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| Wasp Stings |
 Wasp stings can provoke mild reactions or severe, requiring different levels of treatment. This article will only address the proper response to relatively mild reactions to a wasp sting. That is, treatment for the pain and minor swelling caused by most wasp stings, rather than the severe allergic reaction that can occur for some people. If you do have an allergic reaction to a wasp sting, indicated by severe swelling, a rash, difficulty breathing, swelling of the face, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, then you should immediately seek medical help.
In most cases, however, wasp stings will not provoke such an extreme reaction. There will be pain, caused by the venom injected into your skin by the wasp, and a little bit of swelling. 
If it is readily available, one of the best ways of treating wasp stings is by taking some ibuprofen as this will address the pain as well as the swelling. To treat the sting directly, you should apply an ice pack, or anything frozen, against the sting as this will reduce the swelling. You can also try applying a vinegar solution for treating wasp stings – put it on with a cotton ball so you don’t use too much. This should be soothing. You can also use calamine lotion for the same effect. Antihistamine cream or benzocaine spray will also work to reduce the swelling.
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Of course, ideally, you do not want to be treating wasp stings, you want to be avoiding getting stung in the first place. The good news is that wasps will only tend to sting when they perceive a threat. For most of the summer, the main thing that you could be a threat to, providing you don’t deliberately aggravate one, is their nest. So if you’ve been noticing a lot of wasps around your property, there’s a good chance that there’s a nest close by and you should try to ascertain the general area where it is and then call in the professionals to get rid of it. Do not try to get rid of the nest yourself as, however brave it might be, even if you do completely destroy the nest you won’t be able to kill the thousands of wasps that inhabit it. Also, do not try to block the entrance to the wasps nest as they will simply chew their way out and then be pretty angry about being locked in (or out). To avoid be perceived as a threat at all, remember to keep your distance. At the end of summer, when they don’t need to provide nourishment for the eggs in the nest anymore, they will instead try to satisfy their sweet tooth, which is when they will attack picnics and hang around pubs. Wasps also get drunk, so be extra careful at this time.
German wasps will quite often build their nests near the ground around trees and bushes. You might, then, trip over one. In this case, and this is one of the only cases it is advised, you should run. Usually if a wasp approaches and it isn’t aggravated you should keep as still as possible as it will soon lose interest. If you disturb a nest, however, then they are already aggravated so you should run away. The bad news is that they will follow, but the good news is that they should give up after about fifty yards.
It is also not a good idea to kill wasps, especially near their nest, as they let off pheromones when they die that call close by wasps to come and help. If it is close to the nest, that could mean thousands of wasps. Also, you should refrain from wearing perfumes or other strong smelling fragrances as sometimes they are confused with those same pheromones.
Most importantly, though, even if you do get stung, don’t panic. Just carry out the procedures for treating wasp stings and soon the problem will be sorted out.
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