousing of kerosene.At least it was a bee sting and not a cut as that would have called for a big slab of salt pork.  Salt on cuts =ouch.  Another that caught my ear when young was take a typical size southern roach and squeeze the juices into the offending ear.  Thankfully, all my earaches were at home away from grandpa.

Anyway, I've got 5 stings on the inside and outside of my right ankle, two behind my left knee, two on my left shoulder. three on my right shoulder and seven on my right ear lobe.  I can't believe the wallup the bee which is about 3/4 the size of a honey bee packs.  And they don't just sting a leave.  They didn't stop till I was run into the barn.

I've used meat tenderizerm, alcohol, hydrocortisone cream and searched for stingers still imbedded as best I could.  Oh and ice bags.

Any other ideas greatly appreciated.  Think I'll pass on the more traditional treatment for now (RIP grandpa)

I've already started payback.  Play to go up from a paintball gun, to 9mm, to 10mm, to 3" 12 ga with #1 buck.  after that, when they have settled in for the night, about a quart of gass goes down the hole (not lit).  That usually is the end of them.

 Mike

[CJS3]

My grandma used to make a paste with baking powder and dab it on the sting. I don't know if it works, but just her doing it made me feel better when I was a kid.

[deputy125]

i've had good luck using a cotton ball soaked in  bleach and applied to the bite. At least for me it takes the sting away from yellow jackets and red ant bites......as long as you are not allergic to bleach.

[fightingquaker13]

In my house it was ammonia for bee stings. In reality an anti- histamine and an anti-inflammatory are what you want (just take an allergy pill and a couple of advil). Also, make sure the stingers are out of the wound. If not remove them with pressure, and/or tweezers as they get infected.
FQ13
PS OUCH! sorry about that and I hope you get the little bastards!

[tombogan03884]

Baking soda paste like CJ said.

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[long762range]

After the stinger is removed, clean the wound with soap and water to remove any bacteria. Wrap some ice in a cloth or place in an ice pack and apply to the wound for ten minutes. After ten minutes, remove the ice for ten minutes. The ice should be applied in several ten minutes on-ten minutes off increments. If you have circulatory problems, apply the ice for a shorter amount of time to avoid skin damage. If you’re still experiencing pain, you can take some aspirin.

[twyacht]

As a member of the multiple yellow jacket sting club, any type of tobacco that is slightly wet, except chewing tobacco, will draw out the venom if wadded in a little ball over each sting. If they welt tomorrow, today, with any pimple looking whiteheads, it will help also.

Sorry about the multiple hits, they have a well coordinated attack plan when weed eating.

Glad your not allergic.

[ellis4538]

Try a couple looooong pulls of your favorite alcoholic thirst quencher...after that it won't hurt so bad!!!!!

JMHO

Richard

[Rastus]

Try a couple looooong pulls of your favorite alcoholic thirst quencher...after that it won't hurt so bad!!!!!

JMHO

Richard

I don't drink now, but I have to side with Richard for quick relief.

[Timothy]

For honeybees, remove the stinger as soon as you can. It doesn’t matter how you do it, either by finger or by scraping it off with a credit card, just get it out before it fully empties into the skin.

Ice the sting site. This is the best treatment for immediate relief.

Sssting Stop is a wonderful homeopathic remedy for both stings and bug bites. Available at health food stores or on the web.

Plantain grows in many yards, and makes a super poultice for stings and bites. Chew up a couple of leaves and apply to the sting.

Salt paste on the sting will help to draw out the venom.

A paste of baking soda and water will help with the pain and swelling.

Apply vinegar to the site.

Make a paste of meat tenderizer and apply. Papain in the tenderizer will help break down the toxins.

If there is difficulty in breathing or dizziness and nausea, seek medical advice. If you don’t know if your child is allergic to honeybee venom, watch for swelling in the throat that might affect breathing. Knowing if it was a bee or a wasp that stung them is helpful. One easy way to tell the difference is that honeybees are fuzzy, not shiny.

Wash the sting site with soap and water to avoid an infection. Wasp stings can get infected from bacteria carried by the wasp from feces, so keep an eye on any sting that hasn’t healed in a day.

For yellow jackets.....DON'T SMASH THEM....it will release a chemical that tells all of his buddies to start a Jihad on your ass and send the entire hive after you!