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[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 42 points 1 month ago (3 children)

As a pest control professional, I assure you that wasps aren't trying to fuck you up. They get aggressive in the late season but for the most part they won't fuck with you unless you are a threat. I've knocked down countless wasp nests with my brush and only been stung a few times. Those times I got stung I was really asking for it by how I went about it. They're also accidental pollinators so they do help more than people think.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They’re also accidental pollinators so they do help more than people think.

I hear that, I did some things accidentally once, but the stubborn judge insisted I go on the register anyway!

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

Gotta be careful where you drop pollen these days.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is knocking down their house not perceived as aggressive?

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

Sometimes I forget to post the eviction notice in advance.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Last time I got stung by a wasp I was just standing on the street. Not a nest to be seen anywhere.

It came out of nowhere, stung me and got away. I stood there for a couple of hours after that and it never came back, not other wasp. So surely it didn't care I was there, it just wanted to fuck with me for no reason.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

skill issue

get better at wasps