Seen my first wasp today, and I'm scared stiff of them

[jofeb04]

How do I get over my fear of wasps, bees or any other sort of flying insect. I don't like flying insects, incase they are a wasp iyswim.

I know where my fear came from, i belive it was due to other family members being scared, but how can I get over it so my dc don't have the same fear.

TBH, if I see one, I run in the other direction. I didn't go into my house last summer as there were two wasps outside the house.

Help needed

I really sympathise. I have the same fear. It really spoils my summers as i'm always on wasp alert. My dd's are now at the age where they will copy me and I don't want that. And spiders, well thats another story.

Would it help to have one of those insect spray can things? Or can you not get close enough to use it? I will happily come and kill any for you. I make it a rule never to let a wasp escape from my house alive.

Oh and the ones you are seeing at this time of year are probably the queens, so kill one of them and you are obliterating thousands of normal wasps.

If you find an answer, tell me! I spend half the summer ducking in case that buzzing thing is a wasp.
It's totally irrational - I've been stung and it wasn't that bad...

I've got much, much better since having the dcs - I can now force myself to KILL the b*ggers so they don't hurt my babies

Now ... hornets...

I don't worry about them stinging me, but the girls.

Interesting that you post this because dd is rapidly developing a wasp/bee phobia. She doesn't want to go into the garden because of wasps, and was in pieces yesterday when a wasp was in the house.

She also asks me repeatedly about the 3 times I've been stung in my life.

Don't quite know what to do about it, or how to respond, so shall watch this thread with interest.

My DD1's the same way.

OMG I thought I was the only one! It is awful! I go into panic mode every time I see one or hear a buzzing. If there is one in the house I can't go in. I never open windows and never leave outside doors open. Even a picture of one makes me retch. I saw one today and was nearly sick. It really ruins my summer as I can't eat outside or even sit in the garden without being on full alert mode. I think I need help!

can't offer any advice, not a big fan of wasps, but I am phobic about ladybirds!!

At least I know I'm not the only one

Holly, I am like you. I can't sit outside relaxing as I am watching out for wasps, any buzzing sound I am up and out of the chair lol

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I can't kill wasps either as I can't get close enough to them!! That's what my dp is for! I'm a bit of a hippy when it comes to animals, I never kill spiders or even put them outside! I am rather fond of them and would much prefer to have spiders in my house than flies! Wasps, however, are a different story! They are evil and need to be destroyed!