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When I got the call about this one I happened to be close by so I stopped in to try and see what these folks had living in their attic. They had something they thought were honey bees living in a dormer of their daughter's bedroom. They had already had this problem once a year or so prior but someone else was called out for that one. They couldn't remember the guy's name, only that he called himself the bee whisperer. By the time "the bee whisperer" was done with whatever he did they were very displeased with the mess he left and they didn't want him back. They weren't certain if what he had removed were honey bees or yellow jackets. This time they called around to several pest control companies and were referred to me.
When I inspected their home I was expecting a honey bee hive. From the outside I couldn't see anything flying because they were entering in a location that wasn't visible from the ground. They were coming in through the roof at the back edge of a dormer. Inspecting from the inside I found that the heat signature my FLIR was showing was not typical of a honey bee hive. Also the lady of the house had found a dead yellow jacket on the stairs which she had wrapped in a tissue and showed me to confirm what it was. At that point I told her they should have a pest control company deal with the problem but they had already discussed the possibility of it being yellow jackets and had decided they wanted the hive completely removed regardless of what it was. They were on a bit of a time crunch as well since the house was being reroofed and the roofing crew wouldn't start until the "bees" were gone.
I called Stuntman Pete to ask if he wanted to join hoping it was honey bees but I was very clear up front that I was ninety nine percent certain they were going to be yellow jackets. Pete said "OK it'll be and adventure and I've never done yellow jackets before". I said it sure will be an adventure and as you can see it really was.
The reaction you can see that I had from that sting in the face is NOT an allergic reaction. That is very normal from a sting to a nerve center like that. I could feel the effects of the venom into my upper gums and sinus cavities. You can hear in the video that breathing through my nose was slightly affected. I did take a Benadryl and the swelling in my face was fully gone by mid day the following day but for the next two days after that the inside of my lip felt like I had been eating salt and vinegar chips. If you want to know what that's like try the Lays brand chips for the full effect. The swelling from the couple of stings I got in the forearms took about two and a half days to go away. Pete started experiencing swelling later that night but was fine by the following night.
In the end we got the job done. We left some very satisfied customers and we got this funny video but more than all that we have another great story to tell. I hope you enjoyed it.
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